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Sutton and Cheam 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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MILK SAMPLES.
Twenty-five samples of milk were submitted for
bacteriological examination as below:—
| No. of Samples. | Below 100,000 bacteria per millilitre. 7 | Coliform Test | Phosphatase Test. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | + | Satisfactory | Unsatisfactory | ||
| Above 100,000 bacteria per millilitre. 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
2. Ordinary Milk.
| No. of Samples. | Total bacteria per millilitre. | Coliform Test. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 50,000 | 50,000 -100,000 | 100,000— 250,000 | 1,280,000 | — | + | |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
ICE CREAM.
At the end of 1941, 99 premises, had been registered
in accordance with Section 14 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. On eight of these premises ice cream is
manufactured.
The premises, together with vehicles used by purveyors,
were inspected during the season and found
to be generally well kept.
Fourteen instances of unsatisfactory conditions were
dealt with, action in twelve of these cases being due
to the storage of foodstuffs, other than ice cream, in
the ice cream cabinets.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The butchers' shops within the Borough have
been inspected and observation kept upon the vehicles
used for the conveyance of meat, with the result that
it had been found that the provisions of the Public
Health (Meat) Regulations have been generally well
observed. Necessary action was taken in 6 cases
where sanitary conditions were not satisfactory, or
certain contraventions of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations, 1924, existed.
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