[Report 1932] / Medical Officer of Health, Banff County Council.

  • Banffshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1932
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    of these registered dairymen during the \ear, and as a re- sult of these inspections 31 notices were served, viz. : dirty cows, 7;'dirty walls and ceilings of cowsheds and milk-stores, 10, dirty floors of cowsheds, 3; minor structural defects, ii. By arrangement between the County Council and the To%\'n Councils of the Burghs of Buckie and Keith, the Sanitary In- spectors of these Burghs carry out the duties under the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Act, 1Q14, in the landward district of the parishes of Rathven, Grange, Keith, Boharm, and Bo- triphnic. In the Rathven area the Buckie Sanitar\' Inspec- tor made 52 inspections and 18 notices were served; and in the Keith area the Keith Sanitar}' Inspector made 31 inspec- tions, and 14 notices were served regarding dirty condition of cows, iiremises, and minor defects. The Dairy Bye-laws were revised by the Conntj^ Council and copies of the new Bye-laws have been eirculated to all the registered dair3’inen. The principal change in the new Bv'C-laws as compared with the previous B\e-laws is the situation of milk-stores, and ii daiiymen have been notified to have their milk-stores altered to comply with the new B3’C-laws. The average number of cows in registered premises is 1223. A stead3' improvement was seen regarding the cleanliness of the cows and premises generall34 also it was found that greater care is being taken bv dairvmen in the methods of milking and handling of milk. There are 1176 jiersons on the Register for the sale of butter and cheese. During the vear 33 persons were added to the Register and 68 persons were voluntarilv removed from the Register. The ]n'oduction of butter at these regis- tered premises is principalh^ during the summer months, and only a few supph^ butter to the public during the winter months. Consequenth* the vSanitaiy Inspector confines his inspections during the period when butter is sold to the public. 429 ins]iections were made bv the Sanitary Inspec- tor at these premises, and 54 notices were served regarding the dirt3’ eondition of the premises, and 45 notices regarding file dirt3’ condition of cows. At a subsequent inspection con- siderable improvement was found.