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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
Hammersmith 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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cream are shown below. It will be noticed that the results for 1958
are better than for any previous year —
In addition, 21 samples of ice cream were taken for chemical
analysis by the Public Analyst, all of which complied with the
standard laid down by the Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order
1953, which requires that ice cream shall contain not less than 5
per cent fat, 10 per cent sugar, and 7½ per cent milk solids other
than fat. The fat content of the samples taken ranged from 7
per cent to 13.1 per cent.
Ice Cream and Preserved Food Premises
Under Section 16 of the Food & Drugs Act 1955, no premises,
with certain exceptions, may be used for:—
(a) the sale or the manufacture for sale of ice cream or the
storage of ice cream intended for sale, or
(b) the preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted,
pressed, pickled or preserved food intended for sale unless
they are registered under this Section for that purpose
by the local authority.
The following summary, which includes 16 new registrations effected during the year, gives details of the number and type of premises registered under this Section of the Act—
| Ice Cream Manufacturers | 3 |
| Ice Cream sales only | 10 |
| Confectioners (sweet shops) selling ice cream | 156 |
| Restaurants (selling ice cream for consumption off the premises) | 28 |
| Grocers selling ice cream | 87 |
| Bakers & Confectioners selling ice cream | 5 |
| Fruiterers and greengrocers selling ice cream | 9 |
| Butchers preserving meat and/or manufacturing sausages | 52 |
| Grocers and Provision Dealers preserving meat | 18 |
| Grocers and Provision Dealers preserving fish | 1 |
| Fishmongers curing fish | 5 |
| Food Factories manufacturing sausages and preserved food | 3 |
| TOTAL | 377 |
Year
No. of
samples
taken
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
1951 49 29 12 3 5
1952 68 37 20 4 7
1953 105 62 22 15 4
1954 89 64 16 5 4
1955 94 60 11 12 2
1956 91 62 25 4
1957 83 59 15 6 3
1958 52 44 6 1 1