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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, 1951, five premises were registered for the manufacture, storage
and sale of ice cream in Holborn, and sixty premises were registered for storage and sale.
During the year, twelve applications were received and approved in respect of
premises to be used for storage and sale. Three sets of premises ceased to be used for the
storage and sale of ice cream, and were removed from the register.
It came to the notice of the department, that of the five premises registered for
the manufacture, storage and sale of ice cream, only one was being used for manufacture.
The other four owners agreed that the registrations in respect of manufacture be
cancelled.
At the end of the year, therefore, there was one registration for manufacture,
storage and sale, and 73 premises were registered for storage and sale.
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.) Regulations, 1947.
During the year 77 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 32
Grade 2 17
Grade 3 11
Grade 4 14
Three samples were coloured ices which did not respond to the test. These
samples were examined for the presence of faecal coli, which in each case were found
to be absent in 1 ml. of the sample.
In addition four iced "lollies" were submitted for examination for the presence
of faecal coli, which in each case were found to be absent in 1 ml. of the sample.
43.2% of the samples graded were Grade 1. This was an improvement on the
results for the previous three years, details of which are: —
Year. % of Samples Grade 1.
1948 17.5%
1949 15.3%
1950 29.8%
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.