Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Mitcham]
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Swiss Roll 1 Granulated Sugar 1
Meat Soup 1 Meat Pie 1
Desiccated Coconut 1 Tomato Soup 1
White Pepper 1 Peanut Butter 1
Cake Mixture 2 Sardines in Oil 1
Double Cream 1 Pure Honey 1
Spaghetti and Sausages in Synthetic Cream 1
Tomato Sauce 1 Gelatine
White Fondant 1 Sponge Mixture
Garden Peas 1 Butter
Luncheon Meat 1 Ice-cream 18
Crabmeat 2
All samples were satisfactory, with the exception of one
formal (tinned Cambridge sausage) and two informal samples
(coconut cake filling and meat pies); a warning letter was sent
in each of these cases.
Three summonses, regarding dirty milk bottles, were applied
for, and fines of (1) £20 and £8 8s. 0d. costs, (2) £5 and
£3 13s. 0d. costs. (3) £5 and £3 13s. Od. costs, were awarded.
Ice-Cream.
Four premises in the Borough are registered for the manufacture
of ice-cream, and one hundred and twenty-seven for
the storage of ice-cream. One hundred and eighty-eight visits
were paid during the year.
Sixty samples of ice-cream were taken and examined for bacteriological purity. Nineteen samples were also tested for fat content. The results are tabulated below:-
Provisional Grade. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
I | ii | III | iv | |
Coliforms absent | 18 | 8 | 2 | — |
Coliforma present in l/10th ml | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Fæcal coli present (in addition to above):- | ||||
In 1 ml. | — | — | — | — |
In l/10th ml. | 1 | — | 1 | — |
In l/100th ml. | - | - | — | - |