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Holborn 1926

Report for the year 1926 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Ice Cream.
During the year there were 64 premises in the Borough where ice cream was
manufactured, and in addition to my inspections 174 inspections of these premises were
made, and five notices were served.

Ice cream is manufactured in the Italian colony as follows:—

Premises on which 20 gallons made daily1
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In addition ice cream was also manufactured on the following premises :—

Mr. Bennett's District.Mr. Clark's District.Mr. Larard's District.
Restaurants522
Confectioners676
Other293

During the summer of 1926 ten samples of ice cream were purchased and
submitted to bacteriological examination.

The result of the bacteriological examination is shown in the following table: —

Sample and date purchased.Where purchased.Organisms per cc. growing on Agar at 37° C for 24 hours.Streptococci present in 1 cc.Minimum volume showing eoliform organisms.1Minimum volume showing B enteritidis sporogenes.
1 13/8/26Street barrow20,000 millionpresent.0001 cc..0001 cc.
2 ,,Street stall700 „present (long-chained).0001 cc.not observed in 1 cc.
3 ,,Street barrow1,000 „none observed.00000l cc.not observed in 1 cc.
4 ,,Street barrow5,000 „present.01 cc..00001 cc.
6 ,,Street stall1,500none observed1 cc.not observed in I cc
6 6/8/26Dairy600 „present.000001 cc..0000l cc.
7 ,,General shop400 „present1 cc..00001 cc.
8 ,,Restaurant800 ,,present.0001 cc..00001 cc.
9 ,,Restaurant600 „present (long-chained).01 cc.1 cc.
10 „Confectioner400 „none observednot observed in 1 cc.00001 cc,

*Types of coliform organisms present approximated to B. coli group, B. lactis ærogenes group, and
B. fæcalis alkaligenes.
The bacteriological examinations were carried out at the Royal Institute of
Public Health. Samples were delivered at the laboratory of the Institute
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