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Malden and Coombe 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Malden & Coombe]
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| Year | Samples Taken | Grades | % | Grade | £ | Grade | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I or II | III | IV | |||||
| 1947 | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 13 | 44.8 | 3 | 10.4 |
| 1948 | 84 | 55 | 65.4 | 22 | 26.2 | 7 | 8.4 |
| 1949 | 63 | 54 | 85.7 | 8 | 12.7 | 1 | |
| 1950 | 85 | 81 | 95.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | — |
| 1951 | 79 | 74 | 93.7 | 5 | 6.3 | 0 | — |
| 1952 | 76 | 71 | 93.4 | 5 | 6.6 | 0 | — |
| 1953 | 46 | 43 | 93.5 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 1954 | 51 | 39 | 76.5 | 9 | 17.6 | 3 | 5.9 |
| 1955 | 40 | 37 | 92.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 1956 | 52 | 48 | 92.3 | 4 | 7.7 | 0 | — |
| 1957 | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1958 | 56 | 56 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | — |
| 1959 | 38 | 38 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1960 | 46 | 46 | 100.0 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
| 1961 | 58 | 57 | 98.3 | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 50 | 50 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 54 | 53 | 98.1 | 0 | - | 1 | 1.9 |
During recent years there has been a tendency for ice-cream to be
marketed by a few companies with adequate facilities for maintaining the high
standard required for this product. This trend has culminated in the merger
of some of the biggest producers, leaving few competitors in the field of
bulk production and retail distribution. This simplifies sampling procedures
but does not necessarily reduce the need for vigilance.
The sample in grade IV was produced within the Borough and all
subsequent samples -were placed in category I. This followed consultation
with the manufacturer concerned.
CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, 1961
This Act*, which perpetuates regulations made under the Heating
Appliances (Fireguards) Act, 1952, requires that adequate guards are provided
for heating appliances and standards are prescribed.
Visits have been made to shops selling heating appliances during
the year and advice was given to traders dealing in second-hand appliances.
RAG- FLQCK AND OTHER FILLING- MATERIALS ACT, 1951
One renewal of a licence to store rag flock was issued for a
wholesale store.
Two premises are registered for the purposes of the Act. These are
premises where upholstery work is carried on.