[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Northwich U.D.C.

  • Northwich (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Northwich U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops. — One addition to the Register has been recorded during the year making 16 retail purveyors and 3 wholesale traders and producers. Slaughter-Houses.—One reduction has been made, leaving 7 registered and 3 licensed. Bakehouses.—Remain as before, 37, none being underground. All the above have been periodically inspected, and the lime¬ washing and general cleanliness supervised. The following articles of food were seized or voluntarilv o tj surrendered to the Inspector, viz:—1T2 lbs, of beef, 42 lbs. bacon, 10 tins of fruit, milk, salmon, corned beef and 18 lbs. ham and tongue, etc. Infectious Diseases.—Of notifiable infectious diseases 99 cases were reported during the year; 9 of diphtheria, 17 of scarlet fever, 15 of erysipelas, 10 of pneumonia, 1 of opthalmic neonatorum, 42 of tuberculosis, 1 of puerperal fever, 3 of puerperal pyrexia, and one dysentry. Of the 9 cases of diphtheria, 9 were sent to Hospital; 2 occurred in the first quarter, 2 in the second, 2 in the third and 3 in the last. Of the 17 cases of scarlet fever 16 were sent to Hospital, 2 occurred during the first quarter, 5 during the second quarter, 5 during the third quarter and 5 during the last. Of the 42 cases of tuberculosis, 15 were pulmonary, all being p at hoi ogic a 11 y confirmed. The examination of pathological products is systematically used by the practitioners: 105 swabs from suspected throats were examined at the Bacteriological Laboratory, Manchester. The supply of diphtheria antitoxin is adopted and is a routine procedure: 172,000 units have been provided by the Sanitary Authority, also 3 Schick Tests. No cases of smallpox occurred, and no vaccinations were performed by the M.O.H. under the public Health (Smallpox Prevention) Regulations, 1917. Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations 1925. No tuberculosis employees have been found in the milk trade during the year. o J