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Food Sampling
The bacteriological analyses of 313 food samples taken during the year were carried
out by the Public Health Laboratory Service.
Ninety-eight of these specimens were ice-cream samples, covering 18 makes of ice-cream,
and following bacteriological analyses the ice-creams were graded as follows:—
Grade I 90
Grade II 4
Grade III 4
Grade IV -
Ice-cream was manufactured locally at 3 premises during the year. Premises and
plant were inspected and checked and no infringement of the Ice-Cream (Heat Treatment,
etc.) Regulations, 1947-52, was recorded.
Closer liaison has been maintained during the year with the County Public Control
Department and the report on the work carried out in Southall by the staff of that Department
is as follows:—
Article
Total Samples
procured
Unsatisfactory
Milk (various)
75
7
Milk, New
195
48
Arrowroot
2
-
Baking Powder
I
-
Cakes
11
—
Coffee and Chicory Essence
2
-
Cooked Meat
I
—
Cream
3
—
Dried Milk
1
_
Drugs (various)
5
-
Fish
17
-
Fruit Cordial
1
—
Ground Almonds
1
_
Ice-Cream
3
—
Ice-Cream Mix
1
1
Lemon Curd
1
—
Marzipan
2
-
Meat Pie
1
—
Milk Chocolate
1
—
Minced Meat
11
—
Mincemeat
1
—
Pineapple
1
-
Sausages and Sausage Meat
12
-
Soups (tinned)
2
1
Sweets
2
—
Suet
1
_
Tinned Milk
2
_
Tomato Sauce
2
1
Victoria Plums
10
—
Vinegar
16
2
Whisky
3
-
Totals
387
60
30