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Merton and Morden 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Merton & Morden]

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Ice-cream (Heat Treatment) Regulations, 1947.These regulations came into operation on the 1st May, 1947. At the end of the year, there was only one manufacturer of ice-cream on the register and 69 dealers and 15 vendors were registered. 49 samples were obtained and submitted for examination with the following results:—

No.GradeMethylene Blue TestColiform B.Remarks
11SatisfactoryAbsent
21„„
31„„
41„„
51„„
62„Present
73Unsatisfactory„
81Satisfactory„
92„„
103UnsatisfactoryAbsent
111Satisfactory„
123UnsatisfactoryPresent
134„„
144„„
154„„
163„Absent
174„„
184„Present
193„„
203„„
211Satisfactory„
223Unsatisfactory„Faecal coli present
233„Absent
243„Present
251SatisfactoryAbsent
263UnsatisfactoryPresentFaecal coli present
272Satisfactory„Faecal coli present
283Unsatisfactory„
292SatisfactoryAbsent
302„„
311„Present
323Unsatisfactory„Faecal coli present
331SatisfactoryAbsent
343UnsatisfactoryPresentFaecal coli present
353„„
363„Absent
372SatisfactoryPresent
383Unsatisfactory„Faecal coli present
392Satisfactory„Faecal coli present
403Unsatisfactory„
411SatisfactoryAbsent
421„Present
432„
442„Absent
451„„
461„„
471„„
481„„
491„„