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THE HEALTH OF BARKING
should not be laid down based upon bacteriological examination, particularly on
the B. Coli content of a sample.
He concludes by saying that he understands the Ministry of Health are
introducing a compulsory heat treatment for ice cream and that, whilst this is
undoubtedly a step in the right direction, he feels that this should be supported by
some form of bacteriological standard, because, in his opinion, the value of the
heat treatment process is seriously diminished if subsequent operations are not
conducted under clean conditions.
Of the 47 samples which were submitted for examination, 23 were reported
as being unsatisfactory in so far as the standard given above is concerned, i.e. they
contained B. Coli organisms in 0.01 gramme or less.
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF FOOD.
The bacteriological examination of all milk and water supplies and the chemical
examination of water supplies is carried out for this Authority by the Counties
Public Health Laboratories, 66, Victoria Street, London, S.W.i, whilst the
examination of samples of milk for the presence of tubercle is carried out by Dr.
A. L. Sheather, of Chorleywood, Herts.
The Borough Analysts are Dr. B. Dyer and Dr. J. H. Hamence, Peak House,
Eastcheap, London, E.C.
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