[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Gosport Borough.
- Gosport (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1962
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Gosport Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Custard Pie (portion) Bread and Butter T.T. Milk ICE CREAM Contained rodent faeces Spreading consisted of a mixture of 90 per cent butter and 10 per cent margarine. False label. Sample had been heat treated and was not raw milk. Registration of Premises For Manufacture and Sale... 2 For Sale Only 220 Sampling Investigations failed to disclose sufficient evidence as to source of rodent faeces; no further action taken. Further Informal Sample taken at request of Public Analyst. This was satisfactory. Producer advised, labelling changed to comply with requirements. No. of Samples Taken Samples Reported % in Grade 1 % in Grade lor 2 % in Grade 3 % in Grade 4 Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 1962 74 53 12 3 6 72% 88% k% 8% 196]. 99 81 8 3 2 86% 95% 3% 2% 1 The Public Health laboratory Service advised that samples should be .judged on results of a series and suggests that over a six-monthly period:- 50% of Samples should fall into Grade 1 80% ?? Grades 1 or 2 Not more than 20% ” ” ” ” Grade 3 and no ?? ” ,? ” Grade 4 Of the 6 Ice Cream Samples reported as Grade U, 5 were soft ice-cream. Production of this type of ice-cream has increased considerably recently and presents problems not met with in the manufacture of ice-cream by the usual methods. It is made in the machine from which it is sold and, in most cases, this is in a vehicle. As the law stands there is no ability to require registration of these vendors as manufacturers. In general the vans are well-equipped with the amenities required for food-handlers (water, basin, soap and towel) and kept clean. The apparatus for making the ice- cream is dismantled at the end of each day and sterilised. In addition 19 Iced Lolly Samples were examined. There is no standard for the composition or bacterial content of this product but in all cases of unsatisfactory reports the manufacturer and the retailer were advised re precautions to be taken to prevent contamination. FOOD CONTROL DUTIES BY PUBLIC HEALTH_ INSPECTORS Inspection of Premises Visits in Connection with Sampling Inspection of Food Miscellaneous Visits Bakehouses 44 Butchers Shops 121 Fishmongers and Poulterers 65 Greengrocers and Fruiterers 159 Grocers and Other Food Shops 388 Food Preparing Premises 55 Dairies and Milkshops 31 Ice Cream Premises 95 Cafes 62 Mobile Traders 49 Food and Drug Sampling 220 Ice Cream Sampling 89 Milk and Water Sampling 204 Number of Visits to all Types of Premises in connection with Inspection of Food 171 21](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29263803_0025.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
