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(d) Ice Cream.
Bacteriological Examinations.
The number of samples of ice-cream obtained for
bacteriological examination during 1949 showed an increase
of 28% over those taken the previous year -1145compared
with 113. The samples were placed in provisional Grades
as follows:-
Grade I Grade II Grade III Grade IV Total
72 35 31 7 145
Samples in Grades I and II are recognised as quite
satisfactory®
The general standard of these results is an improvement
on that of the previous year, when 49 samples, or 43% of the total were reported as Grade I compared with 72, or
50% during 19U9.
The summer of 1949, to which reference has already
been made, was a long and warm one and the sale of icecream
increased enormously. Samples were taken regularly
at the sources of production and retailers were frequently
visited and conditions of sale noted; the itinerant
trader with his motile van or cycle was not overlooked, for
it is recognised that in a large number of cases, people
selling from vehicles engage in week-end trading only for
the greater part, and have not the same outlook towards the
need for maintaining high standards of cleanliness such
as the actual producers of the commodity or the shop-keepers
have "by reason of frequent discussions with the sanitary
inspector on the best ways and means of producing and selling
bacteriologically pure ice-cream.
Despite the large increase in the sale of the
commodity during 19U9, it is unlikely that the limit of
the market for ice-cream has yet been reached, and an
increasing sale over the next few years must be expected.,
(e) Meat and Other Foods.
(i) Slaughterhouses, There are no licensed slaughterhouses
within the Borough.
(ii) Meat Depots The Depot in Wood Street continues
to be the distribution centre for meat for Kingston and the
neighbouring districts of Esher, Surbiton, Wimbledon,
Richmond, Maiden & Coombe, and Barnes. Close attention was
paid to the Depot during the year, There was no unusual
circumstance that merited special mention, apart from the
extra work which devolves upon the Department when deliveries
of meat are delayed for one reason or another. This occurs
when unexpected strikes take place and it may not be generally
realised that one result of such action may be a serious loss
of meat because of the delays in handling and also unsatisfactory
temporary arrangements for storage.
(iii) The following is a tabulated statement of foodstuffs
condemned during the year, together with the cause
for condemnations:-