[Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontypridd U.D.C.

  • Pontypridd (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1940
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Credit: [Report 1940] / Medical Officer of Health, Pontypridd U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Inspection and Supervision of Food. THE MILK (SpECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, ]936. this IUbfCUlin TfSted* Three licences to bottle and retail all wpr de ° ml k Wrere aPProved by the Council in 1940- was Issued6116^ “ add,tl°n °ne suPPlementaxy licence Pasteurised. milk under this I he Council granted four licences to retail designation. All were renewals. Bacteriological Examination of Graded Milk. Twentv- CountvP^bl V'Ufi TCre SUbmitted to the Carddfaifd Countv Public Health Laboratory for analysis ; of these ‘° '>e *a*fcet“* 3 -»P'« were Eleven samples of pasteurised milk were similarly examined, of which one was found to be unsatisfactory. MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926. Milk Producers. There is no alteration in the number oi registered milk producers in this locality. Milk Retailers. Two certificates of registration as milk retailers were approved and issued by the Council in 1940 ; each represented a change of ownership. Bacteriological Examination of Ungraded Milk. Eight samples of ungraded milk were submitted to the Cardiff Laboiatory for examination and report. Seven of these were stated to be satisfactory, while one was unsatisfactory. A small number of milk samples were examined at the above Laboratory for tubercle bacilli ; all were found to be negative. Dairies and Cowsheds. The Sanitary Inspectors paid 52 visits to cowsheds and dairy farms in the urban area, and made 121 inspections of dairies and milkshops. No new cowsheds or similar buildings were erected or extended in 1940.