[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Newent R.D.C.

Newent (England). Rural District Council.

Date:: 1946

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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Newent R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD. Milk Supplies. A large amount of milk is produced in the District, the bulk being taken by whole-salers where it is either consumed outside the District or converted into milk foods, etc., e.g. approximately 5,500 gallons per day with a peak of 8,000 gallons are processed at Messrs. Cabdury’s factory at Frampton-on-Severn, which is under the control of the Ministry of Food. There has been a satisfactory increase in the number of milk producers during the year as will be seen from Table 8 which shows the number of producers in the District, classified according to the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations 1936—43. Table 8. 1945 1946 Non-Designated Milk 221 230 Accredited Milk 13 12 Tuberculin Tested Milk 24 28 Pasteurised Milk Nil. Nil. TP otcil ... •«. »«. »•» ... 258 270 Of the above, 17 producers have certificates of Attestation under the Tuberculosis (Attested Herds) Scheme. Milk Sampling. School Milks. Seventeen samples were taken during the year and were all satisfactory. Non-designated Milks. Four samples were taken during the year by this Department and were all satisfactorv. %> Designated Milks. Eleven samples were taken during the year and were all satis¬ factory. Anthrax Order 1938. Foot and Mouth Disease. A few cases of suspected Anthrax in cattle were notified during the year, but none were confirmed. There were no cases of Foot and Mouth Disease during the year, but an outbreak in Herefordshire November/December caused a Stand-still Order to become operative in the parishes of Kempley, Dvmock, Oxenhall and Rromsberrow.