[Report 1962] / Medical Officer of Health, Crosby Borough.

  • Crosby (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1962
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    Legal Proceedings. The manufacturers of two samples of foodstuffs were prosecuted during the year. In the first case the defendants were fined £5 and ordered to pay £5.5.0d. costs ; in the second case a penalty of £10, with £5.5.0d. costs was imposed. LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (GENERAL POWERS) ACT 1951. Section 14 of this Act, which has been adopted by the Corporation, provides for the registration of hawkers of food and premises used by them for storage. These premises are regularly inspected, and all pract- icable control is exercised over the hawkers themselves. ICE CREAM. All premises at which ice-cream is manufactured or sold were regular- ly inspected, 294 visits being made during the year. In addition, 72 samples were taken for bacteriological examination. Samples were submitted to a methylene blue reduction test, and divided into four grades, in accordance with a provisional grading system recom- mended by the Ministry of Health. As a working basis, the Ministry have suggested that 50° (, of the samples trom any one source should fall into grade 1, 80% into grades 1 and 2, and none into grade 4. No claims for the infallibility of this test are made by the Ministry, but it forms a useful adjunct to regular inspection, and helps the Public Health Inspectors to concentrate their efforts on endeavouring to improve the technique o the less satisfactory producers and retailers. When sampling ice-cream it is the Public Health Inspectors practice to devote special attention to the less satisfactory sources ot supp v, an to take immediate ‘ repeat ’ samples when the original sample is placed in grade 3 or 4. 71 samples were submitted to the‘methylene blue’ test and of these 60 were placed in grade one, 7 in grade two, 3 in gra c tuee an grade four. MEAT AND OTHER FOODS The inspection of food premises is carried out by the Public spectors, all of whom possess the necessary quahhcatio• P ’ ^ k and premises where food is prepared, stored, com e> under constant supervision. In carrying out this work the following inspections were made : Butchers’ Shops, 188 inspections. Other Food Shops, Vehicles and Premises, 1,462 inspections.