[Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority.

  • Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority (Cardiff, Wales) n 2006181154.
Date:
1912
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Credit: [Report 1912] / Medical Officer of Health, Cardiff Port Sanitary Authority. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    56 In carrying out these Regulations, the Officers of Customs and Excise and your Inspectors, have worked harmoniously together ; the former rendering every assistance possible to the Officers oi the Port Sanitary Authority in examining imported meat and other goods, and in reporting anv matter which may come to their notice, requiring the attention of the Medical Officer of Health. Consignments of Australian beef have from time to time been examined at the Cold Stores for Parasitic worms, known as Onchocerciasis in some of the hind quarters, and near the stifle joint, these Cysts were seen on cutting into the meat with but very little damage or mutilation. Fore-quarters of beef are now imported minus the brisket and flanks, which were mostly found infected with these parasites. The officers appointed by your Authority are carrying out the provisions of the Regulations with zeal and discretion, and entirely to my satisfaction. A large quantity of unsound food was destroyed, or otherwise dealt with during the year, without having to resort to legal proceedings. Most of the largest importers in the City, are now giving every facility and assistance to your officers in carrying out their duties under the Unsound Food and Foreign Meat Regulations. In order to facilitate administrative action under Articles VI. of the Foreign Meat Regulations, the following resolution was passed by the Sanitary Authority :— “ Health and Port Sanitary Committee, 19th January, 1909. PUBLIC HEALTH (FOREIGN MEAT) REGULATIONS, 1909.—Resolved.—That the Town Clerk be authorised, on behalf of the Council, acting as the Port Sanitary Authority, from time to time, within twelve hours after the receipt of a copy of a notice by the Medical Officer of Health, as mentioned in Article VI. (Notice by Sanitary Authority to Importer) of the Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations, 1908, to make out, complete, sign, and give all notices to importers under the said Article of the said Order.”