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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Coulsdon and Purley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND £ WORKPLACES.
| Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of offences in respect of which Prosecutions were instituted. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| Nuisances under the Public Health Acts:—* | |||||
| 15 | 15 | – | – | ||
| 1 | 2 | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | ||
| 13 | 15 | – | – | ||
| 4 | 1 | – | – | ||
| 4 | 5 | – | – | ||
| 1 | – | – | |||
| Offences under the Factory and Workshop Acts :— | |||||
| – | – | – | – | ||
| – | – | – | – | ||
| Total, | 38 | 38 | – | _ | |
* Including those specified in sections 2, 3, 7 and 8 of the Factory and Workshop
Act, 1901, as remediable under the Public Health Acts.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk.
During the year 53 samples of milk were submitted for examination,
and of these 31 samples were also submitted for biological examination.
One sample was reported upon adversely as the result of the biological
examination, although the microscopical examination failed to reveal
any tubercle bacilli, while another sample was reported upon microscopically
as showing "the presence of acid alcohol fast bacilli identical
with T.B."
In the first of the above cases immediate notification, with copies
of the reports, were forwarded to the County Veterinary Officer. He
reported later that between the time of taking the sample and the date
of the report upon it, a part of the herd had been sold in the market
for slaughter; further examination of the remaining cows did not
reveal any animal likely to produce milk containing tubercle bacilli.
This occurred at a farm within the District.
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