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Ilford 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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its powers and duties with regard to the granting, refusal
or revocation of registrations, including the duty of interviewing
applicants who are required to show cause why
applications for registration should not be refused or existing
registration should not be revoked.
37 applications for registration in respect of 36 premises
were considered during the year 1959 all were granted
in respect of the sale only of ice-cream.
(ii) ICE-CREAM (HEAT TREATMENT, ETC.)REGULATIONS,
1959.
The Council has decided, in accordance with the recommendations
of the Minister of Health, that 4 thermometers
should be provided of the following types:-
A recording thermometer at the heat
treatment stage;
An indicating thermometer at the heat
treatment stage;
An indicating thermometer at the
cooling stage;
An indicating the rmomete r at storage
stage.
(iii) SAMPLING
Samples for bacteriological examination are taken
monthly from April to September and at regular intervals
during the winter months as supplied by all manufacturers to
mobile salesman and local retailers. Samples are repeated
after unsatisfactory results.

In 1959, 24 samples were sub mitted for examination with the following results:-

No. of SamplesMinistry of Health Provisional grade.% of TotalUnsatisfactory Samples.
18I75-
1II4-
2III8-
3IV131
241001