[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port.

  • Rochester (Kent, England). City and Port Authority.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochester City and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PASTEURISATION OF MILK One establishment was licensed for the production of Pasteurised Milk. IV. REFUSAL OR REVOCATION OF LICENCE No action was taken. V. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF MILK Two tests of of Pasteurised Milk were made, both of which proved satisfactory. B. MEAT The Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, imposed considerable duties on the Sanitary Staff in the matter of Inspection of Meat at the time of slaughtering, of the condition of Butchers’ Shops, of the handling of Meat, of the condition of Stalls and Vehicles, and of the general protection of Meat from contamination. These duties have been properly carried out during the year and very little opposition has been met with on the part of those concerned. Details are given in the Chief Sanitary Inspector’s Report on page 9. C. OTHER FOODS a. Unsound Food and Food Inspection. b. Sanitary Condition of Premises. o. Condemnation for Tuberculosis. These subjects are dealt with in the Chief Sanitary Inspector’s Report on page 9. D. FOOD POISONING A case of Food Poisoning arose in a house in Rochester in June and the particulars were duly reported to the Ministry of Health. Three persons were involved and one died, a girl of 18. It was impossible to discover the exact source of infection but all the evidence pointed to the contamination of some warmed-up meat pudding. E. SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS Analyses performed under the Acts during the year:— Article Number Genuine Adulterated Milk 43 37 6 Ground Rice 7 7 Lard 7 7 Margarine 3 3 Butter 1 1 Vinegar 8 8 Cheese 1 1 Cream 3 3 73 67 6 — — _ Percentage of adulteration—8'2. The average of the preceding 10 years is 12'1. Forty-three samples of Milk were analysed and the percentage of adulteration was 13'9. The average for the preceding five years is 16'6. There were four prosecutions, and fines of £2-1-0, £2-1-0 and 15/- were imposed. One case was dismissed. TABLE II. F. MILK AND CREAM REGULATIONS, 1912 AND 1917 The following Table shews the action taken during the present year under these Regulations :— Article Number of Samples Taken and Examined for Preservatives Number in which Preservatives were reported to be present and Percentage of Preservatives found in each Sample Milk 43 Nil Cream (not sold as Preserved Cream) 2 1. (informal) ’27% Boric Acid 2. (Informal) Nil Cream (sold as Preserved Cream) I 1. (Informal) ‘36% Boric Acid