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(f) Ice-Cream
During the year, 26 applications for registration for the sale of
Ice-cream were approved. One application was refused on the grounds
that other articles were being sold or handled In the shop which
would Increase the danger of contamination of the Ice-cream and It
was not possible or not practicable to place partitions In the shop
or to use other means of avoiding this danger.
At the end of the year there were 166 premises In the Borough
registered for the sale of Ice-cream and 4l8 Inspections of these
premises were made during the year. In 7 Instances notices were
served concerning Insanitary conditions.
32 samples of Ice-cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue test
and graded as follows:-
Grade 1 21
Grade 2 7
Grade 3 1
Grade 4 3
(g) Food Poisoning
There were no outbreaks of food poisoning during the year. Five
(corrected) notifications were received, the Illnesses alleged to be
due to the consumption of either a meat pie, sausages or tinned
salmon. In no case was any portion of the suspected food available
for submission for bacteriological examination. In one case Salmonella
typhl-murium was identified and In four cases the cause was
unknown. There were no deaths.
(h) Clean Food Campaign
The efforts of the Department for an Improved standard of hygiene
In all matters relating to the manufacture, handling, storage and
distribution of food have continued throughout the year. All food
Premises in the Borough were visited and although it was necessary
on seven occasions to send notices under Section 13 of the Food and
Drugs Act, 1938, it was possible through the co-operative relationship
between the occupiers and the Department to secure many desirable
improvements without recourse to official action.