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(b) Ice Cream.
Thirty-two applications for Registration were received and
were dealt with as follows:—
Vendors, New 29
Vendors, Transfers 3
Number on Register at end of year 376
Number of premises used for Manufacturing 6
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.)—Regulations, 1947-51.
The trade has continued to co-operate and a good standard has
been maintained.
Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951.
Three samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the
Public Analysts who reported the following satisfactory results:—
Fat Content
17.5
9.0
10.47
Bacteriological Examination of Ice Cream.
One hundred and fourteen samples were submitted for
examination and for grading in accordance with the provisional
test of the Ministry of Health, with the following results:—
Grade I 82
,, II 17
„ III 12
„ IV 3
Where unsatisfactory samples were taken, the manufacturer
was informed and further check samples taken as soon as possible.
Where samples were taken of ice cream manufactured outside
the district, copies of these reports were forwarded to the appropriate
local authority.
Lollies (Various).
Thirty samples were examined for bacterial purity, two of
which were unsatisfactory.
Examination for Metallic Contents.
Three samples of ice lollies were sent to the Public Analysts
for examination for metallic contents and found to be free of
same.
(c) Meat and Other Foods.
There are no slaughterhouses in the Borough.