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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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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Table: Throughout the year, routine inspections at regular intervals were made to manufacturers' premises to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Food Hygiene and Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations Systematic sampling of ice cream and ice lollies was carried out, details of which are as follows: -

Throughout the year, routine inspections at regular intervals were made to manufacturers' premises to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Food Hygiene and Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations Systematic sampling of ice cream and ice lollies was carried out, details of which are as follows: -

CommodityNumber of SamplesMethylene Blue GradeNot GradedGrades I & II satisfactoryGrade III doubtful .Grade IV unsatisfactory
IIIIIIIV
Ice Cream (local manufacturers)277163554316-2184316
Ice Cream (other manufacturers)441910411-29411
Ice Lollies (local manufacturers)24----2424--
Ice Lollies (other manufac turers)19----1919--
Totals364182654727432904727

Table: The above table includes:-

The above table includes:-

Ice Cream samples from vans3017625-2325
Soft ice cream samples663013617-43617

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The largest proportion of unsatisfactory samples were from soft ice cream dispensing machines.
These machines require very careful cleaning and sterilizing at the end of each day, but the need
for this was not always appreciated by the operatives. Visits by inspectors were made in order to
improve the standard and this resulted in more satisfactory samples being obtained.
IMITATION CREAM
There is still one manufacturer of this product in the borough. Imitation cream is used
largely by the confectionery trade and is produced by an emulsion of edible oils or fats with water,
and the mixtures is then pasteurised. The bacteriological examination of 67 samples was made and
all were found to be satisfactory. The producer concerned continued to maintain a high standard of
hygiene and quality control. 66.