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were also taken by the Middlesex County Council who are the
Food and Drugs Authority in this area.
14. ICE CREAM
There are in the District ninety-one premises registered
for the sale of ice cream and one for the manufacture of ice
cream.
Fifty samples were taken during the year for examination
by the Methylene Blue Test. These were placed in the following
grades: -
Grade I 25 Grade III 8
Grade II 15 Grade IV 2
Samples of ice cream for Chemical Analysis are taken by the
sampling officers of the Middlesex County Council.
15. FOOD POISONING
There was no serious outbreak of food poisoning in this
District during 1955.
16. DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
40 premises were disinfected after cases of infectious
disease.
4 loads of bedding were disinfected in the Council's
steam disinfector.
16 premises treated for insect infestation.
9 loads of bedding and articles were destroyed.
56 wasp nests were destroyed.
Pools, ditches and stagnant water were treated to control
the breeding of mosquitoes.
17. MORTUARY
During the year fourteen bodies were received in the public
mortuary at Pinner Road Council Depot.
18. RODENT CONTROL
During the twelve months ended 31st December, 1955, the
following work was carried out by the Rodent Staff under the
Prevention of Damage by Pests Act, 1949:-
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