[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    40 per cent. In the case of two of these the variation in the analysis from that given in the Statutory Statement was not considered to be to the prejudice of the purchaser, but in the case of the other two samples, a meat and bone meal and a liquid manure there was a much greater discrepancy. A total of nine feeding stuffs, six of them formal, were examined. Seven of these were found to be satisfactory, but in a sample of growers mash and one of layers pellets some of the figures shown by analysis were outside the limits of variation allowed by the Regulations. In each case, however, the difference was not con- sidered to be prejudicial to the purchaser. New regulation, under the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs Act were drawn up during the year and came into force on January 1st, 1956. These will remove many of the anomalies existing under the present Act. Sewage Disposal Regular samples have been taken of the effluents from Kinson Sewage Disposal Works and have shown that there has been a very considerable improvement in the standard of the final effluent. For a period, monthly samples were taken to ascertain the efficiency of various sections of the Works. The quantity of copper found in the crude sewage has been generally less than previously, but still there is trouble through the accumulation of copper at times in the sludge, preventing efficient digestion. Stream Water Monthly samples of the Bourne Stream have been taken at the Borough boundary and at the Lower Pleasure Gardens, and in general show that an improvement takes place during its progress through the Gardens. On occasions the results of the analysis of samples from the Borough boundary show that abnormal pollution has taken place. I have the honour to be, Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, Arthur S. Cari.os, Public Analyst and Official Agricultural Analyst.