[Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough.

Bebington (England). Borough Council.

Date:: 1943

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Credit: [Report 1943] / Medical Officer of Health, Bebington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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4- Against a rag and bone dealer for distril)nting books and toys from a rag cart. Defendant lined is. and 5s. costs. Supervision of Milk Production. Sediment Tests. During the year the Sanitary Inspectors continued tlieir efforts to maintain a cleanly supply of milk, and to this end at least one visit was made each week during early morning milking. Sediment testing of milk was continued and again proved useful in demonstrating to the producer on the s]iot whether his methods of milking were satisfactory. Twenty-five tests were made and a cleanliness percentage of 31.5 resulted, a decrease when compared with the previous year. Figures since 1937 are as follows :— 1937 No. of tests 254 Cleanliness % 60% 193^ .. 160 ,, 61.2% 1939 ■■ ,, 66 ,, 61% 1940 ,, 254 ,, 62.27% 1941 >. 85 ,, 63.5% 1942 ,, 104 ,, 53-46% 1943 ,, 25 ,, 31-5% The reasons for a decline in cleanly production may be summarised as follows :— 1. Labour difficulties. 2. Black-out conditions tend to encourage milking in poor light. Inspectors have concentrated their efforts on the producers who have previously given bad results. Fuel economy has on a few occasions been the excuse for lack of sterilisations of utensils. 3. Fewer visits of Inspectors due to increase of other work. Your inspectors are following up all unsatisfactory results, but the worst results following l)acteriological examinations have been from producers outside the area, and constant attention is given to pasteurised milk where your officials have had cause to believe that the pasteurising plant is not efficient or not ])ro])crly maintained or used.