[Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council.

  • Durham (England : County). Council.
Date:
1939
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Credit: [Report 1939] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham County Palatine / County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    present ])osition with regard te pithead baths is given in llie statement following :— Year of No. of C'ollieries served opening. baths. by baths. 1927 1 Boldon. 1929 1 Mainsforth. 1930 2 Whitburn, Eppleton. 1931 .) Ilolmside (Craghead), Horden. 1932 2 Herrington, Dawdon. 1933 3 Elemore, Thornley, Hylton. 1934 2 Blackball, Silksworth. 1936 2 Ryhope, Morrison Busty. 1937 3 hkisington, Harraton, X'^ane Tempest. 1938 3 Dean and Chapter, Betty and Ann, Kibblesworth. 1939 7 Allerdene Shop Pit, Lumley Sixth, East Hetton, Shotton, Wheatley Hill, Murton, Eish- burn. 28 BURNING SPOILBANKS. The attention paid in previous years to this matter continued during 1939 and improvements were generally maintained. Blanketting with sand, marl or clay, clay grouting, continuous spray with water, or water flooding of the spoil banks were the methods most widely used. Watf^r spraying or flooding has been found to be very effective. MILK AND DAIRIES ACTS AND ORDERS. The approximate number of registered dairy herds in the ad- ministrative county during the year was 3,157 and the estimated number of cows producing milk was 32,000. In 21 cases bulk samples of milk taken by local authorities were reported under the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, to contain tubercle bacilli. Investigations by the veterinary officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Eisheries into the origin of tubercle bacilli in these samples necessitated visits to 21 farms and 22 tuber- culous cows in 17 farms were detected and slaughtered. These are included in the total number of animals slaughtered under the Tuber- culosis Order. Upon completion of these investigations bulk samples of milk were taken from each herd, the final results showing the milk in all cases to be free from tubercle bacilli. Throughout the year the veterinary officers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Eisheries paid 6,160 visits to farms under the Milk and Dairies Orders, which involved the examination of 74,582 animals. These inspections resulted in the slaughter of 172 tuberculous animals, which are included in the total number shown as having been dealt with under the Tuberculosis Order. 233 cows were found to be affected with mastitis or some other pathological condition. Under the Tuberculosis Order 1938, the total number of animals slaughtered during the year on account of suspected tuberculosis was 305.