[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.

  • Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSI’KCTION ANT) SUPKIJVTSION OF FOOD. (a) Mill: Sii)>i)hj. Diin'iig the .vear 20 sainjjle.s of milk were submitted to tha University of Birmingham I’uhlic Health Ijahoratory for biologic-al examination for the detection of tnhercle liaeilli. All 20 sam|)les gave negative results. Tlie numhar of .sam])les sulmiitted lor haeieriologieal examination, viz., 190, is tl’.e highest for many years. The results of the examinations are summarised iu the following table:— TABT.E III. 'Pype of Al ilk No. of Samples Sati.s- Unsatis- Tests Applied factoi-y iactory Basteuri.sed ... 79 Blate Count ... 4 — Bhosphatase ... 79 — ^Methylene Blue ... 57 22 Tuberculin Tested ... 44 Blate Count ... 4 — (Basteurised) Bhosphatase ... 44 — jMethylene Blue 4G 7 Tuberculin Te.sted .4 Alethylene Blue ... 1 2 Heat Treated 4 Bliosphatase 4 — IMethylene Blue ... 1 Sterilized ... 58 Bhosphatase ... 58 — iMethylene Blue ... 57 1 Baw . ... 3 IMethylene Blue ... 1 2 StinniHinj: -Milk examined for keeping cpiality (^Nfethylene Blue)—19.4 pei- cent, unsati.sfactory. (h) Other F<Kt(1s. Tlie articles of food which it has been found necessary to condemn for disea.sed or unsound conditions are summai-ised in the table below. In all cases the food was surrendered and destroyed or was so dis|)o.sed of as to )>reveut its use for- human food. TABT.K IV. Tons Cwts. Qrs. Lbs. Ozs. ^leat — 6 25 12 Vegetables — 4 4 20 5 Fish — 4 1 10 4d Fruit 2 1 1 25 6 Fats — 5 — 17 7i .M iscellaneous — 8 1 9 9 9 1 17 5 no:\lF: BFAlIFd) bigs SLAUGHTFBFD fob hitman CONSUTMBTlON ON BBIVATF BBIDIISKS. The following table shows the numhei' of pigs slaughtered and !;ns])ected, together with a statement as to the amount and nature of di.sease encountei-ed in such ]hg.s. TABLE V. Number of j)igs killed ... ... ... ... ... ... 8;1 Number of jhgs ins])ected ... ... ... ... ... ... 84 Number found diseased: — (.a) All di.sease,s except Tuberculosis: — (i) C’arcases of which some paid or oi-gaii was condemned ... ... ... ... ... 4 (ii) Bereentage of uumlier affected with diseases other than T.B. ... ... ... ... ... .‘hOl (l>) Tuberculosis only:— (i) Uarcase.s of wliich some part or organ was condemned ... ... ... ... ... 5 (ii) Bercentage of number affected with Tuber¬ culosis ... ... ... ... 6-02