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Sutton and Cheam 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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ICE CREAM
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc•) Regulations 19^7-1952
Registrations. During the year five applications for the
registration of premises for the sale and storage of Ice cream
were received and granted.
At the end of 1957 a total of one hundred and fifty eight
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.
One hundred and twenty-six samples of milk were examined as follows:-
| Class of Milk | Number of samples examined | Type of test applied | Results Passed Failed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasteurised | 74 | Phosphatase | 74 | - |
| Methylene Blue | 74 | - | ||
| Sterilised | 10 | Turbidity | 10 | - |
| Tuberculin Tested Pasteurised | 22 | Phosphatase | 22 | - |
| Methylene Blue | 22 | - | ||
| Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) | 20 | Methylene Blue | 15 | 5 |
| TOTALS | 126 | 121 | 5 | |
To comply with the Milk. (Special Designation) (Raw Milk:)
Regulations, Tuberculin TestedMllkmust not decolourise Methylene
Blue within 4½ hours If the sample Is taken during 1st May to
31st October, or wlthln 5½ hours If taken between the 1st November
to 30th April.
Of the total samples examined under these Regulations five
samples of Hiberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) Milks failed to pass
the prescribed test. Three of these samples were taken during
the 4½ hours test period and decolourised Methylene Blue In from
1½ to 3½ hours, whilst the other two samples taken during the 5½
hours test period decolourised methylene blue In 4 hours and 5½
hours respectively.
It Is the practise Immediately to notify failures of farm
bottled milk to the dairy company concerned so that the matter
may be taken up with the responsible producers as speedily as
possible.
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