[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough.

  • Burton upon Trent (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burton-upon-Trent County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tuberculosis Order 1925. Umkr Ihc TubcTculnsi.s Ordc-r 1925 tlnoo animals wore notified as ijrobably being Tuberculous. Samples of milk were taken from two of these animals for a laboratory test, and one of these prov'od to be positive. All the animals were slaughtered- Veterinary tiispeotion of Cows. 'Phe arrangenumt made- whereby all the eows in tin- Borough would have to undergo periodical insjieetion by a Vc'li-rinaiv Surgi'on was terminated during the year 1027. COVifSHEDS, DAIRIES AND MILKSHGPS. .Milk and Dairies (('(m.solidation) Act, 1915. .Milk and Dairies (.Ameiulnn-nt) .Act, 1922. .Milk and Dairies Order, 1020. The following Table shows the number of persons registered under the above:— No. of cowkeepers who are also milk purveyors 32 No. of retail dairymen and milk purveyors ... 102 No. of wholesale traders, producers, etc. ... ... 7 141 During the past year 33 persons made apt^lication for registration, and in every case the premises were in.spected, and wJien found to be suitable, their names were put on the register. Sixteen (li.''Contimied tlii' bii.siness during tlie yeaia Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1823. One lieence for the sale of Grade .\ milk was applied for and gi'anted during the year 1927. .Subsefpiently this farmer e.ea.sed U) su])ply, but at the beginning of 1928 another faiam-r was grantt'd a licence to .soil Grade .\ milk in tlie Borough. .Milk sold iindi'i- the provisions of al)ove order i.s guaranteed to a greater or le.ss to be dean and free from disease, and it is some ad\anee. to la- ;d)le to record that one of the grades of milk speeilied in tlie ordo- can now bi- obtained from a farmer in the district.
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