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of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1927. Generally
speaking, it was found that the premises where such articles of food
were stored, were in all respects reasonably clean.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938.—In accordance with the provisions
of the above Act, all premises with the exception of clubs,
hotels or restaurants used:—
(а) for the sale or manufacture for the purpose of sale of ice
cream or other similar commodity, or the storage of ice
cream or other similar commodity intended for sale;
or
(b) for the preparation or manufacture of sausages or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved meat, fish, or other food
intended for sale;
are required to be registered by the owner or occupier with the
Sanitary Authority.
Ice Cream Premises.—With the resumption of supplies of raw
materials and the great demand for ice cream, due largely to sugar
and sweets rationing, certain manufacturers and vendors offered the
public products of low quality and doubtful purity.
Pending the issue by the Ministry of Health of more stringent
control regulations, the need for improving premises, equipment and
methods employed in the newly resuscitated ice cream trade was
apparent.
Scientifically approved bacteriological standards of purity were
adopted by this department and measures were taken to impress the
trade with the urgent need for greater cleanliness. Apart from
advocating heat-treatment and sterilisation of equipment, the
elimination of unhygienic wafer-servers has been largely successful.
During this year 39 samples of ice cream were taken for bacteriological
examination, 10 of which failed to reach the relatively
high standards adopted by this Borough.
At the end of the year 104 premises were registered for the sale,
manufacture or storage of ice cream and these premises were
inspected on 205 occasions. As a result of the inspections,
insanitary conditions were remedied, and premises improved in 7
instances.
Preserved Meat, etc., Premises.—At the end of the year 105
premises were on the register and were visited on 174 occasions. As
a result of such inspections insanitary conditions were detected and
remedied in 9 cases.