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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sutton and Cheam 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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and forty one premises had been registered for the sale of ice
cream in accordance with Section 16 of the Food and Drugs Act
1955 and on three of these premises ice cream could be manufactured.
During the year eleven applications for the registration
of premises for the sale and storage of ice cream were received
and granted.
BACTERIOLOGICAL SAMPLING OF ICE CREAM
During the year one hundred samples of ice cream were
obtained for bacteriological examination and provisional grading..
The following table shows the 1956 percentage results in each grade and for comparative purposes the results obtained in 1955
| 1956 Grading of Samples | 1955 Grading of Samples |
|---|---|
| Grade 1-92 samples - 92.00% | Grade 1-68 samples - 79.06% |
| " 2-7 " - 7.00% | " 2-7 " - 8.13% |
| " 3-1 " - 1.00% | "3-7 "8.13% |
| " 4 - Nil " - Nil | "4-4 " - 4.65% |
| TOTAL 100 | TOTAL 86 |
It is most gratifying to record that ninety nine per cent
of the samples were placed in grades 1 and 2, one per cent only
in grade 3 and none in grade 4.
The following table shows the average percentage and other
details in connection with the samples obtained from individual
manufacturers.
Code
Number
of
samples
taken
Type of sample
Average Percentage in each grade
Wrapped
Loose
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
A X
8
-
8
100- 00%
-
-
-
B X
2
2
-
100.00%
-
-
-
C
14
13
1
100.00%
-
-
-
D
22
19
3
95.45%
4.54%
-
-
E
19
18
1
100.00%
-
-
-
F
2
-
2
100.00%
-
-
-
G
1
1
-
100.00%
-
-
-
H X
17
-
17
70.58%
23.53%
5. 88%
-
I
4
4
-
75.00%
25.00%
-
-
J
1
1
-
100.00%
-
-
-
K
1
-
1
100.00%
-
-
-
L
3
3
-
66.66%
33.33%
-
-
M
2
-
2
100.00%
-
-
-
N
4
-
4
100.00%
-
-
-
TOTALS
100
61
39
92.00%
7.00%
1.00%
Nil
X Denotes locally produced.
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