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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]
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In addition, 174 samples of Pasteurised Milk from
processing plants in the Borough were taken by the Officers
of the County Council who are the licensing authority
under the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations,
Ice Cream,
There are 335 premises in the Borough registered for
the sale of ice cream.
It was found that their ice cream is obtained from
six registered manufacturers in the Borough or from 11
manufacturers outside the Borough. Samples from each of
these 17 manufacturers were taken once or more during the
year, a total of 56 samples of ice cream, ice cream constituents
and ice lollies being submitted for bacteriological
examination.
The results were as follows:
| Commodity | Samples | Grade | Not Graded | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Ice Cream - | ||||||
| Local Manufacture | 30 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Ice Cream - | ||||||
| Other Manufacturers | 18 | 13 | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ice Lollies | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Ice Cream | ||||||
| Constituents | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 56 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |
Three of these samples were reported to be unsatisfactory
- all from manufacturers outside the Borough.
These samples were followed up. by check samples and
investigation at the producer's plant by the Local Authority
concerned.
Synthetic Cream,
62 samples of synthetic cream were taken from local
manufacturers, 61 were found to be satisfactory and one
"doubtful".
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: