[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council.

  • Banffshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1933
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    2. Meat—Administration of Sections 315 and d3 of the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897. S(jc \’eterinary Officer’s and Sanitary Inspector’s Reports. 3. Miscellaneous—Administration of other Acts, Orders and Regulations, including the Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928, and the Public Health (Pre= servatives, <&c., in Food) Regulations. In course of the year 135 informal samples of milk were taken for analysis in the Public Health Office, 7 of whkrh were slightly deficient in vSolids-not-fat and 3 showed a de- ficiency sufficiently marked to be reported to the Police who took formal samples for analysis by the Public Analyst. In addition to the above samples, the Police took 31 formal samples of milk for analysis by the Public Analyst, of which 25 were reported to be genuine samples of milk while 5 samples were reported to be deficient in either Fats or Solids-not-fat, notes of which are here given. (a) Formal sample showed :—P'at 2.35 per cent. ..nd Solids not-fat 8.55 per cent. Byre sample taken by Police showed :—P'at 2.00 per cent, and Solids-not-Fat S.47 per cent. Xo proceedings taken. (b) Formal sam])le showed :—Fat 2 65 per cent, and Solids-not-fat 7.64 per cent. The sample was the mixed milk of two cows, one of which yielded milk as follows:—Fat 3.00% and Solids-not-fat 7.94%, and the other yielded milk : —Fat 2.45% and Solids-not-fat 7.64%. The mix- ture of the milk of the two eows showed an analysis of Fat 2.65% and .Solids-not-fat 7.82%. No proceedings taken. (c) Formal sample showed :—Fat 4.40% and Solids-not- fat 7.78%. Byre Sample showed :—Fat 3.60% and Solids-not- fat 7.87%. Xo proceedings taken. (d. e. f.) These samples were slightly deficient in Subds- not-fat but were fairly high in Fat. Xo proceedings taken.
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