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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
St Pancras 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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(b) Ice-cream
82 samples were taken, mostly from manufacturers, of which 78 reached
grades 1 or 2 when subjected to the methylene blue test.
The following table shows the detailed results of these examinations for the year 1956 and preceding years:-
| 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | % | Samples | % | Samples | % | Samples | % | Samples | % | |
| Satisfactory-Grade I | 92 | 59.35 | 101 | 81.45 | 77 | 74.78 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 81.48 |
| Grade II | 40 | 25.81 | 14 | 11.29 | 16 | 15.52 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 13.58 |
| Unsatisfactory Grade III | 14 | 9.03 | 6 | 4.84 | 6 | 5.82 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2.47 |
| Grade IV | 9 | 5.81 | 3 | 2.42 | 4 | 3.88 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.47 |
| Totals | 155 | 100.00 | 124 | 100.00 | 103 | 100.00 | 100 | 100.0 | 82 | 100.00 |
(c) Synthetic cream
23 samples were reported to be satisfactory.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The following 3 prosecutions were undertaken during 1956 under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955:-
| Date of Hearing | Offence | Result of Proceedings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fines | Cost | ||||||
| £ | s. | d | £ | s. | d | ||
| 11.9.56 | Loaf of bread containing broken glass | 10. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| 16.10.56 | Milk containing foreign matter | 2. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| 16.10.56 | * Insanitary condition of premises | 20. | 0. | 0 | 2. | 2. | 0 |
| (* Contrary to Regulation 5 of the Food Hygiene Regulations, 1955) | |||||||