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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
Barnet 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnet Urban District Council]
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ascertained there was no connecting link between them individually or collectively
with the kitchen, although this letter is the more likely means of transmission.
ICE CREAM.
Two hundred and three samples of ice cream were taken during the year with the following results'. -
| Manufacturer. | Grade I. | Grade II. | Grade III. | Grade IV. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 65 | 8 | 1 | - | 74 |
| B | 7 | - | - | 76 | |
| C | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
| F | 26 | 4 | - | - | 30 |
| G | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 7 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 0 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Total | 178 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 203 |
All samples of ice cream are taken to the Central Public Health Laboratory
at Colindale for testing by the Methylene Blue Test.
During the year new premises were constructed in the district for the manufacture
of ice cream, This factory was registered and vent into production towards the
end of the year and all samples taken (14) 'ere in Grade 1=
There is a further reduction in the number of samples falling into Grades 3
and 4 despite an overall increase in the number of samples taken. The
unsatisfactory samples represent 2% of the total, compared with 10% in 1953*
The^e are now 42 premises registered for the storage and sale of ice cream,
including 5 new registrations effected during 1954,
DAIRIES. COWSHEDS AMD MILKSHPPS.
The control of the production"of milk is now vested in the Ministry of
Agriculture and Fisheries.
The local authority is responsible for the inspection and registration of
milk distributors and other dairy premises not directly concerned with the
actual production of milk, and for licensing for the sale of Designated Milks. -