[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C.

  • Dolgellau (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Dolgellau / Dolgelley U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Food -..find Drug Act 1958. The following foods were surrenderods inspected, condemned and removed for destruction during the year. 213 tins assorted Fruits 157 tins assorted vegetables. 53 tins meat 52 tins Fish 3 Jars Mushroom Fetchup 4 tins Tomo toe Juice. 61 tins of Mvoporo-ted Milk. 3 tins Grapefruit Juice 13 tins Soup. 1 Jar Golf Foot Jelly, 1 Jar Sjlnrn Spread* \i/ater Supply. The supply during 1955 has been adequate both in quantity and quolity, supplies were not restricted at o.ny time despite the very low rainfall ..luring July5 August, Septemoer and October. The r?infall for the year nnwunted to 54.01 inches compared with 96o84 for the previ''us year. During the year the bulk of the supply for the tov/n ?/as iravra from Llyn Cynwch and the supplementary source in the Deer Park wo s but little used other thon to meet coveno.nted supplies to the Mannau Sstote properties. During the year every precaution was taken aga.inst pollution by the pl'~cing of notice boa^rds, and r^^gular inspecting of the lake ■^nd its catchment a,rea and by frequent bacteriological sampling. During the year bacteriological samples were taken as fol] ov/s , - Llyn Cynwch (Source) 17 Supplementary Surce(Deer Park) 15 C n s ume r Ta p s 19 Private supplies 6 Th^ chemical analysis of the water as taken during the year v/as as follovvss- Siimple of Vi/oter recivei on 28,6.55. Llyn Cynv/ch. In parts per Million of Water - Total Solid ■^''■^a.tter in solution 80.0 Hitro^^en in hitrtetes 0.25 Ml trites Chlorine in Chlorides 12.0 Oxygen .absorbed f;^'^m Permanganate in 4 hours at 80i^ 1.10 Free and Saline Ammonia NIL 10 umi n 0 i d Ammo n i a 0.5 Lead. Copper Zinc Micro sGopic''^ 1 Examination of Sediment T e m p 0 r a r y H-' r : n e s s P j. rm^' n 3 n t Ho r 1 ness pE Volue NIL Minute mount of sand. 15.0 10.0 7.0 The obove chemical onalysis is sa.tisfactory, (Signed) Harold Lowe M.Sc., F.R.I.C. Public Analyst
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