[Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1966
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Credit: [Report 1966] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Milk and Dairies Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959. Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963. Milk (Special Designation) (Amendment) Regulations, 1965. Milk Distribution At the end of the year there were 282 registered distributors of milk (excluding dairy farmers) within the Borough, and there were 5 registered dairy premises. Dealers (Pre-Packed Milk) Licences are now issued for a period expiring 31st December 1970. Bacteriological Examination of Milk During the year 59 samples of milk—as shown below—were submitted to bacteriological examination. Designation Samples taken Satisfactory Unsatis- factory Pasteurised 57 57 Sterilised . . 1 1 — Untreated 1 1 — Total 59 59 — Biological Examination of Milk There were no samples obtained for biological examination. Samples of milk obtained for Brucellosis are examined bacterio- logically. Brucella Abortus Particulars are given, in the following table, of the 151 samples submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service for examination for Brucella abortus: Produced No. of samples Satisfactory Positive on culture In Borough 144 135 9 Outside of Borough 7 6 1 Tor al 151 141 10