[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Basford (Union) R.D.C.

  • Basford (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Basford (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IS Accredited Milk Producers. At the end of the year there were in your area 57 accredited milk producers and 3 producers of Tuberculin Tested milk. During the year four accredited licences were revoked for failure to maintain the required standard. Slaughterhouses. The number of licensed slaughterhouses in your district is now 2 499 visits were paid to them during the year by your Inspectors. There are no knackers yards or public slaughterhouses in the District. Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. 4 hree persons were licensed as slaughterers under the provisions of the Act. Meat and Food inspection. During the year, the following foods were surrendered as unfit for human consumption :— being lbs. 17 Pigs’ Heads ... Tuberculosis 516 12 Pigs’ Lungs .. , , ... 34 6 Pigs’ Livers ... ,, . . ... 16 11 Pigs’ messenteric fats and offals ,, ... 123 2 Pigs’ Kidneys 1 Pigs’ Carcase Nephritis ... 4 Erysipelas ... 120 2 Sheep ... Multiple Injuries .. 60 Tinned Meat ... Blown 88 Tinned Fish ... 3} Tinned Milk ... 474 Tinned Fruit ... 2 Tinned Vegetables ... ,, ... ... ... 13 Kggs Decomposed . (Approx.) 77 Dried Whole Lgg ,, ... ... 40 Bacon 3 Cooked Ham ... 3 Butter Rancid 494 Cheese... 6 Kippers Decomposed 70 Prunes >• 25 1.296J Total Weight :— Other Foods. 11 i cwts., lbs. All premises where food is stored or prepared for sale are reg ularl}’ visited by members of your Staff They are being conducted in a })roper manner, and no infringements of Kegnlations were discovered. There are no underground bakehouses in the District. SECTION F.—PREVALENCE OF and CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS and OTHER DISEASES. General. The total number of cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year was 570, as compared with 940, 1,462, 441, 384 and 261 in the (i\ e years immediately preceding. 'riie.se cases are classified ])arochially in Table 5 and according to