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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
Chelsea 1956
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1956
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ICE CREAM 81 samples of Ice Cream were submitted to the Public Health Laboratory Service. 80 of these were tested by the Methylene Blue method, with the following results:-
| Grade I | 23 | |||||
| Grade II | 29 | |||||
| Grade III | 13 | |||||
| Grade IV | 15 | 80 | ||||
| Grade | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | |||
| No. of samples | Percentage of total | No. of samples | Percentage of total | No. of samples | Percentage of total | |
| I | 22 | 30.6 | 3 | 37.5 | 23 | 28.8 |
| II | 23 | 31.9 | 3 | 37.5 | 29 | 36.2 |
| III | 17 | 23.6 | 1 | 12.5 | 13 | 16.2 |
| IV | 10 | 13.9 | 1 | 12.5 | 15 | 18.8 |
| TOTALS | 72 | 100.0 | 8 | 100.0 | 80 | 100.0 |
Notifications are forwarded to traders when ice cream samples
are unfavourably reported upon. Other local authorities are also advised
of unsatisfactory reports concerning ice cream prepared in their areas.