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Sutton and Cheam 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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CHEMICAL SAMPLING OF ICE CREAM
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order 1953 prescribes (with
certain exceptions) the following standard for Ice cream:Fat
5%. Sugar 10% and milk solids other than fat 7½%.
The following table shows that nine samples were submitted
to the public analyst for chemical examination.
The results reveal that the average constituent percentages are well above the required standard.
| Producers Code | Number of Samples | Constituent Percentages | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat | Milk solids other than fat | Sucrose | Total Sugars | ||
| A X | 2 | 9.05% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| B | 1 | 7.6% | 7.7% | 15.6% | 20.0% |
| C | 1 | 8.0% | 12.4% | 14.7% | 18.2% |
| D | 1 | 12.0% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| E | 1 | 11.2% | 9.0% | 13.0% | 17.0% |
| F | 3 | 5,2% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 14.9% |
| 9 | 8.05% | 10.7% | 13.5% | 15.7% | |
X Denotes locally produced.
ICE LOLLIES BACTERIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL EXAMINATION
l Bacteriological. The Pood Standards (Ice Cream) Orders do
not prescribe a standard for water Ices or Ice lollies sold as
such.
In view of the absence of a prescribed standard and the
Increasing public demand for lollies, It was decided as In former
years to submit samples of lollies to a bacteriological test
similar to the one applied to Ice cream.
Fifteen samples of lollies were examined and all passed the
provisional grading test
2. Chemical Three samples were submitted to a chemical test
In order to ascertain the effect of the use of certain types of
moulds used In the manufacture of lollies. No evidence was found
of harmful Impurities arising from the use of the moulds.
MEAT AND OTHER FOODS
Food Shops- The fifty-five butchers shops (Including two
horseflesh shops) within the Borough have been inspected and
observation kept upon the vehicles used for the conveyance of
meat and offal,
In general the provisions of the Public Health (Meat)
Regulations have been well observed.
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