[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C.
- Devizes (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1956
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Devizes R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![In August, I was informed by the County Medical Officer that a sample of milk from a local school contained live Brucella organisms. Investigation of the supply revealed positive tests from one herd and this milk was pasteurised forthwith. Both the dairyman and farmer concerned acted with commendable prom])ti- tude in this case as these measures were to the financial dis- advantage of both parties and temporarily left the dairyman without a regular milk supply. Subsequently, live Brucella bacteria were isolated from many samples of this milk and it continues to be sent for pasteurisation. ICE CREAM The Food and Drugs Act, 1955, Section 23, provides that it is an offence to sell ice cream likely to cause communicable dis- ease. The following is a list of diseases to which this applies :— Typhoid and Paratyphoid Dysentery Diphtheria Scarlet Fever Acute Inflamation of the Throat Gastro Enteritis Undulant Fever (Brucellosis) The Act does not lay down a standard of cleanliness for ice cream. Because of this a conference of local County District Councils was held at Trowbridge on 24th September to arrange that information obtained from sampling ice cream should be pooled. It was also decided that the Minister of Food should be prevailed upon to introduce a compulsory standard of cleanliness if sampling results showed a need for this. Ice cream has been sampled in this district since the conference and results are re- ported upon by the Senior Public Health Inspector.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29159489_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
