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Merton and Morden 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Ice-cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.These regulations came into operation on the 1st May, 1947. At the end of the year, there was only one manufacturer of ice-cream on the register and 69 dealers and 15 vendors were registered. 49 samples were obtained and submitted for examination with the following results:—

No.GradeMethylene Blue TestColiform B.Remarks
11SatisfactoryAbsent
21
31
41
51
62Present
73Unsatisfactory
81Satisfactory
92
103UnsatisfactoryAbsent
111Satisfactory
123UnsatisfactoryPresent
134
144
154
163Absent
174
184Present
193
203
211Satisfactory
223UnsatisfactoryFaecal coli present
233Absent
243Present
251SatisfactoryAbsent
263UnsatisfactoryPresentFaecal coli present
272SatisfactoryFaecal coli present
283Unsatisfactory
292SatisfactoryAbsent
302
311Present
323UnsatisfactoryFaecal coli present
331SatisfactoryAbsent
343UnsatisfactoryPresentFaecal coli present
353
363Absent
372SatisfactoryPresent
383UnsatisfactoryFaecal coli present
392SatisfactoryFaecal coli present
403Unsatisfactory
411SatisfactoryAbsent
421Present
432
442Absent
451
461
471
481
491