[Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough.

  • Lytham St. Anne's (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1971
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Credit: [Report 1971] / Medical Officer of Health, Lytham St Annes Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MILK INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD PREMISES In addition to bacteriological and biological sampling carried out by the Lancashire County Council, the following table shows details of the samples taken by the Borough Council's Inspectors. MILK SAMPLES. BIOLOCICAL EXAMINATIONS A total of 37 samples of untreated Farm-Bottled milk taken during the year returned the following results: Brucella Ring Test Brucella Culture Test Biological Te.-st Brucella Tuberculosis -ve +ve i -ve +ve -ve +ve -ve +ve 37 NIL NIL NIL 17 | NIL 17 | nil No Result: NIL No Result: 37 No Result: 20 No Result: 20 Nineteen samples of heat-treated milk were also submitted for examination. These satisfied the Mwthylene Blue, Phospha,tase and Turbidity Tests. MEAT AND FOOD INSPECTION ST. ANNES PUBLIC ABATTOIR All slaughtering of animals for human consumption is carried on at the Council's Public Abattoir. Some 30% of the carcase meat from this Abattoir is exported into the neighbouring rural areas and home-killed meat is brought into the Borough from other Abattoirs, mainly those at Blackpool and Liverpool. The number of animals slaughtered at the Public Abattoir showed a decrease on the throughput for 1970, the figures being 13733 in 1970 and 11308 in 1971. The complete absence of tuberculosis in all animals slaughtered is indeed a tribute to the work in recent years to control this disease. The number of entire carcases and offal rejected as unfit for human consumption showed a decrease this year, the figure of 20 being 6 less than last year's figure and 10 less than for the year 1969.