[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough and Port.

  • Lowestoft (England). Borough & Port Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Lowestoft Borough and Port. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (e) Inspection and Supervision of Food. (a) Milk Supply. Samples are taken regularly from a High Tempera- ture/Short Time Pasteurising Plant installed in a large dairy in the town. Samples are taken at various stages of production and have satisfied the phosphatase and methylene blue reduction tests consistently throughout the year. (b) Meal. Slaughterhouses. 798 visits were paid during the year to the Mimsirv of Food slaughterhouses in the Borough and 3,420 carcases were inspected. The total amount of fresh meat and offal condemned as unsound and unfit for food amounted to 32,645 lbs., of which 20,926 lbs. or 64.2% was tuber¬ cular. Details concerning the Ministry of Food Slaughterhouse at Benacre are being included in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the Lothingland Rural District Council. Carcases Inspected and Condemned. Cattle Sheep excluding Cows Calves and Pigs Cows Lambs Number killed 778 251 829 1490 72 Number inspected 778 251 829 1490 72 All diseases except Tuberculosis: — Whole carcases condemned 2 3 4 2 — Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned Percentage of the number 220 112 13 26 6 inspected affected with disease other than tuberculosis Tuberculosis only: — 28.6% 45.8% 2.1% 1.8% 8.3% Whole carcases condemned 3 13 1 — •— Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned Percentage of the number inspected affected with 100 82 1 8 tuberculosis 13.2% 39.5% 0.23% — 11.1% Other Foods. Other articles found unfit for human consumption and accordingly condemned were as follows: — Flour 280 lbs.; tomato paste 4 lbs.; beans 103 tins; fruit 246 tins; jam 120 tins; milk 1923 tins; vegetables 487 tins; meat 270 tins; fish 1135 tins; frozen beef 935 lbs.; cereals 119 lbs.; cheese 77 lbs.; salmon 200 tins; fruit 331 lbs.; fish 4609 lbs.; herrings 476 cases and 14,238 lbs.; pudding mixture 38 packets; chocolate cup 72 packets; corned mutton 2214 lbs.; corned beef 1244 lbs.; sugar 262 lbs.; tomatoes 1132 lbs.; dehydrated beef 121 lbs.; oat¬ meal 111 lbs.; poultry 60 lbs.; malted barley 50 bushels; herring roes 2 boxes; peas 42 tins; sweets 166 lbs.; soya flour 150 lbs.; pickles 439 jars; blood 68 gallons; suet 1 packet; sausages 2 tins; cake flour 5 packets; miscellaneous foods 173 lbs., 69 tins, 22 jars and 1 case.