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Sutton and Cheam 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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It is gratifying to record that the above results show a
complete absence of faecal coll.
A similar result was obtained n 1952,
CHEMICAL SAMPLING OF ICE CREAM
The Flood Standards (Ice Cream) Order 1953 restored from the
1st June 1953 the standard which had been in force before July
1952 and is now fat 5 per cent, sugar 10 per cent and milk solids
other than fat per cent.
Twelve samples were taken for chemical examination and in no case did the Public Analyst report a deficiency of fat.
| Producers Code | Number of Samples | Flat | Sample constituent percentages | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk solids other than fat | Sucrose | Total solids | |||
| A X | 2 | 16.5% | 7.6% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.3% | 16.6% | ||
| B | 2 | 10.1% | 8.5% | 10.5% | 11.5% |
| 8. 6% | 8.3% | 14.4% | 18.5% | ||
| C | 2 | 11.4% | 9.4% | 8.9% | 13.3% |
| 10.4% | 6.9% | 12.1% | 16.5% | ||
| D | 1 | 9.7% | 6.5% | 11.5% | 18.5% |
| E X | 1 | 8.9% | 16.2% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| F X | 1 | 7.6% | 8.8% | 12.7% | 14.8% |
| G | 1 | 10.2% | 9:5% | 13.0% | 15.8% |
| H | 1 | 10.1% | 9.0% | 11.0% | 15.7% |
| I | 1 | 9.2% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 16.8% |
| Average % | 12 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 12.0% | 15.3% |
X Denotes locally produced
ICE LOLLIES - CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION
1, Chemical. The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Orders do not at
present apply to water ices sold as such or to ice lollies.
The production of ice lollies in the Borough is Increasing.
Two informal samples of ice lollies were examined by the
Public Analyst for evidence of metallic contamination arising from
the use of certain types of moulds, but no harmful impurities were
found as a result of using these moulds.
2. Bacteriological. In view of the absence of a prescribed
standard and the ever increasing demand for ice lollies by school
children, it was considered advisable as in the previous year to
submit samples to a bacteriological test similar to the one
applied to ice cream.
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