[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Guildford U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Guildford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Guildford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    following examinations were also carried out:— Biological 81 Methylene Blue Test 65 Coliform Test 33 Phosphatase Test 9 The above includes samples taken of the milk supplied to the schools and to nursing mothers. One sample was found on biological examination to be infected with the tubercle bacillus. The County Council were notified and an examination of the herd of cows was made by their Veterinary Inspector. Sixteen samples of ice-cream, one sample of synthetic cream, one sample of margarine and two samples of ice- cream powder were also taken. GRADED MILKS. Licences were granted by the Council under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, as follows :— Dealers’ Licences: “ Tuberculin Tested ” Milk ... 6 ,, ,, “ Pasteurised ” Milk ... „ ,, “ Accredited ” Milk Licence for Pasteurising Milk Supplementary Licence to sell ‘‘Tuberculin Tested” Mi 1 li ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 2 1 Nine samples of “ Pasteurised,” six samples of “ Ac- credited ” and three samples of “ Tuberculin Tested ” Milk; were taken for examination, and all came up to the ]>rescribed standards. MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION. There has been no change in the number of slaughter- houses on the Register during the year, the number re- maining the same as last year, viz., six registered slaughter- houses and two licenced slaughterhouses. The slaughter- houses are generally well managed and kept in a cleanly condition, the byelaws on the whole, being well observed The inspection of the meat necessitated 1,513 visits being made to the slaughterhouses during the late afternoon and evening. The position as to slaughterhouses will be altered by the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, when all will become licensed and registration ceases. Unsatisfactory conditions, positions, etc. will demand temporary licensing to be re- voked when a public abattoir is available.