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Public Health Laboratory Services
The State has Public Health
laboratories situated at State, Regional and District Level. The State Level
Laboratory at Pune is also recognized as Central Food Laboratory. The two Regional Laboratories are located at Aurangabad and Nagpur. 27 Districts are
having District Public Health Laboratories.
Organisational Structure
Functions:
- To examine water samples chemically and bacteriologically for potability.
- To examine samples of blood, stool and vomit for isolation of enteric
pathogens.
- To organize Health Education and Training Activities to create public
awareness for detecting adulteration.
- To carry out analysis of food samples under prevention of food adulteration
Act.
- To analyze samples of sewage, trade waste and effluent for statutory control
of environmental pollution.
Activities
- Monitoring of Bacteriological quality of water
Water quality is regularly monitored in
urban and rural areas. The consolidated monthly information of all non-
potable water samples in urban and rural areas are sent to the Sec. U.D. &
R.D.D.
Urban Area - 22 Municipal councils & 15 Corporations have been given targets
for sending water samples on population basis. The samples should be taken, one from the source and
four from distribution
Rural Area - Each Primary Health Center is given target to send
minimum 10 samples per month
- Chemical examination of water, bleaching powder, alum, waste
water and industrial effluents
- Control and prevention of epidemic due to water born diseases.
- Food adulteration
- Investigation of food poisoning cases
Role as Central Food Laboratory
In 1976 , the State Public Health
Laboratory, Pune was notified by Govt. of India as Central Food. Laboratory and
is performing following functions as per PFA Act 1954.
- To examine statutory samples of food received from various courts and Port
Health Officers.
- To analyze samples of food sent by any Officer or authority authorized by
Central Government.
- To do investigations for purpose of fixation of
standards of any article of food.
- To participate in various investigations and collaborative work with other
institutions.
- To take active participation in various sub committees of central committee
of Food Standards.
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