[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council.

  • Erich Neumann
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, West Sussex County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bottle Rinses. There is no statutory standard for the cleanliness of washed bottles. The provisional standard in use throughout 1951 was, however, as follows:— A one-pint bottle giving a mean colony count of less than 600— Satisfactory. A one-pint bottle giving a mean colony count of 600—2000— Fairly Satisfactory. A one-pint bottle giving a mean colony count of over 2000— Unsatisfactory. No. of bottles examined during the year 1009 No. satisfactory 899 No. fairly satisfactory 60 No. unsatisfactory 43 No. of void samples 7 Water Sampling at Dairies. No. of samples procured and examined 24 No. satisfactory 23 No. fairly satisfactory 1 Inspections of Dairies. The County Sanitary Officer carried out 575 dairy inspections during the year. Hospital and Institution Samples. No. of samples procured and examined 18 No. satisfactory .. 18 FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938—TUBERCULOUS MILK. The number of samples procured for biological examination for the presence of tubercle was limited by the availability of guinea-pigs. No. of samples procured and examined . . .. 421 No. satisfactory . . .. . . .. . . .. 320 No. unsatisfactory (containing tubercle) .. .. 8 No. of void samples (death of guinea-pig, etc.) .. 13 No. of results outstanding on 31st December, 1951 80 The 21 results outstanding on 31st December, 1950 all proved satisfactory. As stated above, eight samples submitted for biological examination during the year were found to contain tubercle. These results related to eight herds, and as a result of subsequent investigations of these herds by the Divisional Veterinary Inspector of the Ministry of Agri¬ culture & Fisheries, eleven animals were slaughtered. At the end of the year six of the herds had been certified “free of tubercle’’ and two were “still under investigation.’’
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