[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Braintree R.D.C.

  • Braintree (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Braintree R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    S’appleinentary Licence for Tnberailin Teo^ed rill.c Dealers’ Licence for Pastoarised i'illk Supplementary Licence for Pasteurised Milk • • • 8 10 5 Tee Cream Premises There v;ere 59 premises re{^istered for tine storage, manufacture and sale of ice cream in the District, an increase of five over the previous year* Four sajnples were taken, witlri the follovdng results in terms of the Provisiona]. G'rading of ttie Ministry of Healti applicable to tiie Meidiylene Blue Reduction Test; Manufactured in tie District 1 Pro vision.al Grade 1 - Provisional Grade 2 - Pruvisional Grade 3 - Provisional Grade 4 Manufactured outside the District 3 Provisional Grade 1 - Provisional Grade 2 ~ Provisional Grade 3 - Provisional Grade 4 Meat Inspection From the beginning of July, it again became possible for butchers 'to buy and slaughter their ovri animals for the first time s:lnce 1940. It was anticipated tiat tne majority of those opera.ting slaughterhouses before the war would wish to do so once more, but in actual fact, only 6 finally considered tliat tine cost of bringing their premises up to a required standard, togetlier vlth tine difficulty of obtaining suitable rmd qualified labour, justified them so doing. From an aciministrative angle, tine,am were all conveniently situated in the Southern part of tine strict^ Even so, vatli tlie somewhat chaotic conditions prevailing during the first fevj weeks, considerable re-organiaation of the routine of tiie Department had to be made, and it was ultimately found tnat owing tC' the fact that inspectium has to be carried out wltliin a short period of^ slaughter or not^at all, meat iiivspection duties become a ilefinite routine y/ith 0tiler duties fitting in as best they can. In spite of several weaknesses in applicable legislation, it was found poSvSible to inspect a very high percQitage of animals slaughtered, due mainly to tiie co-operation of the butchers thernselveso Much of tils Y/ork has of necessity to be performed outside normal office .ours an^ at week-eids. A total of 321 hours wras tiius spent from tiie 1st. July to 3.St. December. • table Yvlll give some idea of the work involved and the figure meat condemned is surely an indication of the value of this important public health, duty ; -