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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
St Pancras 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The 21 samples of ice-cream marked * above showed a fat content as follows:-
| Fat content per cent. | Number of samples | Percentage of total samples |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 14-15 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 13-14 | 1 | 4.8 |
| 12-13 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 11-12 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 10-11 | nil | - |
| 9-10 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 8-9 | 2 | 9.5 |
| 7-8 | 5 | 23.7 |
| 6-7 | 2 | 9.5 |
The figures for milk solids other than fat complied with the legal standard
in each case.
Bacteriological Examination
In addition to the samples of food submitted to the Public Analyst for
chemical examination, 194 samples were taken by the Council's Pood Inspectors
and submitted to the Central Public Health Laboratory, Colindale, for bacteriological
examination, as follows:-
(a) Milk
137 samples were subjected to the phosphatase test which indicates the
efficiency of the method of heat treatment, and the methylene blue test which
indicates the keeping quality of the milk. All complied with the appropriate
regulations relating to designated milk.
Details of the samples are given in the following table:-
| T.T (Past.) | Past. | Ster. | Totals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | |
| Hospitals | 1 | - | 14 | - | - | - | 15 | - |
| L.C.C. Schools and Institutions | - | - | 69 | - | - | - | 69 | - |
| Day Nurseries | 3 | - | 16 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
| Distributors | 7 | - | 19 | - | 8 | - | 34 | - |
| Totals | 11 | - | 118 | - | 8 | - | 137 | - |