[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Although it has arisen in part by the dairy companies failing to collect the empty bottles, the greater part of the problem has arisen outside the shops and offices to which the supplies are delivered. Very often the empty bottles were kept on the premises for long periods and then, instead of one or two bottles being put out for collection daily, a large number has been put out at infrequent intervals. The roundsman has then been unable to remove all the bottles and the remainder have been left on the street. Unfortunately the bottles, in many instances, have not been rinsed before putting out and they soon become very filthy. This is an aspect which en¬ hances the value of the non-returnable container. Adulterated Milk.—During the year under review, 2,512 samples of milk have been taken for the purpose of chemical analysis by the sampling officers. Of this number the City Analyst adversely reported on 46. 14 were found to contain added water, 31 showed a fat deficiency and one contained a quantity of dirt. From the unsatis¬ factory samples, legal proceedings involving 4 of the samples were instituted against two farmers. In some cases of bad fat deficiencies from natural causes the farmer was informed by letter as also was the County Milk Executive Officer. Dairy Inspection and Milk Sampling.—The following visits were paid during the year by the Food and Drugs Inspectors :— To dairies 52i To pasteurising and sterilising plants 237 To bottled milk shops 17 Other visits of enquiry 177 No access visits 22 Attendance at Court 25 Visits in connection with adulterated samples.. 5i During the year, 1,126 samples of milk were submitted to the City Analyst for bacteriological examination. The samples were taken from dairies, schools and retailers in the streets, taken from the following grades of milk :—- They were “ Pasteurised ” 284 “ Tuberculin Tested ” (Pasteurised) 302 “ Sterilised ” 104 “ Tuberculin Tested ” (Farm Bottled) .. 436