[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay Borough.

  • Whitley Bay (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitley Bay Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Methylene Blue Test Results?- Provisional Grading No. 1 19 ,fi II 12 M 50 III 6 w ,c IV 4 Total - 41 The number of visits to ice cream premises was 88. It was not necessary to serve any Notices. i Meat and Other Foods The pest mortem inspection of all animals passing through the Slaughterhouse was maintained at 100$ of all animals slaughtered. Following the appointment of an additional Public Health Inspector in August the temporary engagement of a veterinary surgeon to assist in this work was terminated. Considering the total number of animals inspected as to their fitness for human consumption it is an indication of the considerable time entailed in this work when approximately 64$ of animals killed were consumed outside the Boroughs, for which £372.12.3o was received by the Corporation from the appropriate Ministry. Details of animals inspected are set out in the following table2- r~' Month Cattle Calves Sheep Piga Total January 522 m » 43 2397 1 19 0 3752 February r 413 62 1280 587 2342 March 423 49 976 619 2067 April ^42 72 1080 764 2458 May 423 13 959 429 1824 June 367 26 1161 307 1861 July 467 44 2554 429 3494 ’ August 439 51 2751 461 3702 September 474 80 2974 665 4193 October 654 76 4204 887 5821 November 585 48 3683 662 4978 December 630 50 3408 1358 5446 Totals 5939 614 27427 7958 41938