[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Borough.

Bridgwater (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1925

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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Bridgwater Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Bacteriological Examination of Milk. The results of the samples taken during the year are as follows No. of samples Contained per cubic centimeter Bacillus coli Micro-organisms 1 *30 4,000 2 o 0 1 U) o o 11,200 3 ^30 12,800 4 300 6,000 5 100 10,000 6 3,000—10,000 632,208 7 absent 2,440 8 TO 4,000 9 10—30 35,000 10 TO 3,600 11 ' 30—100 5,400 12 300—1,000 96,000 13 30—100 8,600 14 'To 4,800 = less than The standard of Grade A Milk is No bacillus coli in l/lOO of a c.c. Not more than 200,000 micro-organisms per c.c. Samples numbered 8 and 10 are from the same supply as sam- ples 4 and 5 and were taken two months later and after the producer had been warned as to the condition of his milk Sample number 6 was taken from the supply of an institution and produced outside the area, the result was communicated to the institution and the supply stopped. Meat Supply. The Junior Sanitary Inspector is the designated officer under the Public Health (Meat) Regulation, 1924,to receive notices of slaughter and to carry out the inspections of premises and carcases. He attended a meeting of the Butchers Federation before the regulations came into force and explained the requirements of the regulations and these are working satisfactorily. All butchers have registered fixed days for slaughtering and notify all cases of slaughter at other than the fixed times. The quality of the meat reaches a very high standard.