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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Ealing 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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The results were as follows:
| Commodity | Samples | 1 | Grade | 4 | Not Graded | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | |||||
| Ice Cream— | ||||||
| Local Manufacture | 45 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — |
| Ice Cream— | ||||||
| Other Manufacturers | 52 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 5 | — |
| Ice Cream Constituents | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Ice Lollies | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 103 | 56 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 6 | |
Nineteen of these samples were reported to be unsatisfactory—
nine from local manufacturers, nine from other manufacturers
and one of the ice cream constituents.
Unsatisfactory samples were followed up, either by investigation
at the producer's plant in the Borough or by notification to the
Authorities concerned where the manufacturer's premises were
outside the Borough.
Synthetic Cream.
Thirty samples of synthetic cream were taken from local
manufacturers, all of which received satisfactory bacteriological
reports.
Inspection of Meat and Other Foods.
The following foodstuffs were condemned by the Sanitary Inspectors as unfit for human food in the course of their inspections of the various food premises in the Borough:
| lbs. | |
|---|---|
| Bacon | 159 |
| Bakery Waste | 25,416 |
| Beef | 2,029¼ |
| Biscuits | 803½ |
| Brawn | 8 |
| Butter | 10 |
| Cake | 3 |
| Cheese | 67¼ |
| Chopped Pork | 27 |
| Cocoa Sweepings | 2,296 |
| Confectionery | 23,208 |
| Corned Beef | 603¼ |