[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough.

  • Buxton (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Buxton Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ICE CRBAIvi - Samplini Number of samples submitted for bacteriological examination Satisfactory Provisional Grade 1 Unsatisfactory Under Provision- al Grades 6 6 Nil Butchers Pork Butchers Grocers Dairy Produce and Grocery Bread and Elo\ir Confectionery Sugar Confectioners Pried Pish and Chips Greengrocers ,,. Restaurants ,,, ,,, General Stores ,,, Cheese Factors ,., Y/ine and Spirit Merchants Bakehouses Licensed Premises ,,, Market Stalls for Pood vYholesale Warehouses Hotels etc, Works Canteens ,., Shops Canteens ,,, School Kitchens 19 5 52 6 16 29 8 12 22 10 1 6 10 42 11 2 26 2 2 17 Food Premises registered under Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act. 1955 Ice Cream Dealers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 89 Manufacturers of Sausage and Preserved Poods 34 FOOD MD DRUGS ACT 70 samples, including 20 milks, were taken under the above Act in the area of the Borough of Buxton during the year I965* A saii5)le of Pasteurised Milk from a vending machine contained a small amoimt of added water. The Dairyman concerned was cautioned. The remaining samples were all classed as satisfactory. Following consumer complaints, several samples were examined for yo\ar Authority, Mould and insect contamination were found in Orange Crush, Milk contained xmidentified vegetable material, and sugar contained about 6 per cent of flour. Dripping described as of unappetising appearance was of satisfactory composition, Y/ATER SUPPLY - Sampling No, of houses connected to mains ,6,182 No, of houses supplied from stand pipes on mains ,., ,,, 2 No, of houses on private supplies ,,, ••• 24 Samples are taken once per month from the tovm mains water supply. The bacteriological examinations are carried out at the Public Health Laboratory, Derby, The chemical examinations are carried out by the Coimty Analyst at Matlock, The following is a summaiy of the results of samples taken during the year;-