[Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7. Condemnation of Food. During the year approximately four tons of food, apart from meat, was condemned, involving the issue of 1,102 certificates. All of this food was buried at the Council tip. 8. Milk. (a) Chemical and Bacterial Quality. The following tables indicate the average chemical and bacterial quality of the milk sold in the city during the year :— (i) Chemical Quality. Designation No. of Samples. Fat % Non-fatty Solids % Tuberculin Tested (Channel Islands) (Farm Bottled) 15 4.41 9.1 Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) 17 4.1 9.1 (Channel Islands) (Pasteurized) 8 4.43 9.3 Pasteurized .... .... 8 3.7 8.8 Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurized) 12 3.72 8.9 (ii) Bacterial Quality. Designation Number of Samples. Samples Satis- factory. Samples void owing to Air Tempera- ture being over 65°F. School Milk 9 3 6 Pasteurized 22 12 10 Channel Islands (Pasteurized) 19 12 7 Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurized) School Milk Tuberculin Tested 23 13 10 (Pasteurized) .... .... .... 6 6 — Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) Tuberculin Tested (Channel Islands) 37 33 — (Farm Bottled) .... .... 37 31 (b) Testing for the Presence of Tubercle Bacilli. All milks consumed in the City are tested quarterly for the presence of tubercle bacilli. During the year, 174 samples were tested all of which proved negative. 9. Ice Cream. (a) Cleanliness. 103 samples of ice cream were taken during the year and the gradings, according to the bacteriological standards suggested by the Ministry of Health, were as follows :—- Grade ]. (Satisfactory) .... .... .... .... 88 Grade 2. (Satisfactory) .... .... .... .... 12 Grade 3. (Unsatisfactory) .... .... .... .... 2 Grade 4. (Unsatisfactory) .... .... .... .... 1