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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
Bromley 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| No. of Samples taken. | Description. | Satisfactory. | Unsatisfactory. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Designated Milk | 132 | — |
| 8 | Washed Bottles | 8 | — |
| 140 | 140 | - |
Icc Cream.
Six of our small ice cream manufacturers have discontinued
making and they now buy ice cream from reliable firms for resale.
Another manufacturer has also discontinued but buys ice cream
mix which is subjected to the freezing process on his premises.
97 samples of ice cream were submitted for examination, and
the results indicate a very good standard obtained during the year.
Pathogenic organisms have not been cultivated in any sample examined since the inception of the tests in 1947.
| No. of samples taken | Description | Satis. | Unsatis. | Methylene Blue Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | II. | III. | IV. | ||||
| 4 | Ice Cream (Loose) | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| 81 | „ „ (Pre-packed) | 81 | — | 65 | 8 | 8 | — |
| 6 | „ „ („ Choc.) | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 6 | Ice Lollies | 6 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| 97 | 97 | - | 72 | 15 | 10 | - | |
Fifty-four samples were submitted for chemical examination,
the lowest fat content being 4.5% and the highest 14.4%.
Tabulation of 914 samples examined from 1st May. 1947. to 31st December, 1953:—
| Grade I. | Grade II. | Grade III. | Grade IV. | Total No. samples | Total % | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. samples | % | No. samples | % | No. samples | % | No. samples | % | |||
| 1947 (part) | 13 | 17.8 | 18 | 24.6 | 17 | 23.3 | 25 | 34.3 | 73 | 100.0 |
| 1948 | 46 | 40.0 | 24 | 20.9 | 19 | 16.5 | 26 | 22.6 | 115 | 100.0 |
| 1949 | 108 | 53.0 | 52 | 25.5 | 28 | 13.7 | 16 | 7.8 | 204 | 100.0 |
| 1950 | 97 | 50.5 | 41 | 21.4 | 39 | 20.3 | 15 | 7.8 | 192 | 100.0 |
| 1951 | 110 | 84.0 | 11 | 8.4 | 8 | 6.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 131 | 100.0 |
| 1952 | 79 | 77.5 | 14 | 13.7 | 6 | 5.9 | 3 | 2.9 | 102 | 100.0 |
| 1953 | 72 | 74.2 | 15 | 15.5 | 10 | 10.3 | — | — | 97 | 100.0 |
SPECIAL ENQUIRIES.
Bacteriological investigation into complaints.
Twenty samples of the undermentioned foodstuffs were submitted
for examination:—
Blanc Mange Powder Milk (T.T. Pasteurised)
Bread Milk (Condensed Full Cream)
Custard Powder Milk (Dried)
Fruit Juice (Orange) Orange Juice (Concentrated)
Groats Rock Lobster (South African)
Honey and Lemon Squash Sausage Meat
Jellied Veal Sugar (Raw) Muscavado
Lemon Squash Wine Gums
of these. 15 were satisfactory. 5 inferior or unsatisfactory.