[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough.
- Droitwich (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1964
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Droitwich Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SECTION - Inspection ■ision of Food More regular routine inspection of Food Premises was carried out than in previous years. Details of the types of premises visited are sho^ra under the heading of ''Food Hygiene in the report of the Chief Public Health Inspector, Greater attention was paid to butchers shops, bakehouses, restaurants, cafes and ice-cream premises. No mea.t inspection was necessary as there are no licensed Slaughterhouses in the tovm, the Butchers dealing with the Abattoirs at Worcester and Bromsgrove, There is one manufacturer of Ice-cream in the town and thirty five retailers. The sale of the Soft-Mix product has increased recently, and there are three different manufacturers operating vehicles in the area. The Grading of this product is not so satisfa,ctory as the haxd ice-cream. Difficulties are encountered with the cleansing and sterilization of the Swedish freezer on these mobiles, a job which has to be ca.rried out daily. In the majority of cases a high quality mix is despatched from the factory, only to be spoiled v/hile it is being dispensed to the consumer. This is borne out by the results shoTm below but I am sure it is not peculiar to Droitwich and other Authorities could produce similar records. No. of Samples_ taken. Grade 1, Grade 2. Grade 3* Grade 4. HAIID ICE-CPuEAI>I 13 13 SOFT ICE-CREAM 8 2 3 2 1 MANUFACTURERS SAMPLES 21 15-6 (made at various stages along production line). Milk and Dairies are no longer the responsibility of the District Council, dealers licences being issued by Worcestershire County Council who are the Food and Drugs Authority, The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations are under the control of the County Public Health Inspector, Monthly sampling is carried out and he is good enough to supply us with his results as follows:- PasteiHised Mi]Jc Results 11 All satisfa.ctory. Sterilized Milk Rav/ Tuberculin Tested Milk 8 All satisfactory. Phosphatase and Methylene Blue Tests are used, or Guinea Pig inoculation if considered necessary. Chemical sampling for fatty and non-fatty solids is carried out by the County Anal3;’st, Examination of Foodstuffs The following foodstuffs were found unfit for human consumption Juice, .nd surrendered 20J lbs of 4 lbs of 6 lbs of 4 lbs of 4 lbs of 13 lbs of 13 lbs of 14 lbs of 28 lbs of End of Section E](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29169021_0027.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
