[Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1957
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Credit: [Report 1957] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Immediate investigations were carried out regarding the three unsatisfactory phosphatase results and the Senior Area Milk Officer of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was informed in each instance. The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Milk Products Division was supplied with details of all sample reports as a routine measure each month. Copies of all reports were also forwarded to the Medical Officers of Health for the districts concerned. P ... lie Public Health Laboratory, Bradford, has supplied copies of reports on samples of pasteurised milk obtained from producers licensed by the County Council and from dealers who obtain their supplies from them. During the year 146 samples were reported and all passed the phosphatase test 138 passed the methylene blue test and the remaining 8 were “void” at the time of testing. Sampling of Milk at Hospital Farms.—From March to November, at the request of the Ministry of review-—amP eS °f m‘ k are °btamed at hosP'tal farms- The list below gives details for the year under Hospital Methylene Blue Test Biological Examination (4 samples from each farm) Number Obtained Number Satisfactory Tubercle Brucella Abortus Menston, near Ilkley 12 11 All Negative All Negative Scalebor Park, Burley in Wharfedale 12 11 All Negative 6th June—Agg. 1/160, Culture Pos. 11th Sept.—Agg. 1/80, Culture Pos. 11th Nov.—B/Ring test Pos. +3. Cream Culture B/A isolated. Stansfield View, Todmorden 12 12 All Negative All Negative Stanley Royd, near Wakefield 12 12 All Negative All Negative St. John's, Keighley 12 11 All Negative All Negative Storthes Hall, Kirkburton 1 13 12 All Negative All Negative Again it is gratifying to note the absence of tubercle bacilli in these samples. The Ministry of mmin'ihmi Fisheries and Food (Animal Health Division) was informed of the results of the biological h It, C°PieS °fu rep°/tS W£re Sent t0 the Ministry of Health, Leeds Regional Hospital Boaid. the appropriate Hospital Management Committees and the Medical Officers of Health Specified Areas for the Sale of Milk.-Section 41 of the Food and Drugs Act. 1955, enables the Minister ot Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Minister of Health to bring into operation by Order the fw -rt10I/S ^ sub-section 37 (1) of the said Act, relating to the compulsory use of special designations 8Prt nn lSa S ofirulk’in any area of England and Wales, in which it is then not in operation The fn that area5 ^ hat °n Y pasteunsed' sterilised or tuberculin tested milk may be sold by retail Pubhc SUCH°sd7e/S Came int° °Peration in the Administrative County and the County mill LHu th InsP.ectors ™ade 876 visits to ascertain whether or not compliance was being given by milk i etailers, catering establishments, shops, etc. * K y wnrFAlnm;Sd °f the year the fol[°wir|g County Districts had been included in Specified Areas and the work entailed in carrying out the essential surveys has involved assistance by the Public Health pXTahhtspeS ,riC,S' IO Wh°m ‘ eXPreSS ‘hankS f°r ValUCd with the Cmmty Puds^SprbolXhodmoSnBn8hOUSe’ CaSCr°rd- ^ Moriey> Urban D^tricts.Adwick le Street, Aireborough, Baildon, Bentley with Arksev Binglev Conis- ft iXrondw^ Hd’ Dart?e’ uearKne- Dodworth. Elland, Featherstone Hebden Koyd, Heckmondwike, Hemsworth, Horbury, Horsforth, Hoyland Nether Ilklev Kirkhnrtrm Rinnlt>m?^ey,^a'tby: Mexborough’ Mirfield, Normanton, Otley, Queensbury and Shelf Rawmarsh’ upon^eanle^Wombwelh Worsbrefugh^' ShiP'ey' S°WCTby BrMEe' S*an'ey’ Swint0n' TickhiU- Wa,k Se]b^T^hon^e!,Wakefield1,CWha^ifeda?ee, HemSWOr,h’ HePton- Kivel° Park. Osgoldcross. Rotherham. Arpn?tUriKg tHe Iatt6r Part °f the yearei§ht other Districts were scheduled for inclusion in Specified total*89° beC°me °Peratlve in nnd-1958, bringing the total of County Districts included to 72PQf the