[Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Beaminster R.D.C.

  • Beaminster (Dorset, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1953
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Credit: [Report 1953] / Medical Officer of Health, Beaminster R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CcUiiping Sites, - 6 ~ There is no wide-sprend. camping in the District. Licences were grpjited for a fe?/ single sites on which to keep a caravan. SchoQ] s The l6 schools in the area have been inspected regularly; 10 have piped water supplies, 5 hp,ve wells, and 1 has no wn,ter on the premises. 5 have water olosets, and the rest, vault or buokot closets. 31 samples of water were taken for analyses. 29 of these from well sources which are chlorinated, 2 saiinples v/ere unsatisfaotory, lA schools Iwave Tuberculin Tested milk, 1 Pasteurised, and 1 Heat Treated. IHSPSOTIOH Al^D SUPERVISIOH OF FOOD. Meat Inspection. All the slaughtering for ¥est Dorset takes plaoc p.t a slaughter house situated in^ the Bridport Rural District, The Council shares the cost along with tne other three ITest Dorset Authorities, for the servioes of a Veterinary Surgeon who is responsible for the inspection of carcases on every day that slaughtering takes place. Milk Supply. No, of persons registered as distributors of milk at the end of 1953.. 2 No. of premises registered as a Dairy not being a dairy farm !**l’ No, of dealers lioenoes granted to use the designation ’ Tuberculin Tested Milk under the Milk (S.D, Raw Milk)Regs i949 3. No. of supplementary licences authorising the use^ Pasteurised 1. 70 samples were te.ken for ana.lyscs with the follo7/ing results Result. Panteurised. T. T. Accredited. Non-Desie:nated. Total. Passed, 1 23 4 19 47 Failed. — 0 2 13 23 Regarding the^samples that failed, the producers of these were notified, of the failures m,d where two consecutive samples from a. producer failed, the County liilk Production Officer was a,sked to visit the farm. There_are no Pasteurising Plants in the District. The Milk Factory in Beaninst'er tov/n majnufaotures dried milk powder, and despatches by tanker, liquid milk for sale by wholesale, and also supplies a, small amount to retailers in the District, The Milk and Dairies Rcgula.tions 1949. It was not necessary to invoke those Regula.tions during the year. Ice Cream. No. of promises on the register at the end of 1953 for the . (a) Manufacture of Ice Orcajm. .. . (b) Storage and sale of I ce Cream 19,* No, of Ice Cream premises inspected No, of Inspeotions !!!!!!*.'!.'!!*..* 2o[ No, of Notices (ice Cream Heat Treatment Regulations) served Nil. No samples wore taken for ana-lyes during the yean.