[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough.

  • Middlesbrough (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Middlesbrough County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The advent of the soft ice-cream dispenser has not been a success in this Borough. Apart from the usual sales vehicles which are fitted with these machines, only an odd one or two are to be found in use in shops and these are confined to Ice-Cream Saloons and the larger stores. Undoubtedly the cost of installation has proved to be uneconomical. The adverse report of last year concerning Ice-Cream sales vehicles has had an effect during the year. Inspections have revealed improved conditions on the vehicles, though the odd one or two still remain which leave a lot to be desired. ’ More care has been taken in the use of chimes and no complaints were received during the year of their use outside the permitted hours. The Ice-Cream producing factories in the Borough have been regularly inspected and found to be well maintained, with one exception. In this latter case it was learned towards the end of the year that the business was being discontinued. The percentage of failures of Ice-Cream samples to attain a satisfactory grade in respect of the Ice-Cream produced within the Borough fell slightly this year from 20 to 18%. This figure is still too high but it should be pointed out that sampling is concentrated on manufacturers less likely to produce satisfactory results, rather than to repeat sampling from factories where a failure is rarely recorded. DRINKING WATER Samples of drinking water are examined bacteriol- ogically as follows :— (a) probable number of Coliform Bacilli per 100 ml. (b) probable number of Escherichia Coli per 100 ml. 28 such samples were procured and examined during the year and all proved to be satisfactory. BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF OTHER FOODSTUFFS The following 12 foodstuffs were examined bacterio- logieally following complaints received :— Baby Food . 2 Cheese Spread . 1 Fish Cakes . 1 Onions (Pickled) . 1 Pies (Meat) .. ... 2 Salad (Fruit). 1 Salmon (Canned) . 2 Tomatoes (Canned). 1 Veal (Jellied). 1