Clean food campaign and exhibition : Corn Exchange, Bedford, 19th to 25th October, 1950 / Borough of Bedford.

Date:
1950
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Credit: Clean food campaign and exhibition : Corn Exchange, Bedford, 19th to 25th October, 1950 / Borough of Bedford. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Brief Outline of the Work undertaken by the Bedford Borough Public Health Department in connection with Food and Food Premises MEAT All animals slaughtered for human consumption are inspected. For instance, in 1949, 1,148 visits were made to slaughterhouses; 15,267 car- cases were examined and 95,978 lbs. of meat were condemned. Butchers’ shops are also frequently visited to ensure that all meat offered for sale is sold and stored under the best conditions. MILK Inspection of all dairies is periodic- ally carried out to make certain that handling and storage are _ properly undertaken so as to avoid contamination. The greater part of milk supplied to Bedford is obtained from neighbouring farms and the bulk is_ pasteurised. Some milk is also derived from tuber- culin tested herds and sold raw. Samples are regularly procured and tested by the Public Analyst for fat and solid content. Other samples are taken for examination by the Bacteriologist in order to ensure that graded milks, such as pasteurised and tuberculin tested, comply with legal standards. ICE CREAM This is a popular product, the consumption of which is increasing, and all steps are taken to see that it is retailed under hygienic conditions. There are eleven premises at which ice cream is manufactured and there are one hundred and two retailers.
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