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Ilford 1960

[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 whyapplications
for registration should not be refused or existing
registration should not be revoked.
108 applications for registration in respect of 107
premises were considered during the year 1960. Registration
was granted to 1 applicant in respect of the manufacture and
sale and to 107 applicants in respect of the sale only of icecream.
(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 atthe heat
treatment stage;
An indicating thermometer at the
cooling stage;
An indicating thermometer 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 1960, 31 samples were submitted for examination with the following results:-

No. of SamplesMinistry of Health Provisional grade.% of TotalUnsatisfactory Samples.
18I58-
5II16-
4III131
4IV13-
311001