It was not possible on Thursday to visit all the ice creameries on the first black list, but it is probabiq that jthe views of df! ara the same on most points. A call was made on Mr. E. Burrows, managing director of the Shanghai Hotels. He declared that it has always been the policy at beth the big hotels to follow very closely all the dictates of the Health Department, for their reputation depends upon it. Not only that, but the management has in many instances gone a great deal farther and taken more strict precautions than the Health Department has considered necessary. Hitherto it had been considered that their kitchen departments were perfect and every foreign member of the staffs felt this challenge very acutely. Visits from the Council's inspectors at any time and for any purpose always had been welcomed, their advice had been followed and their instructions obeyed to the letter. He understood that fault had not been found with the materials used for making ice cream, but it had been indicated that it was more likely the utensils had not been properly cleaned. (It may be remarked that,: at the Health Office, though this was not directly admitted, it was stated hat probably it' was the main fault in most of the cases under notice.) This again, hurt them very badly, for the greatest care was taken to have everything, perfectly clean. Even thong! ice cream was so small an item in their daily sales, it was not treated carelessly but was given as much consideration as the largest and it was made under the direct supervision of their foreign chefs, who personally saw that everything was up to the highest standard. It was stated that, as the hotels apparently had failed to make pure ice cream, even though they had followed most carefully the instructions of the Health De partment, invitationd have now been sent to the Department's inspectors to visit the kitchens and see the ice cream being made, so that they can say where the fault is.
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