[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.
- Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1937
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[10] Section E.*— Inspection and Supervision of Food. (a) Milk Supply.—All milk and cream retailers are registered under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. The Milk and Cream Shops are registered and satisfactorily kept. There are 65 cowsheds and 84 dairies in the Borough, which are regularly inspected. One hundred and thirteen Inspections were carried out under the Milk and Dairies Acts and Orders. Three informal and 32 formal samples of milk were sent to the Borough Analyst. Of these, 32 were found to be genuine and three not genuine. There was one successful prosecution and warnings were given in the other two cases in which the milk was reported as being not genuine. Samples of milk taken for bacterial and tubercle examination showed the presence of B. Coli in small numbers, but no tubercle bacilli were present. (b) Meat and other Foods.—The bakehouses in the Borough are registered and well kept; 30 inspections were made. Four thousand eight hundred and thirty-two inspections were made at slaughter-houses and there were 112 inspections of markets. Under the provisions of the County of Cornwall Act, 1929, premises are registered for the sale of ice cream; 19 inspections were made and the premises were reported as satisfactory. Two hundred and fourteen visits were paid to various food stores and 15 visits to fried fish shops. (c) Meat Regulations, 1924.—Provide for the inspection of Carcases intended for human consumption at the time of slaughter. The Sanitary Inspectors are certified Inspectors of Meat and other Foods (Royal Sanitary Institute Certificate) and carry out the duties of Meat Inspectors in accordance with these Regulations. Four thousand eight hundred and thirty two visits were paid to the Slaughter Houses and other premises, and 8,737 Carcases were inspected at the time of slaughter, or immediately after:— Oxen • • • • • • • « 2504 Sheep • • • • • • • • 2878 Calves • • 9 6 • • • • 1344 Pigs • • t • • • • • 2011 Total inspected • • 8737](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29986692_0012.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
