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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK. The number of milk premises on the Register is 82, and
95 inspections were made. Notice was served on one of these
requiring rectification of defects.
MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER.
Nine licences to sell "Tuberculin Tested" milk, 15 to sell
"Pasteurised" milk a.nd 4 Supplementary licences v/ere granted
during the year.
PUBLIC HEALTH (MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1924. 179 inspections
were made during the year.
INSPECTION OF OTHER PREMISES WHERE FOOD IS PREPARED OR
OFFERED FOR SALE. The Inspectors keep under frequent
observation all such premises. Included in this category
are Bakehouses (26), Food Stalls (30), and Ice Cream premises
(40). 76 inspections of bakehouses were ma.de and 1 notice
was served requiring remedy of defects.
UNSOUND FOOD. During the year approximately 2 tons of
unsound food was surrendered and destroyed.
FOOD AND DRUGS APT. 400 samples were submitted to the Public
Analyst for analysis during the year. Of these, 210 were
taken as "formal" and 190 as "informal". 18 samples were
returned a.s adulterated. In each of these ca.ses a warning
letter was sent to the vendor concerned. All other samples
were returned as genuine. No legal proceedings were taken.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND OTHER DISEASES.
NOTIFICATIONS . The total number of notifications was 343 •
These were as follows:- Diphtheria 15, Erysipelas 9? Scarlet
fever 13, Enteric fever 1, Puerpera.l fever 2, Puerperal
pyrexia 6, Cerebro-spinal fever 7, Food poisoning 5,
Ophthalmia. Neonatorum 3, Dysentery 6, Acute Primary Pneumonia.
59, Acute Influenzal Pneumonia. 9, Measles 150, Whooping Cough
4, Pulmonary Tuberculosis 49, and Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 5.
DIPHTHERIA. 15 cases were notified, of which 5 proved not to
be suffering from this disea.se. There were no deaths.
DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION CLINIC, 191 new cases attended the
Clinic during the year.
SCARLET FEVER. 13 cases were notified. There were no deaths.
MEASLES. 156 cases were reported. 150 of these were notified.
There were no deaths. 70 visits were made by the Health
Visitors.
WHOOPING COUGH. 4 cases were reported, all of which were
notified. 3 visits were made by the Health Visitors.
PUERPERAL FEVER AND PUERPERAL PYREXIA. Two cases of puerperal
fever and 6 cases of puerperal pyrexia were notified. One case
required the services of the Borough Council's Obstetric
Consultant.
P.T.O.
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