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Sutton and Cheam 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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The quantity of ice cream manufactured in the Borough
continues to decline. At the present time a small amount is made
at only three premises.
During the year five new applications for the registration
of premises for the sale of ice cream were received and granted.
BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLING OF ICE CREAM
Ninety eight samples of ice cream were taken at various
premises for provisional grading and bacteriological examination.
The following table shows the provisional grading percentages for the year 1953 and for comparative purposes the results obtained from one hundred and two samples In 1952.
| 1953 | 1952 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grading of Samples | Grading of Sables | ||||
| Grade 1 | 82 samples | 83.67% | Grade 1 | 63 samples | 61.76% |
| " 2 | 6 " | 6.12% | " 2 | 30 " | 29.41% |
| " 3 | 8 " | 8.16% | " 3 | 6 " | 5.88% |
| " 4 | 2 " | 2.04% | " 4 | 3 " | 2.94% |
| 98 Samples | 102 Samples | ||||
It will be seen that the bacterial purity of the ice cream
sold in the Borough has been maintained at a relatively high
standard.
The following table shows the percentage grading results for each manufacturer
| Code | No. of samples taken | Type of samples taken | Percentage results in each Grade | Faecal Coll present | Conforms present | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrapped | Loose | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| A X | 5 | - | 5 | 100, 00 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| B X | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - | 1 |
| C X | 1 | - | 1 | 100. 00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 14 | 10 | 4 | 85.71 | 7.14 | 7.14 | - | - | 3 |
| E | 18 | 17 | 1 | 94.44 | 5. 55 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95. 22 | 4. 76 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 2 | - | 2 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 2 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 4 | - | 4 | 25.00 | - | 75.00 | - | - | 3 |
| J | 4 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 3 | 3 | - | 75.00 | 25.00 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 3 | 3 | - | 100.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 2 | 2 | - | 50.00 | - | 50.00 | - | - | 1 |
| N | 5 | 5 | - | 100. 00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| o | 7 | 6 | 1 | 71.42 | 14.28 | 14.28 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 3 | 3 | - | 66. 66 | - | 33.33 | - | - | 2 |
| Q | 3 | - | 3 | - | 33.33 | - | 66.66 | - | 3 |
| Totals | 98 | 73 | 25 | 83.67 | 6.12 | 8.16 | 2.04 | Nil | 35 |
X Denotes locally produced.
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