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Acton 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The grading of samples noted below and expressed in percentages
indicates the very good standard maintained of ice-creams manufactured
in the Borough.
Grade I. 89.2%
Grade II. 5.4%
Grade III. 5.4%
Grade IV. —
Premises, plant, processing and storage conditions are well and
satisfactorily maintained.
SYNTHETIC CREAM
Two samples of synthetic cream were taken from a bakery
following a complaint from another local authority that cream in
a Chocolate Eclair contained B Coli, Faecal Type. These samples
were satisfactory.
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 has supplied the figures appended below of samples taken during the year
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 334 | 32 |
| Beans (Canned) | 1 | — |
| Cakes (Various) | 8 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 9 | — |
| Cherries (Tinned) | 1 | — |
| Condensed Milk | 2 | — |
| Cpffee and Chicory Essence | 1 | — |
| Cooked Meats | 27 | — |
| Drugs | 5 | — |
| Fish (Various) | 14 | — |
| Fish Cake | 1 | — |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Jelly | 1 | — |
| Meat Paste | 1 | — |
| Meat Pie | 9 | — |
| Ice Cream | 2 | — |
| Sausages | 45 | 1 |