[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Somerset County Council.

  • Somerset Council
Date:
1941
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    2G SUPERVISION OVER THE FOOD SUPPLY. I A. Slaughter Houses and Meat Supervision. The arraugemeuts are ou the same hues as those reported in my last Annual Keport. B. Milk Supply. « As regards Designated Milks, the continuous and steady increase in the number of Tuber¬ culin Tested and Accredited milk producers has not been maintained in but the drop has not been marked. Year (at end of). T.T. Accredited. 1936 126. 285 1937 159 506 1938 , 264 623 1939 320 800 1940 305 849 1941 275 817 Owing to shortage of staff and other difficulties producers liave found it difficult to main¬ tain standards, and undoubtedly there has been some falling,away in the production standard. The standards for Designated Milks have not been lowered, except that some latitude has been given as regards structural non-essential alterations, while existing difficulties are taken into consideration. In the County Laboratory 1,74U Accredited and 1,026 T.T. and l^asteurised milk samples were also examined. The total number of milk samples examined for various purposes was o,4o8. Special Sampling of Herds. During the year 470 samples of mixed milk, collected at the cowsheds were examimed for tubercle bacilli. Tubercle bacilli were found in 21, a percentage of 4.5. Of the 21 positive herds, from samt^les tested in the County Laboratory 20 cows with tubercular mastitis in 11 herds have been found and destroyed. In 7 herds the infected animal had probably been removed; the remaining 4 herds are still under investigation. In addition to these 21 cases, reports on milk derived from Somerset but found to be tuberculous by outside authorities, have been received in 0 eases from Bristol City. Of the 0 herds reported from outside, 5 cows with tubercular mastitis in 4 herds have been found and destroyed, in 2 herds the infected animal had probably been removed, and the remaining o herds are still under investigation. ADMINISTRATION OF THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. During the year 946 samples were examined. Of these, 31 were submitted by ])rivate individuals and Medical Officers of Health, and 25 were “Ap])eal to Cow” samjdes. The ])er- centage found adulterated was 4.6. The following Table shows the nature of the 896 samples submitted by the Inspectors, excluding the 25 Apj^eal £o Cow” samples.