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Ice Cream.
The introduction of the Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.,)
Regulations called for a large amount of supervision of Ice Cream
Vendors and Manufacturers.
Groat improvements were carried out as regards machinery,
which is now mainly of the modern dairy type.
Many samples were taken and the results obtained were
used to track various faults.
The actual product is now for more in the nature of a
dairy product despite the varying constituents. The Ministry
of Food has not been able to specify a standard, either of
purity or food value , thereby leaving much to be done by way of
education and persuasion.
HOUSING.
During the year 8 premises were represented as being unfit
for human habitation.
The Municipal Year of 1947 towards it close saw the completion
of the Council's temporary housing programme, the last Emergency
Factory made house having been handed over for occupation on the
7th October, 1947.

The conversion of No.52 wickham Road was completed, a11 four
flats being occupied by the 20th September, 1947, The rebuilding
of the seven houses on the Brockley Housing Estate which were
destroyed by Enemy Action proceeded, four of these being completed
and occupied, and the remaining three completed very shortly after.
In spite of great difficulties common to all authorities, and
which tend to increase rather than diminish as time passes, very
considerable progress was made with the first section of the Council's
Permanent Housing Programme.
The first bricks were laid in November 1946 but the early
part of 1947 produced such bad weather that for some eight weeks
building work was practically at a standstill, and this, together
with shortage of labour and materials, severely handicapped all the
efforts of the Council to. speed up the work and keep to its
original schedule. Further, on the Milton Court Road site the
lengthy procedure under the Highway Act 1835, for the closing
and diversion of roadways impeded the speedy development of this
site, but the subsequent progress here has been heartening when all
difficulties are considered.
Nevertheless the new houses have been handed over at intervals,
and there is no question but that these are dwellings of which the
Council can be justifiably proud; moreover, the tenants already
installed are most enthusiastic in their praise not only of the
exterior design but of the internal plan and fittings.
In detail the position regarding these houses at the end of
the period under report was:-