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Ice Cream.
(i) Registration.
Section 158 of the Essex County Council Act, 1933, which requires the
registration of manufacturers and vendors of ice cream and the premises
used by them, came into operation in the Borough on the 1st February,
1934. In 1948, the Council delegated to the Public Health Committee its
powers and duties with regard to the granting, refusal or revocation of
registrations, including the duty of interviewing applicants who are required
to show cause why applications for registration should not be refused or
existing registration should not be revoked.
30 applications for registration in respect of 30 premises were considered
during the year 1954.
The Council decided to refuse registration, as a manufacturer and
vendor, to one applicant on account of the fact that the plant did not
comply with the standard requirements of the Council under the Ice Cream
(Heat Treatment, Etc.) Regulations. The applicant appeared before the
Public Health Committee and gave an undertaking to provide the necessary
equipment. This was done and registration was subsequently granted.
Registration was also granted to 29 applicants in respect of the sale
only of ice cream.
(ii) Ice Cream (Heat Treatment Regulations) 1947 to 1952.
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.) Amendment Regulations, 1951
appointed the 1st March. 1951, as the date from which local authorities
may require the use of thermometers to indicate and record temperatures
to which ice cream mixture is subjected in the manufacture of ice cream.
The Council decided, in accordance with the recommendations of the
Minister of Health, that 4 thermometers should be provided of the following
types:—
A recording thermometer at the heat treatment stage;
An indicating thermometer at the heat treatment stage;
An indicating thermometer at the cooling stage;
An indicating thermometer at storage stage.
(iii) Sampling.
Samples for bacteriological examination are taken monthly from April
to September and at regular intervals during the winter months as supplied
bv all manufacturers to tricvcle salesmen and local retailers. Samples are

The unsatisfactory sample contained organisms of faecal origin.
The Sanitary Inspector visited the manufacturer's premises to check
the arrangements for manufacture, storage and sale. Further available
samples proved satisfactory.
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order 1952 prescribed standards
for ice cream. During 1954, 4 samples were submitted for chemical analysis,
all of which complied with the Order.
Meat and Other Foods.
(i) Inspection and Supervision.
The Council has made bye-laws under Section 15, Food and Drugs Act,
1938 for securing the observance of sanitary and cleanly conditions and
practices in connection with the handling, wrapping and delivery of food