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(g) Preservatives in Food
The routine practice under which all samples of milk, butter,
margarine and cheese submitted to the Public Analyst, are examined
for the presence of a preservative was continued throughout the year
and in no instance was a preservative found to be present.
(h) Ice-Cream
During the year, 7 applications for registration for the sale
of ice-cream were approved and 16 premises were removed from the
register upon ceasing the sale of Ice-cream.
At the end of the year there were 156 premises in the Borough
registered for the sale of ice-cream and 435 inspections of these
premises were made during the year. In 2 instances notices were
served concerning insanitary conditions.
25 samples of ice-cream were submitted to the Methylene Blue
test and graded as follows:-
Grade .1 .. 19
Grade 2 .. 6
(1) Food Poisoning
Twenty-two notifications were received, 12 of which were confirmed
bacteriologically, the organism in each instance being of the
Salmonella group.
Foods suspected included soup, fried fish, meat, sausages and
tinned salmon, but in only two cases was any portion of suspected food
available for bacteriological examination, both of which were
submitted for examination but no pathogenic organisms were isolated.
There were no deaths.
(J) Clean Food Campaign
The efforts of the Department for an improved standard of hygiene
in all matters relating to the manufacture, handling, storage or
distribution of food were continued during the year. Desirable