[Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.

  • Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1942
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Credit: [Report 1942] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    H Of the above 42 samples, 21 were satisfactory and 18 unsatis- factory in relation to dirt contamination, as follows:— Satisfactory Unsatisfactory according to according to Accredited Accredited Standard. Standard. Total Samples produced in Urban District 8 8 16 ,, ,, outside ,, 16 10 26 31 18 42 The 18 unsatisfactory samples comprised:— 11 failing the Methylene Blue lleduction test only (3 being borderline cases); 1 failing B. Coli test only (i.e. showing B. Coli in ? or 3 tubes out of 3, and , 6 failing Combined tests. Again no samples were found to contain tubercle bacilli. Where results are unsatisfactory as to cleanliness endeavour is made to secure improvement. On a sample of milk being reported as tubercular, investigation is made by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 1 am indebted to Mr. Johri Cameron, Divisional Inspector of that Authority, for the “Nil” return of particulars of animals slaughtered under the Tubei’cu- losis Order, 1925, from premises registered in the Cockermouth Urban District during the year 1942 :— Total luimber of .Animals Slaughtered ... o Cows in Milk ... o Other Cows or Heifers ... o Other Bovine ... o Types of Disease found at Post-mortem— Tuberculosis of Udder o Tuberculosis with Emaciation ... o Tuberculosis with chronic cough and showing definite clinical signs ... o This Council has continued to co-operate with the County Council in the latter’s scheme for general milk sampling, including Designated, School, and Ungraded Milk. The production and retailing of milk under “Special Designation” in the Cockermouth Urban District in 1942 was as follows :— Tuberculin Tested.—John Cook, Fitz Road—Retailer. Accredited.—Isaac Cook, Strawberry Howe—Producer and Retailer. Win. Cook, Annfield—Producer and Retailer. J. Wriglht, Croft House, Brigham—Producer and Retailer. J. Christopherson, Sneckyeat—Producer and Retailer. T. Taylor, Waterloo Farm—Producer. J. Cook, Fitz Road—Retailer.