[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough.

  • Hastings (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Hastings County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    All animals killed were examined at or soon after slaughtering under the Public Health (Meat) Regulations by a Sanitary Inspector, appropriate action being take:- as regards carcases condemned in part or in whole , the figure s being as follows:- Percentage of cattle, whol *. 7 .• j .e or part carcases, v ■ affected with tuberculosis r’ * 04 per cent. Percentage of cows, whole or part carcases, affected with tuberculosis 31,99 tt tt Percentage of calves, who] e or part carcases, affected with tuberculosis .05 tt Percentage of pigs, whole or part carcases, affected with tuberculosis 2,15 tt tt (c) Shops Actt Inspection of Pcodptuffs, Restaurants, etc• Pharmacy and Poisons Act I&52 IP35. Merchandise Marks hrl~I687~~~ 1926- The tables dealing with sundry foodstuffs and fish condemned, also giving details of all the work carried out under the above Acts, have been omitted. The number of shops, particularly those businesses employed in catering, restaurants, cafes, etc,, considerably increased* All shops as far as is known closed belore statutory closing time, and no complaints were received. The number of shops inspected was 83, re-visited 66, total visits 154; 60 contraventions were noted and notices served. All were complied with. Under the Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 56 inspections were made* j Merchandise Marks Ac4: 1867 - It26. No. of Con traven tions Informal Not!ogs. | Inspections found * Served Complied Out-standing, ■ with, 53 5 5 j 5 Nil • (d) Food and Drugs Act 1953, During the year 107 samples (1 milk sample spilled in transit) were taken and submitted to the Borough Analyst at the Laboratory, Lewes, with the following results Milk, 35 samples taken, all genuine. All other samples genuine with the exception of the five undermentioned samples on which the Borough Analyst reported as follows:- Sample Sample Result of - dot ion No. ! Analysis. taken. 1642 i Pickling Spice ] i Contaminated by presence ) Reported to (informal) i of mice excreta. \ Public Health ' • J ( 0* 011 gnu). ) Committee. 1661 c o T3 j Contaminated by presence) Withdrawn from (informal) . .„ * . . of mice excreta. ) salG. ; (0.002 gnu) ) 1651 Sgg Substitute ! • Deficient in available \ / t (informal) - j Carbon Di-oxide 41.8$ > i do* 1662 - do« '■ Deficient in available \ i 1 1 i (formal) k Carbon Di-oxide 44.6yo \ / 1 i ! 1658 Baking Powder . Deficient in available do. | (informal) f Carbon Di-oxide 61,5^ j