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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Teddington 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Teddington]

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Table: Table showing the Results of Bacteriological Examination of MilkSamples, 1935.

Table showing the Results of Bacteriological Examination of Milk

Samples, 1935.

Sample.Organisms per c.c.Minimal amount showing presence of B. Coli.Bateriologist's Remarks.
10.91,000—Conforms to prescribed conditions for Pasteurised milk.
11.184,000Present in 0.0001 c.c.The number of bacteria present is satisfactory, but there is a high coliform content.
12.260—Conforms to prescribed conditions for Pasteurised milk.
13.1,500Present in 0.1 c.c.A good sample of ordinary milk, comparable to a graded milk.
14.3,000—Conforms to prescribed conditions for Pasteurised milk.
15.Nil—Sterilized milk.