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The ten samples containing 4 per cent. of fat and over were
of Channel Island milk. No Channel Island milk samples contained
less than 4 per cent. of fat.
To assess the keeping quality of the milk 153 samples of
Pasteurised or Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised milk were submitted
to the Park Hospital Laboratory, Hither Green, for the Methylene
Blue test. All the samples submitted passed the prescribed test.
A similar number of samples of Pasteurised milk or Tuberculin
Tested Pasteurised milk were tested at the Park Hospital Laboratory
and all the samples satisfactorily passed the Phosphatase test, which
determines the adequacy of pasteurisation.
Satisfactory reports were received from the Park Hospital
Laboratory in respect of 22 samples of Sterilised milk or Tuberculin
Tested Sterilised milk subjected to the Turbidity test.
The above tests are contained in the Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations, 1960.
During the course of delivery to schools, hospitals, and
Institutions, 13 samples of milk were taken for chemical analysis to
the Public Analyst, and a similar number were submitted to the Park
Hospital Laboratory for the Methylene Blue and Phosphatase tests.
ICE-CREAM
There were by the end of the year, 331 registered ice-cream
premises in the Borough, of which four are used for the manufacture
of ice-cream, and four for the storage of ice-cream. Of the
remainder, the great majority sell only pre-packed Ice-cream.
The premises from which ice-cream is sold are inspected
regularly by the Public Health Inspectors, and during the year six
defects which were found were remedied following the service of
informal notices.
The premises of each applicant for registration for the sale
of ice-cream are inspected in the first instance to ensure that they
comply with the requirements of the Food Hygiene Regulations. A
copy of the Heat Treatment Regulations is supplied to the applicant.
In the course of the year 34 samples of ice-cream were tested
at the Park Hospital Laboratory, Hither Green, for grading by the
Methylene Blue test. All the samples examined were satisfactory.
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