[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough.

  • Berwick-upon-Tweed (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1047 Thirty-six visits were made to premises where ice cream is manufactured or sold. Generally, the provisions of the Heat Treatment Reg'ulations were being- well observed. Two registra- tions for the sale of this commodity were granted. Milk Supply. Number of Producers in Borough ... ... ... lo Number of Producer Retailers ... ... ... ... 4 Number of Retailers ... ... ... ... ... 10 Numbers of Dairies ... ... ... ... ... 21 Number of Dairy Cows ... ... ... ... ip6 Fifty-nine visits were made to dairy premises, and with one exception, the legistative requirements were being well observed. The case referred to showed slight improvement alter informal action had been taken and was still under review at ist Oct., 1949, when the Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949, came into operation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries took over the administration regarding the production of milk. One new Dairy was registered for the production of milk, and a licence issued by the County Council for T. T. milk production at this farm. At one retailer’s premises the dairy was moved into a more suitable part of the same building and new equipment installed throughout. With the additional plant provided at this dairy the original boiler was of insufficient capacity to meet the demands of steam required and a new boiler was on order at the close of the year. Other minor works, were also outstanding at that time. Improvements at one byre were begun during the year, this this involved relaying the floor, substituting tubular divisions for wooden ones and increasing natural lighting and ventilation. Sampling. MILK.—Sixty-two samples of Milk were sent to the Public Health Laboratory in Newcastle for Methylene Blue Testing. Of these, fifty satisfied the Test and twelve failed. In the case of the latter repeat samples were generally found to be satisfactory. Twelve samples sent for examination for B. Tuberculosis were all reported as being negative. Bottle Counts. Twenty-eight of the thirty-five bottles sent for examination satisfied the standard recommended by the Medical Research Council. Particular attention was given to methods of cleansing where the standard was not reached and improvements were thereafter recorded.