[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough.

  • Southport (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, Southport County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Food and Drugs Acts—Records, 1962—1967 Year Number of samples taken Analytical Resi JLTS OF Samples Ratio (%) of 1 samples adulterated ] Number genuine Numbei adulterate d* 1 Formal j 1 Informal Total Formal Informal Total Formal j Informal Total (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (V) (8) (9) (10) (11) 1962 . 2 277 279 2 1 253 255 0 24 24 8-60 1963 . 0 177 177 0 164 164 0 13 13 7-34 1964 . 0 261 261 0 221 221 0 40 40 15-32 1965 . 9 271 280 8 226 234 1 45 46 16-4 1966 . 5 228 233 5 206 211 0 22 22 9-4 1967 . 7 213 220 7 198 205 0 15 15 6-8 8 — *Certified by the Public Analyst as being adulterated or otherwise giving rise to irregularity. Number of samples taken for Bacteriological Examination—Year 1967 Nature of Number of Samp bacteri( les and Specimens taken for ^logical examination oampies ana Specimens First Second Third Fourth Total for Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter the year Ice Cream. 12 10 22 Milk . 57 62 74 25 218 Other Foods 8 — 6 7 21 Town’s Water ... 1 1 1 1 4 Totals . 66 75 91 33 265 DISTRIBUTION OF MILK There are 205 registered distributors of milk in the Borough, but as dealers in milk are only required to be registered by an appropriate Authority in one district, the number of persons selling milk in Southport exceeds this number. Holders of licences registered to sell designated milk now hold such a licence for five years, but regular inspections are made of the premises, and samples of milk for chemical, bacteriological and biological examination are frequently submitted for the prescribed tests.