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Hendon 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hendon]

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unsold being removed daily and replaced by fresh cartons. No difficulties were
experienced with the other milk vending machines in the Borough.
During the year five new premises were registered, and seven removed from the
register, the sale of milk therefrom having ceased.
ICE CREAM
At the end of the year there were 183 premises registered for the sale or
manufacture of ice cream, 36 new registrations having been made during the year.
In addition ice cream is sold at several hotels, restaurants and cinemas.
These premises are not subject to registration.
336 samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the Central Public
Health Laboratory Service for bacteriological examination and grading according
to the Ministry of Health's Provisional Grading Scheme, with the following
results: -
Grades 1 and 2 are satisfactory.

Grade 4 is unsatisfactory.

No.of Samples takenResults
Prepacked120Grade 1
112
-3
-4
Semi-wrapped51
13
Loose1061
332
283
324
336

The results show that prepacked ice cream is of excellent bacteriological
standard, but experience has shown that constant supervision needs to be
exercised over the majority of premises and mobile vans from which loose ice
cream is sold in order to maintain satisfactory standards.
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