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A copy of the report of each sample was supplied to the retailer
or dairy proprietor. For the last four years no sample of milk has
been found to be unsatisfactory.
The continued satisfactory reports of the milk supply are evidence
that the milk has continued to be handled with care. The samples
are taken from roundsmen who have no previous knowledge of the
time of sampling, and in consequence are genuine samples of the
milk being supplied to the public.
In the last Annual Report the Medical Officer stressed that the
greatest danger as far as milk is concerned is after the retailer
has delivered the milk to the consumer, who frequently leaves the
full bottles in direct rays of the sun for long periods. It has been
noticed that this practice is still very common and is undoubtedly
the cause of complaints of souring. Probably the entire blame
cannot be laid against the housewife who, in these days when a
large percentage of wives are working away from home, the milk is
delivered at the front door by the roundsman and left by him in an
exposed position.
Ice Cream
Six applications were received for the registration of premises
for the sale of ice cream. The premises being satisfactory, all six
applications were granted.
Ninety-six samples were obtained and submitted for bacteriological
examination, with the following results:—
Provisional grade 1 84
2 9
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3 1
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„ 4 2
96
Although during the year one sample was graded 3 and two were
graded 4, the high standard of handling has generally been maintained.
In the case of the sample grade 3 and one of the samples
graded 4, no reason for the lapse could be found even after careful
inspection of the premises in which the ice cream was stored.
The manufacturers concerned were communicated with and they
checked the supplies which were apparently satisfactory. Subsequent
samples from the same retailers gave satisfactory results.
The second grade 4 sample was traced to a refrigerator failure
at the manufacturer's factory. During the failure the ice cream in
the refrigerator became un-frozen and was subsequently re-frozen
and issued to retailers. This action was the cause of the bad result
on sampling. Other authorities besides ourselves were affected in
this case and the matter was taken up by the authority in which the
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