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Ice- Cream.
There were 38 shop-keepers making ice-cream on
their premises during 1935, from whom 51 samples were
taken. 40 of which were satisfactory and 11 were not.
Where unsatisfactory samples were discovered, it was
the practice, after the Inspector had visited and left
instructions regarding stringent cleanliness, to take a
further sample. In many cases the visit of the Inspector
had the desired effect.
18 Itinerant Vendors were registered and from
these 17 samples were purchased, 13 being satisfactory
and four not. The number of colonies growing on
Agar in each of the four unsatisfactory cases was
abnormal and neighbouring Authorities concerned were
notified. Samples taken in all cases at a later date
showed a vast improvement.
37 shop-keepers bought their ice-cream from
wholesalers, and during the season seven samples were
taken from this source; five of these were satisfactory
and two were not. In the two cases here, the shopkeepers
took the matter up with their wholesalers, who
immediately investigated and advised their clients as
to the correct method of storage.
In all, 75 samples were taken, 58 being satisfactory
and 17 unsatisfactory.
When an unsatisfactory report is received, based
on pasteurised milk standards, a Sanitary Inspector calls
and makes an inspection of the premises instructing the
offender to observe the utmost cleanliness from the
commencement of the manufacture of the product until
it is sold to the consumer. In this connection it is
worthy of note that, as a result of the strictest
surveillance being exercised by the Inspectors and the
large number of samples taken throughout the summer,
the cleanliness of the products at the end of the season
showed marked improvement.