[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset (England). County Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of tliese 8()5 samples 086 were taken formally with all due compliance with the Acts and 176 were taken informally. Tlie 13 adulterated samples were made up of 12 taken formally and one informally. Of the 12 samples, ]:)rosecutions were instituted in six cases : of these four vendors were convicted and fined, while one case was dismissed, and in one proceedings were witlidrawn. The six cases in which prosecutions were not instituted were all protecterl by label. The one informal sample could not be dealt with in Court. All the samples formally obtained in the Administrative County are included in the above table except those for the Borough of Bridgwater which are separately dealt with. The Medical Officer of Health for this Borough gives the following particulars Samples taken. Adulterated. Milk 28 5 Butter 8 0 Other foods or drugs 28 1 64 6 In regard to the five milk cases proceedings were taken in only two cases ; in one the vendor was fined 12s. 6d. and costs, in the other he had to pay the costs but no fine was inflicted. In the other three cases no proceedings were taken. The other adulterated sample was vinegar. Proceedings were taken but the case was dismissed on payment of costs. MIDWIYES ACT. The number of Midwives who notified their intention of practising in the County during 1913 was 234. These Mid wives may be grouped into the following classes :— 1. Trained Mid wives :— (a) With one year’s special training, including Mid¬ wifery—viz. ‘‘ Village ” Nurses . . {h) With two years’ or less Hospital training (c) With three years’ certificate from a recognized Training School for Nurses (d) With three years’ Certificate from recognized Training School and six months District Training—viz. ‘‘ Queens ” Nurses (e) With Midwifery training only 1913 77 12 4 28 48 169 2. Bona-fide Midwives .. .. .. 65 234 Thirteen of the trained Mid wives had no cases or were only in the County for a short time, leaving 156 at regular work.