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West Ham 1930

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Ice Cream.
Seventeen samples of Ice Cream were taken from shops and
itinerant vendors, and submitted for bacteriological examination,
as under:—
1. Satisfactory microbic count,
but contained B.Coli in
1 /10th c.c., also B.Welchii
in 10th c.c. (from travellingcart)
Letter of caution sent; premises
and utensils inspected.
2. Satisfactory (from stall)
3. Satisfactory microbic count,
but contained B.Coli. in
1 /10th c.c., also B.Welchii
in 10th c.c. (from stall)
Letter of caution sent; premises
and utensils inspected.
Sampled again; see No. 15.
4. Bacterial count and B.
Coli satisfactory, but contained
B.Welchii in 10th c.c.
(from travelling cart)
Warned ; premises and utensils
inspected.
5. Satisfactory (from stall) —
6. Satisfactory (from Box
Tricycle) —
7. Satisfactory microbic count,
but contained B.Welchii in
in 10th c.c. (from stall)
Warned ; premises and utensils
inspected.
8. Satisfactory bacterial count,
but contained B.Coli in
l/1000th c.c. and B.Welchii
10th c.c. (from stall)
Letter of caution sent; premises
and utensils inspected;
sampled again, see No. 14.
9. Bacterial count heavy and B.
coli present in l/10th c.c.
(from stall)
Letter of caution sent; premises
and utensils inspected.
10. Bacterial count heavy and B.
Coli present in l/1000th c.c.
(from barrow)
Letter of caution sent; letter
and copy of bacteriological report
sent to M.O.H. of area in
which manufactured.
11. Bacterial count heavy and B.
Coli present on l/100th c.c.
(from stall)
Letter of caution sent; premises
and utensils inspected;
sampled again; see No. 13.
12. satisfactory (from barrow) —
13. Satisfactory (from stall) See No. 11.
14. Satisfactory (from stall) See No. 8.
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