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During the year, 62 samples of ice-cream were taken with
the following results, which show an improvement on those of
last year:—
35 samples, Grade I.
11 samples, Grade II.
9 samples, Grade III.
7 samples, Grade IV.
Periodical visits were made to all premises and advice given
where necessary. A code of standards was sent to each new
dealer in the Borough, and copies of the Public Analyst's
reports on samples taken were forwarded to the vendors concerned.
In the case of Grade III and IV samples, which were
a lower percentage than in 1950, attention was drawn to the
need for stricter care in the hygiene or manufacture, handling
and distribution; special investigations were made at the
premises in an effort to detect some fault which may have been
causing the unsatisfactory gradings, and improvements were
always apparent in subsequent results.
25 samples were chemically examined for compliance with
the prescribed standards of composition for ice-cream. Two of
these samples did not contain the requisite amount of fat and
the vendors were cautioned. Samples subsequently taken at
their premises were satisfactory.
Inspections were carried out before the registration of any
new premises to ensure that they were satisfactory and the
requirements of the Heat Treatment Regulations fully understood
and complied with.
The majority of ice-cream makers in this Borough are small
one-man businesses, and the trade generally has continued to
co-operate to the utmost extent to secure the highest standard
of hygiene and purity in their products.
DESIGNATED MILK
During the year the following Licences were issued under
the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations, 1949, and Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
1 Pasteuriser's Licence.
101 Dealers' Licences for Pasteurised Milk.
139 Dealers' Licences for Sterilised Milk.
76 Dealers' Licences for Tuberculin Tested Milk.
Supplementary Licences.
13 Supplementary Licences for Pasteurised Milk.
13 Supplementary Licences for Sterilised Milk.
12 Supplementary Licences for Tuberculin Tested Milk.