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The following table shows the results of examinations in
respect of 70 samples submitted to the Ministry of Health Public
Health Laboratory at Epsom during 1959. Owing to the numerous
factors governing the hygienic quality of ice cream, undue
attention is not paid to the bacteriological results on any single
sample. It is significant to note that during the year under
review all the samples came within Grades I and II. This is
considered to be satisfactory. Where samples fall within Grades
III and IV these are not considered to "be so, and appropriate
action is taken with the persons concerned so that a satisfactory
standard may be achieved.
GRADE
I II III IV Total
Ice Cream 68 2 - - 7O
(e) Meat and Other Foods.
(i) There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough. The
supply of meat for the town arrives from Smithfield and through
the local wholesale shops. A certain amount of home killed meat
also comes from the modern abattoir at Guildford.
(ii) Foodstuffs condemned as unfit.
The following tabulated statement shows the amounts of
various foods which were condemned during the year and the
causes for condemnation. The quantities involved are small in
comparison with the amount of food which is handled in the town.
The list is very much condensed to avoid unnecessary detail,,