[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough.

  • Lytham St. Anne's (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD PREMISES Milk In addition to bacteriological and biological sampling carried out by the Lancashire County Council, (he following table shows details of the ;amples taken by the Borough Council’s Inspectors. MILK SAMPLES. BIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS A total of 51 samples of untreated Farm-Bottled milk taken during the year returned the following results : — Brucella Ring Test Brucella Culture Test Biological Test Brucella Tuberculosis — ve + ve — ve + ve — ve + ve — ve + ve 45 6 2 19 3 22 NIL 2 Samples void Information concerning the three samples returning positive results on Brucella Biological Tests was communicated forthwith to the Local Authority in whose area the milk was produced. Twenty-four samples of heat-treated milk were also submitted for examination. With five exceptions these satisfied the Methylene Blue Phosphatase and Turbidity Tests. The failures were notified to the Local Authorities in whose area the milk was treated and subsequent tests proved to be satisfactory. Meat and Food Inspection St Annes Public Abattoir All slaughtering of animals for human consumption is carried on at the Council’s Public Abattoir. Some 30% of the carcase meat from this Abattoir is exported into the neighbouring rural areas and home-killed meat is brought into the Borough from other Abattoirs, mainly those at Blackpool and Liverpool. The number of animals slaughtered at the Public Abattoir showed a decrease on the “throughput” for 1967, the figures being 18,575 in 1967 and 15,549 in 1968. The complete absence of tuberculosis in all animals slaughtered is indeed a tribute to the work in recent years to control this disease. The m imbcr of entire carcases and offal rejected as unfit for human consumption showed a decrease this year, the figure of 16 being 15 less than last year’s figure and 38 less than for the year 1966.