[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich County Borough.

  • Ipswich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Ipswich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    126/178 (page 124)
    I he number of registered food premises, etc., in the borough is as follows:— ° (a) Section 14, Food and Drugs Act, 1938. (i) Preparation or manufacture of pickled or pre- served food ... ... ... 21 (ii) Preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted, pressed, pickled or preserved food ... 84 (iii) Manufacture, Storage and Sale of Ice Cream ... 6 (iv) Wholesale Storage and Sale of Ice Cream ... 2 Iv) \\ holesale and Retail Storage and Sale of Ice Cream ... ... 1 (\*0 Retail Storage and Sale of Tee Cream ... 214 fvii) Boiling ot Shellfish ... ... ]q (b) Ipswich Corporation Act, 1948. (j) Hawkers of Food—Section 126 ... ... 58 (ii) Vendors of Shellfish- Section 127 ... ... 24 (c) Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949. (i) Dairies ... ... ... ... 21 1 he following inspections were made of registered premises during the year:— (i) Preparation or manufacture ot sausages or potted pressed, pickled or preserved food ... 227 (ii) Ice Cream premises ... ... ... 208 (iii) Shellfish Boilers ... ... ... ... 27 (iv) Shellfish Vendors ... ... ... 9 (v) Hawkers of Food ... ... ... 47 (vi) Dairies ... ... ... ... j23 During 1953 condemned food was disposed of mainly by burial on a Corporation refuse tip. Some condemned food was however disposed of to the destructor works, and a certain amount used in the processing of waste food for pig food. The destructor works will not he available for disposal ot condemned food during 1954. A summary of the foodstuff's condemned as a result of damage by Hood waters is given in the report on the flooding which occurred on the night of 31 January-lst February, which appears on page 127. 6. DISEASES OF ANIMALS. Tuberculosis Order, 1938. Three cows were slaughtered in the Borough under this Order. During the year two calves were found, on post-mortem inspection at a slaughterhouse, to be affected with congenital tuberculosis. Details were sent to the local Veterinary Inspector of the Ministry of Agri- culture and Fisheries for his information and further action Anthrax Order, 1938. No cases of suspected Anthrax were reported during the year.