[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council.

  • Westmorland (England). County Council.
Date:
1962
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Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE EDUCATION AREA County of Westmorland: — Area Population (estimated mid-1962) Estimated Product of id. Rate, 1962-63 Number of Schools—Primary Secondary Nursery Special 504,917 acres 66,900 ^3.479 89 12 1 1 Number of Pupils (January 1962)—- Primary Secondary Nursery Special 5^83 4,071 53 32 9.739 MILK IN SCHOOLS SCHEME dhe Local Education Authority now enters into annual contracts with dairymen for the supply of milk to schools. The responsibility of the Principal School Medical Officer for approving the source of supply remains unaffected and it is gratifying to report that all milk now supplied to maintained schools in the County is designated, but the position cannot be regarded as entirely satisfactory until all supplies are delivered in one-third pint bottles. County Schools Designation of milk supplied. N Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised 0. of schools. 67 33 100 Number of schools taking milk in bulk 20 Independent Schools Tuberculin Tested 15 Pasteurised Number of schools taking milk in bulk ... 7 By arrangement with the Council's Sampling Officer, milk supplied to schools is submitted to bacteriological and pathological examination periodically, and out of 56 samples taken 2 failed to satisfy the Methylene Blue Test. No sample was unsatisfactory on the Cavy Inoculation Test.