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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
Hackney 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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In accordance with the Order the following samples were taken and submitted to bacteriological examination:—
| Date. | Producer. | Dealer. | Bacteriologist's report. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb. | Wilkin & Son, Ltd., Gatehouse Dairy, Tiptree, Essex. | Welford & Co., 83, Upper Clapton Road. | Conforms to the requirements for Certified milk. |
| 1 April | Brig.-General Aldercrow, Park Farm, Culverthorpe, Grantham. | do. do. | do. do. do. |
| 30 June | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for Certified milk. The sample contains more than 30,000 organisms per c.c. |
| 16 July | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for certified milk. The sample contains more than 30,000 organisms per c.c. |
| 6 Aug. | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for certified milk, as Bacillus Coli are present. |
| 27 Aug. | do. do. | do. do. | Conforms to the requirements for certified milk. |
| 25 Sept. | do. do. | do. do. do. | |
| 3 Nov. | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for certified milk, as Bacillus Coli are present. |
| 1 April | Lord Rayleigh, Witham, Essex | A. B. Mansfield, 2, Maury Road. | Conforms to the requirements for certified milk. |
| 17 July | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for certified milk, as Bacillus Coli are present. |
| 28 Aug. | do. do. | do. do. | Conforms to the requirements for certified milk. |
| 26 Sept. | do. do. | do. do. | do. do. do. |
| 16 Dec. | Brig.-General Aldercrow, Grantham. | Welford & Co., 83, Upper Clapton Road. | do. do. do. |