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engaged in mixed grocery, provisions, "butchery and poultry, signified their
intention of operating their local branch on a five-day week basis, substituting
all-day-I.ionday for Thursday afternoon as the weekly half-holiday. This was
part of a larger experimental scheme covering a wide area. The Hertfordshire
Shops (Barnet) Weekly Half_Holiday Order of 1913, requires that the trade of
grocer (inter alia) must close on Thursday afternoon, with Saturday afternoon as
an alternative. The Company vrauld have appeared to base their proposal on the
decision given in the judgement Fine Pare Limited v. Brighton County Borough
Council, when it was held that such an order would not apply to mixed shops wher«
more than the stipulated trade is carried on. In view of this judgement, the
Council decided to accept the status quo and await the possibility of further
legislation on the matter. It may in conclusion be commented on that the
system of two concurrent days off is viewed with high favour by the staff concerned,
towards whose protection the relevant legislation is largely aimed.
ICE CREAM.
All samples of ice-cream are taken to the Central Public Health Laboratory
Colindale, for testing by the Methylene Blue Test. This is merely indicative
and provides no legal standard: the Public Health Laboratory Service suggest
that owing to the numerous factors governing the hygienic quality of ice-cream ii
is unwise to pay too much attention to the bacteriological results on any single
sample, judgement being based rather on a series of samples. It is suggested
as desirable that at least 50% should fall into Grade I, 80% into Grades I or II,
not more than 20% into Grade III and none into Grade IV.
There is one company registered for the manufacture of ice-cream and the

These results are poor by the above suggested standards. Our regular
sampling particularly during the summer months showed that the fall in standard
came during the latter end of the season, and can only be accounted for by
inadequate sterilization of plant. Although it does not shew in these total