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Of 93 samples taken throughout the Borough and submitted
to the Pathological Laboratory of the Ministry of Health, there was
only one failure in respect of the methylene blue test, while all
phosphatase tests were satisfactory.
The wholesale, pasteurising and bottling centre in Bollo Lane
has continued in operation without cause for complaint, and of the
38 empty bottles taken from the filling lines for examination as to
sterility, 36 were found to be sterile. The remaining 2 were unsatisfactory,
and on checking with the dairy laboratory it was found
that the trouble was due to a temporary breakdown in detergent
application to a bottle cleansing machine, which deficiency had
been discovered by the dairy on examination of bottles which were
'side-by-side' sampled with those referred to in this report.
ICE-CREAM
The manufacturers of ice-cream in the Borough remain at 11,
while there are 98 premises where ice-cream is not manufactured
but where the commodity is sold in the main from pre-packed
stocks. During the year 280 samples were taken, 124 of ice-cream
manufactured in the Borough, and 106 from shops or itinerant
vendors trading in ice-cream manufactured outside the Borough.
The grading of samples noted below and expressed in percentages
indicates an improvement in the very good standard of ice-creams
manufactured in the Borough.
Grade I. 83.9%
Grade II. 8.1%
Grade III. 6.4%
Grade IV. 1.6%
Premises, plant, processing and storage conditions are well
and satisfactorily maintained.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT,1938
The Middlesex County Council are the sampling authority in
this area, and the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department