[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury & Wilton R.D.C.

  • Salisbury and Wilton (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Salisbury & Wilton R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF MEAT The figures given below indicate the scope of work carried out by the Department during the year. It is interesting to note that the Ministry of Food Slaughterhouse at Stratford-sub-Castle passed into the area of Salisbury City on the 1st April, 1954 and this released the heavy burden of meat inspection here which was weighing heavily upon your Sanitary Inspectors and so enabled this time to be used for other urgent Public Health work. A tribute should, I think, be paid to all inspectors, past and present, who have carried out this very important and onerous duty since 1939 often outside normal working hours and under extremely difficult conditions. MEAT CONDEMNED DURING 1954 Condemned for Purposes Animals For Tuberculosis Other Than Tuberculosis Meat Offal Meat Offal lbs. lbs. lbs. lbs. Pigs 12,173 9,515 8,196 6,970 Calves .. 908 319 Sheep 470 405 Bovines .. 4,187 5,131 4,487 5,386 Carcases Inspected and Condemned —For the Year Ended 1954 Cattle Sheep excluding Cows Calves and Pigs Cows Lambs Number Killed 427 311 2,722 2,797 53,113 Number Inspected 427 311 2,722 2,797 53,113 All Diseases except Tuberculosis— Whole carcases condemned .. 1 5 17 8 54 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 119 122 10 76 1,170 Tuberculosis Only— Whole carcases condemned .. 1 6 50 Carcases of which some part or organ was condemned 17 48 1,250 MILK SUPPLY The milk supply throughout the district has been satisfactory. Most of the milk sold is pasteurised. The following are the numbers of various Licences issued by the Rural District Council: Premises used as Dairies .. .. .. .. 4 Persons Registered as Distributors of Milk .. .. 6 Persons authorised to use the special designation Tuberculin Tested .. .. .. . . . . 4 Persons authorised to use the special designation Pasteurised 8 Food Preparing Premises The inspection of food premises has been carried out during the year and I am pleased to say that the general standard is satisfactory. A few minor contraventions were noticed and dealt with informally. Number of Premises Registered under Section 14—Food and Drugs Act, 1938 (a) Premises registered for sale of Ice Cream . . .. .. .. .. 57 (b) Premises registered for the manufacture of Sausages, etc. . . .. • • 9 Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933. Twenty-two Slaughtermen were licensed during the year under the above Act.