[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.

  • Cumberland (England). County Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ties, including County Councils, have done. This overlooks the fact that, arising out of the Agriculture Act, 1037, the Ministry of Agriculture have for the past live years, that is since April 1st, 103S, had under their direct control one of the most important aspects of milk production, namely, the veterinary services. I suppose that two reliable indices of the eflicicncy of veterinary services would be ;— (a) The number of herds inspected ; and (b) Kvidenee of the elimination of tubercle from the Irerds. The following table shows the herd inspection figures for Ihe past nine years in this County :— By the County | Council’s \'cterinary 1nspectors j » — 1934 — 1935 — 193H — 1937 A’u. oj herds inspected. 3(S19 2727 2887 29(-!9 Xo of cattle inspected. 48388 44739 48539 47225 By the Ministry — 1938 2348 46500 of Agriculture — 1939 2541 62(S48 \'cterinarv — 1940 2297 56398 1 nspectors — 1941 2299 . . 56634 1—1942 2013 54048 The following table shows the percentage of samples positive for tubercle for the past nine years in this Count} :— County Council \'eterinary Service ^ — 1934. . — 1935.. 1 — 1936.. — 1937.. Pei-ccnla^e of samples positive for Tubercle. 2.1 2.3 1. 1.5 .Ministr\- lA — 1938.. 1.2 Agricuitu re — 1939.. 2,8 \’eterinarv — 1930.. 2.1 Service — 1941.. 1.4 1942.. 1.7 These figures relate to the examination of over 12,(1(10 : samjtles. I submit w^tli respect that these tables do not support any inference of inefficiency on the part of the . County Council in rcs]H‘ct of their period of control prior to , transfer to the Mini.stry of Agriculture in 1!(3S. 1