[Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C.

  • Ross and Whitchurch (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1952
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Credit: [Report 1952] / Medical Officer of Health, Ross & Whitchurch R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION E - INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF POOD Milk. The number of milk distributors registered with the Council at the end of the year was eight. The number of dairy inspections made was 16. Pour sanples of milk were sent for biological examination for tuberculosis. The tuberculosis bacillus was absent in all samples submitted. One sample of milk was submitted for bacteriological examination for pathogenic organisms and was found to be satisfactory. In addition, 36 samples of ungraded milk were sent for methylene blue test. Of these, 12 samples failed to conform to the test. These samples were obtained from four separate sources, seven originating from one source. There are no pasteurising plants or milk sterilising plants within the area. One supplementary licence for the sale of pasteurised milk and three supplementary licences for the sale of tuberciilin tested milk, were issued by the Council during the year. There was no evidence at any time during the ye&x that milk consumed in the area had caused any acute disease in man. Ice Cream. The number of premises registered with the Local Authority for the manufacture of ice cream was 2, and the number registered for storage and sale increased from 11 to 14 during the year. The number of inspections made of registered premises was 42. Conditions were satisfactory and no action was required to be taken by the Depar tmcnt. The number of sanples of this food submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for bacteriological examination at various times during the season was 30, and 13 of these were classified as falling within provisional grade 1, and 13 within provisional grade 2, one sample was provisional grade 3> and in three instances the test was invalid. This is fairly satisfactory, but shows no Improvement on the results of the previous year. There was no reason to suspect this food of causing acute disease in the population. Water Cress. This food grows under natural conditions in a number of places in the District. There are no commercial beds within the area and the sale of water cress during the year is very small. No action was required by the Department regarding this food and no illness was attributed to the consumption of infected water cress. Shell Fish. No action by the Department was necessary in connection with shell fish. The sale of shell fish appears to be veiy small. No action by the Department was necessary and no case of illness was attributed to consumption of this food.