[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough.

  • Halifax (England). County Borough Council. nb2008024085.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the year, in the way of reconstruction, to make them comply with the requirements of the regulations. The number which had been previously altered was 128, so that there are now a total of 130 of the older cowsheds in the borough which, in a structural sense, have been made satisfactory. During the past year 12 samples of milk were taken from purveyors for the purpose of bacteriological examination for the presence of tubercular bacilli, but all were found to be negative in that respect. The Inspectors responsible for the supervision of the cowsheds paid a total of 767 visits to these premises during the year, while 127 visits were paid by the District Sanitary Inspectors to the registered milkshops. As a result of the above visits a total of 34 defects were discovered and reported, of which 20 were remedied, as the following table will show. Nature of Defects Number Reported Number Remedied Defective Drains 3 2 Want of Light 5 2 „ Airspace ... 4 1 ,, Ventilation 4 1 Defective Floors 8 4 Cowsheds to Limewash 7 7 Overflowing Liquid Manure Tanks ... 2 2 imJ Defective Middensteads 1 1 Total 34 20 The estimated number of milch cows kept in the borough is 2,500 and 860 of these were individually examined by the Veterinary Inspector during the year. Details of these inspections are set out in the following table.