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Kingston upon Thames 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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lar firm, whose plant is situate outside the Borough, this
was the only recorded case of failure.
The matter was thoroughly investigated and the firm
stated that they were at a complete loss to account for the
failure reported both from Kingston and from the Sanitary
Inspector of an adjoining Borough. Further additional
precautions were instituted at the plant, and all subsequent
samples taken have proved to be satisfactory.
In addition to the above, one sample did not comply
with the mpethylene blue test as to bacteriological condition.
This sample was also supplied from a dairyman
whose premises are situate in an adjoining Borough. The
necessary 'follow-up' action was taken and all further
samples since taken from the same source have proved to be
satisfactory.
(d) Biological Examination of Milk.
Twenty-one samples were submitted during the year
for examination for tubercle bacilli, All the samples
proved to be negative.
(e) Ice Cream.
The number of registered premises in the Borough upon
which ice cream may be stored or from which it may be sold
is 134. This figure includes eight producers. In addition
to these dealers and producers there are 38 other premises,
such as restaurants, canteens, cinemas, etc. upon which ice
cream is sold. These premises are not required to be
registered.
By far the greater part of the ice cream sold in the
town is obtained from manufacturers whose premises are
situate outside the Borough.
The following table shows the results of examinations in respect of 208 samples submitted to the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom during 1952.
| GRADE | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | 1ll | IV | Total | ||
| Ice Cream | 141 | 41 | 9 | 17 | 208 | |
In addition to the above, six iced lollies were submitted
for bacteriological examination and all were placed in Grade I.
These results may be considered to be very satisfactory.
The figure of 87.5% placed in Grades I and II is a considerable
improvement over the results obtained in the first year's
working of the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947At
that time only 64% of the samples were placed in these
grades.
(f) Iced Lollies.
Iced Lollies appear to have become very popular with
children and it is probable that there is a greater consumption
by the younger generation of this product than the more conventional
ice cream. All lollies sampled so far have been