[Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter.

  • Exeter (England). City Council.
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / School Medical Officer of Health, Exeter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (9) Dairies. Minor improvements were effected in 4 dairies and one building was modernised to meet our requirements. In another case a new dairy is in course of construction because the old premises could not be made satisfactory. Number of persons registered 61 Number of premises registered 61 Number of inspections made 689 Number of contraventions found 10 Number of contraventions remedied 10 2.—Meat. Tuberculosis in Calves. A. feature of the Abattoir Returns this year is the high incidence of generalised tuberculosis in calves, 26 being affected as compared with 4 last year. Laboratory reports confirmed in each case that the infection was tuberculosis and that it was of Bovine type. As soon as tuberculosis is detected in a calf the Animal Health Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is notified and they inspect the dam and the herd to which it belongs. As a result of this co-operation, 15 cows were sent in for slaughter under the Tuberculosis Order. Unfortunately, due to the calves being passed through the hands of dealers it was impossible to trace the dam in 4 cases. In the remaining 7 cases the Veterinary examination proved inconclusive. Record of animals examined at the Municipal Abattoir :■— Beasts. Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. No. slaughtered 5,417 8,038 31,444 321 No. inspected . . Diseases except Tuberculosis. 5,418 8,039 32,563 329 Whole carcases condemned Carcases of which some part 54 64 378 10 or organ was condemned Percentage of number in- spected affected with disease other than Tuber- 3,257 124 8,418 61 culosis Tuberculosis. 61.11 2.34 27.01 21.58 Whole carcases condemned Carcases of which some part 146 26 0 8 or organ was condemned Percentage of number in- spected affected with tuber- 668 2 0 14 culosis 15.02 .35 0 6.69