London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Surbiton 1949

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Surbiton]

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The year's results can be summarised as follows:-
Ice Cream.
Grade
I
46 =
43.8%
,,
II
27
.....
,,
I & II
73 =
69.5%
,,
III
24 =
22.8%
,,
IV
8 =
7.6%
Total
105
Ice-Lollies.
Grade
I
14 =
93.3%
,,
II
1
,,
I & II
15 =
100%
Plato Count only (Ungraded)
1
Total:
16
Each retailer from whom a sample was taken was supplied with
a copy of the laboratory report, and a Sanitary Inspector
visited the premises and gave advice where reports were not up
to the standard expected. Whore manufacture took place outside
the Borough( as was so frequently the case) copies of reports
were also sent to the Sanitary Inspector for the district
concerned.
No standard has vet been fixed fnr the fpt content of
ice cream.
Four samples were subjected to chemical analysis,
and the fat content found to "be 9.4, 2,9, 6.5, and 6.2, with
total solids 31.6, 20.4, 28.5, and 26.7 per cent.
LAB.
REP.
NO.
DATE
SAMPLE
TAKEN.
LER.
WHETHER
MANUFACTURED
IN
BOROUGH.
MANUFACTURER
.
REPORT.
1376
25.2.49
A
No
H0R
Grade I. Coli absent
3798
23.4.49
A
No
HOR
Grade I. Coli absent
7055
10617
7.7.49
A
No
HOR
Grade II Coli present
Faecal Coli absent.
7.10.49
A
No
HOR
Grade I Coli absent
3801
6299
23. 4.49
.
B
Yes
PRY
Grade I Coli present.
Faecal coli absent.
23. 6.49
B
Yes
PRY
Grade I Coli present
8848
10238
Faecal coli absent
20.8.49
B
Yes
PRY
Grade III. Coli present
Faecal coli absent
1. Ii0.49
B
Yes
PRY
Grade I. Coli absent
8850
20. 8.49
C
No
ELD
Grade II. Coli absent
8491
11. 8.49
D
No
WAL
Grade II. Coli absent
1373
25.2.49
F
No
ADR
Grade I. Coli absent
1374
25.2.49
F
No
RAI
Grade I. Coli absont
6301
23.6.49
G
No
PEL
Grade III Coli absent
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