[Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Bolton County Borough.

  • Bolton (Greater Manchester, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / Medical Officer of Health, Bolton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The samples examined during the year were as follows Food and Drugs 1,233 Designated Milk 553 Ice Creams (Bacteriological Examination) ... 104 Rinses from dairy utensils 82 Atmospheric Pollution samples 827 Domestic and private water supplies 22 Swimming bath waters 113 Fertilisers and feeding stuffs 20 Miscellaneous examinations 134 3,088 Samples for the Waterworks Committee 1,134 Samples for other Departments, Authorities, etc. 126 Total 4,348 The growth of the work in recent years is illustrated below:— 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 No. of Food & Drug Samples 830 835 1,071 1,078 1,145 1,120 1,183 1,233 Total No. of all Samples 2,251 2,577 3,831 4,010 4,444 4,334 4,256 4,348 Food and Drugs Samples: The total number of samples submitted under the Food and Drugs Act was equivalent to 7.5 samples per 1,000 of population. Of these samples, 67 were adulterated or otherwise unsatisfactory. The proportion of unsatisfactory has been:— samples during the past eight years 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 10.4°o 5.7% 6.4% 4.7% 5.1% 3.8% 4.1% 5.4% Particulars of food and drug samples submitted are listed in Table 2 on page 142, and details of the unsatisfactory samples in Table 3 on page 143. Milk Samples: The number examined was 901, including 7 “Appeal to Cow” samples. The Sale of Milk Regulations prescribe a standard of quality for milk. Vfhere the milk fat is less than 3.0 per cent and the non-fatty solids are less than 8.50 per cent, it may be presumed, until the contrary is proved, that the milk has been adulterated by the abstraction of fat or the addition of water.