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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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their arrangements for the storage, treatment and distribution of
the milk complied with the conditions required :
Welford & Co., 83, Upper Clapton Road. "Certified."
A. Stapleton & Sons, Brookland Farm
Northwold Road "Grade A.
(Tuberculin tested)."
do. do. do. " Pasteurised."
A. Stapleton & Sons, 124, Dalston Lane " Grade A.
(Tuberculin tested)."
Manor Farm Dairy, Ltd., 164, Stamford
Hill "Pasteurised."
do. do. do. "Certified."
A. B. Mansfield & Sons, 2, Maury Road " Pasteurisejd."
do. 73, Powerscroft Road "Certified."
J. Akam & Sons, 53, Kynaston Road " Pasteurise,d."
In accordance with the Order the following; samples were taken and submitted to bacteriological examination:—
| Date. | Producer. | Dealer. | Bacteriologist's report. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar. | Lord Rayleigh, Witham, Essex | A. B. Mansfield, 73, Powerscroft Road. | Conforms to the standard for certified milk. |
| 7 July | do. do. | do. do. | do. do. do. |
| 20 Aug. | do. do. | do. do. | Does not conform to the standard required for certified milk as the sample contains more than 30,000 organisms per c.c. |
| 10 Nov. | do. do. | do. do. | Conforms to the standard for certified milk. |
Milk Retarders in use in the Borough.—Messrs. Stapleton &
Sons, Northwold Road—Milk delivered on the rounds is treated
by "Astra Retarder," and that sent out in bottles by the "BarryWehmiller
National Pasteurizer." Messrs. Mansfield, 2, Maury
Road.—The machine in use here is the "Enock Improved Milk
Retarder."