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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
Harrow 1967
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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ICE CREAM
There are 418 premises registered under the Food and Drugs Act for
the storage and sale of ice cream and seven for the manufacture of this
commodity. At four of these Soft ice cream is made, at two others the ice
cream is made by the pasteurisation method and at one a Cold Mix is used.
Throughout the year samples were taken and the following is summary of the results obtained
Ice Cream Samples
| Process | Taken | Grade | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Heat Treatment | 98 | 64 | 21 | 10 | 3 |
| Soft | 46 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 |
| Cold Mix | 18 | 15 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Total | 162 | 94 | 39 | 18 | 11 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Cafe | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Vehicles | 45 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
| Manufacturers | 95 | 57 | 23 | 9 | 6 |
| Retailers | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Total | 162 | 94 | 39 | 18 | 11 |
It will be seen this summary indicates the method of manuafacture and
the place at which the sample was taken and it will also be seen that the
sampling undertaken was biased towards local manufacturers and to
vehicles selling ice cream.
While it is difficult to assess the number of vehicles operating within
the Borough at a partuclar time the majority follow regular rounds and
invariably can be found at school entrances in the later afternoon. All
were inspected.
In addition, samples were taken from the persons retailing ice cream
at Pinner Fair and this year all were found up to standard.