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Coulsdon and Purley 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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ICE CREAM.
^^lring the summer months samples of ice cream were taken from
shops and street barrows. The earliest reports showed that all of the
well-known manufacturers produced ice-creams having a high degree
of bacterial purity, but the products of some of the local manufacturers
were less satisfactory. The process of manufacture was examined in
almost all cases where the bacteriological standard was low, with the
result that subsequent samples proved more satisfactory.
The results are set out in the table below :—
| Sample. | No. of bacteria per 1 c.c. on agar at 37° C. in 48 hours. | Coliform Bacillus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present in | Absent in | ||
| 1. | 27,000 | .001 | – |
| 2. (Repeat of 1.) | 37,900 | .01 | .001 |
| 3. | 4,500 | .1 | .01 |
| 4. | 1,200,000 | .01 | .001 |
| 5. (Repeat of 4.) | 3,300 | .1 | .01 |
| 6. | 3,100 | .1 | — |
| 7. | 700 | .1 | .01 |
| 8. | 25,800 | — | .1 |
| 9. | 1,640,000 | .01 | .001 |
| 10. (Repeat of 9.) | 28,000 | .01 | .001 |
| 11. | 6,900 | .1 | .01 |
| 12. | 84,000 | — | .1 |
| 13. (Repeat of 12.) | 2,500 | — | .1 |
| 14. (Repeat of 13.) | 1,500 | — | .01 |
| 15. | 268,000 | .001 | — |
| 16. (Repeat of 15.) | 1,660 | .1 | .01 |
| 17. | 88,000 | — | .001 |
| 18. | 256,000 | — | .001 |
| 19. | 28,100 | — | .1 |
MEAT.
The carcases of all animals slaughtered in the District for human
consumption are inspected before being placed on the market.
No contraventions of the Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924,
occurred during the year.
Condemned meat and other food is destroyed at the Council's Refuse
Destructor.
FOOD AND DRUGS (ADULTERATION) ACT, 1928.
The duties under the abovenamed Act are carried out by the Surrey
County Council.
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