[Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City.

  • Carlisle (England). City Council.
Date:
1918
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Credit: [Report 1918] / Medical Officer of Health, Carlisle City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    During* the past year 20 samples of milk were pur- chased for tlie purpose of bacteriological observation from the carts of persons .selling milk within the City whose dairies are situate in the country area. Tliese samples were submitted to Professor Delepine for the purpose of inoculation experiments upon guinea pigs, in order to ascertain the presence or absence of the tubercle bacillus in the milk sample. 1 sample was broken in transit. In 6 instauces it was not possible to say definitely that no tubercle bacilli were present, as the animals died within 10 days of inoculation. In 3 instances the animals died within 16 days of inoculation, and the absence of tubercle bacilli could not be affirmed, but it is certain that the milk was not highly infected. The remaining 10 samples were free from tubercle bacilli. Annual Return from the Public Health Laboratory, Manchester, upon Bacteriological Examination made during the year 1918. A. MONTH- Venereal Diseases. 1 Bovine Tuberculosis Milk. Water. Fixation of Complement. Gonococcus. Bacterio* logical. T otal. + Total. 4- Total. + Total. January ... 3 2 ] 1 ... 1 February... 2 1 1 ] ... ... March 4 ... 4 April 4 3 ... 3 ... 1 May 5 4 ... ... ... ... June 2 ... 2 2 ... 1 July 5 2 ’ 4 ... ... August ... ... ... ... ... ... ... September ... ... ... ... ... October ... ... ... ... . . . 4 ... 1 November . . ■ , • ' • December ... ... ... ... 4 ! ... 25 12 4 4 19 i ... 1 4