[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C.

  • Ince-in-Makerfield (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Ince-in-Makerfield U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4. HOUSING ACT, 1936—Part IV—Overcrowding : (a) (1) Number of dwellings overcrowded at the end of the year approx. 50fr (2) Number of families dwelling therein ... approx. 703 (3) Number of persons dwelling therein ... approx. 3736 (b) Number of new cases of overcrowding reported during the year 30’ (c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved during the year 12 (2) Number of persons concerned in such cases ... 56 5. Inspection and Supervision of Food. (a) MILK SUPPLY. An adequate supply of milk is produced within, or brought into the district. During 1947, 17 samples of milk were examined by the biological test for Tuberculosis and were found satisfactory, 112 samples of milk were also submitted for bacteriological examination, the standards adopted being the Methylene Blue and Coliform Tests, together with the Phosphatase Test in the case of the heat-treated milk. ()8 samples were satisfactory and 44 unsatisfactory. The Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops in the district have been regularly inspected, and at all times their condition has been found satisfactory. When a cow is suspected of suffering from any disease, the County Police arrange for a local Veterinary Surgeon to examine the animal. There were 25 Milk Purveyors (including 3 Cowkeepers) in the district. 17 Licences for the sale of Pasteurised Milk have been issued to retail distributors, and 1 Licence in respect of the sale of Tuberculin Tested Milk was granted during the year. The approximate number of cows in the district is 90. (b) MEAT. There is no slaughter house in the district. Routine inspections are made of meatshops, etc., and the Clean Meat Regulations are enforced. All diseased meat is at once seized by the Sanitary Inspector. No legal proceedings were necessary during the year.