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Ice Cream.
During the year 23 applications for registration as vendors and
9 applications for registration of premises for the storage and sale of
ice cream were granted.
At the end of the year 14 persons and premises were registered
for manufacture and 250 for the storage and/or sale of ice cream.
Our bacteriological sampling increased from 80 last year to 86
this year. 73 proved satisfactory. In addition 29 samples were
taken under the Food and Drugs Act for examination by the Public
Analysts.
The quality of the ice cream sold locally remains in general of
a highly satisfactory order.
Preserved Food Manufacturers.
Section 90 of the Hornchurch Urban District Council Act, 1936,
requires registration of preserved food manufacturers and premises.
At the end of the year 43 persons and 60 premises were registered
for the manufacture of preserved meat.
Essex County Council Act, 1952, Section 103.
This section which deals with the registration of hawkers of
food and their premises came into force on 1st April 1953 and at the
end of the year 36 persons and 10 premises had been registered.
Food and Drugs Act, 1938, Section 34.
Three premises remained registered for carrying on the business
of wholesale dealer in margarine.
Clean Food Propaganda.
Comment has been made elsewhere on this point and it is not
proposed to pursue the matter here.
Milk Pasteurising Plant.
The only plant operated in the district continues to give satisfactory
results. 53 methylene blue and phosphatase test samples
were examined.