[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C.
- Rhyl (Wales). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1959
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhyl U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![WATER SUPPLY. There is an efficient and abundant supply of bacteriologically and chemically pure water. Regular samples are taken, and the results are almost invariably Class I., Ministry of Health Standard. The Water Engineer and his staff exercise extreme vigilance in ensuring that the water supply to the consumer is of the highest bacterial purity. Ninety-nine samples were taken during the year, all being satisfactory. There is one private supply in the district, from a bore-hole 250 feet deep, but this water is only used for trade purposes. MILK SUPPLY. Two hundred and seventeen samples of milk were taken by the Chief Public Health Inspector for bacteriological examina- tion ; also 16 samples were taken for biological examination. In the 15 cases of unsatisfactory results, both the retailer and producer were contacted and steps taken to find the cause. Fifty-four samples of pasteurised milk and 52 samples of Tuberculin-tested (Pasteurised) Milk were taken, 7 of which were unsatisfactory. It is pleasing] to note that results of samples, in the main, are satisfactory, as at least 90 per cent, of the milk consumed in the district is produced outside the area. ICE CREAM. One hundred and fifty-eight samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the methylene blue test, and where unsatisfactory results were obtained, personal contact was made with the manufacturer or retailer and advice given as to how the cleanliness of the product could be improved.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28876131_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
