[Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough.

  • Barrow-in-Furness (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1945
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Credit: [Report 1945] / Medical Officer of Health, Barrow-in-Furness County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Condiments 4 2 8 Cheese 2 8i Tea 1 22 Coffee 3 6| Confections 1 6 Bacon and Ham 3 26J Baking Powder 1 0 Meat Extract 2 0 Fats 16| Hops 7 Edible Snails 2 Fish Cakes 116J dozen. Assorted Powders 187 dozen. Orange Juice 1 gallon. Meat Pies 123 Rabbits 138. Salvage. T. C. Q. lbs. Preserves 3 4 1 2 Bacon and Ham 3 3 Cereals 1 Oi Butter 2 27i Margarine 25 Sugar 9 Pudding Mixture 15 WATER SUPPLIES. 1. The water supply has been improved during the past year and the Council have had a consulting Water Engineer to survey the undertaking and make a report on improvements in the chemical treatment and filtrations of the supply. The quantity of water supplied to the town is quite adequate. 2. The whole of the Borough has a piped water supply. Regular chemical and bacteriological examinations are carried out by the Water Engineer’s Department and the Public Health Department, the former samples from the intake, after filtration and treatment, and from the reservoir, whilst the latter samples from various piped supplies throughout the Borough. A regular interchange of information between the two departments is main- tained. The following are the number of analyses made during the year :—