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Registration of Premises Used for the Manufacture. Storage or Sale of Ice Cream.
Premises used for the manufacture, storage or sale of ice cream are required by
Section 14 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, to be registered by the local authority.
On the 1st January, 1949, 5 premises were registered for the manufacture, storage
and sale of ice cream in Holborn; 34 premises were registered for storage and sale; and
in one case premises were registered for storage only.
During the year, 15 applications were received and approved in respect of premises
to be used for storage and sale. A factory was established in the Borough and application
for manufacture, storage and sale was approved. 6 premises were removed from the
Register (5 registered for storage and sale and one registered for storage only), as they
ceased to be used for this purpose.
At the end of the year, therefore, 6 premises were registered for manufacture, storage
and sale, and 44 premises were registered for storage and sale.
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.) Regulations, 1947.
During the year, 190 samples of ice cream were submitted for examination by the
Methylene Blue Test. The results in the grading suggested by the Ministry of Health
were as follows:—
Grade 1 27
Grade 2 57
Grade 3 61
Grade 4 31
14 samples were coloured ices which did not respond to the test.
In the case of samples falling within Grades 3 and 4, letters were sent to the vendors
drawing their attention to the poor grading. In such cases where the ice cream was
manufactured outside Holborn, details were also sent to the Medical Officers of Health
of the areas concerned. The results of all examinations of their own products were for
warded to the large manufacturers for their information.
Ice Cream—Bacteriological Examinations.
During the year, 21 samples were examined for the presence of faecal coli, with
the following results:—
Absent in 1 ml. 19
Present in 1 ml. 2
Ice Cream—Fat Content.
In accordance with Ministry of Food Circular MF. 3/49 dated 1st April, 1949, this
Council co-operated with the Ministry and 34 samples of ice cream were submitted for fat
content analysis. The results of the analyses were forwarded to the Ministry as requested
and were as follows:—
Fat Content. No. of Samples.
1%- 2% 1
2%- 3% -
3%- 4% 2
4%- 5% 3
6%- 6% 4
6%- 7% 4
7%- 8% 2
8%- 9% 7
9%-10% 6
10%-15% 4
15%-20% -
20%-25% 1