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Kensington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The alterations made in the Council's Register of Dairymen are shown in the following table: —
| Purveyors of milk in sealed bottles. | Dairymen. | Dairies and Milkshops. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfers | – | 18 | 18 |
| Added to Register | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| Vacated and removed from Register | – | 7 | 7 |
| Dairymen with premises outside the Borough added to Register | – | 1 | – |
| On Register December, 31st 1926 | – | 151 | 151 |
| On Register December 31st, 1927 | 25 | 147 | 146 |
| (+) Increase. (—) Decrease | + 25 | —4 | —5 |
Register of Wholesale Dairies.—The Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, requires the
Council to keep a separate Register of wholesale dairies. This Register contained one name at the
beginning of the year and no alteration has been required.
Inspection of Dairies and Milkshops.—The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires a higher
standard of hygiene in connection with milkshops and the distribution of milk than existed under
previous legislation and, in order to secure the improvements required as smoothly as possible, the
Council directed that a routine inspection of twelve dairies should be made every month and
notices served with a view to bringing these premises up to the standard required by the new Order.
During the course of the detailed inspection of the 151 dairies, it was found necessary to serve
twenty-three notices in the years 1926 and 1927 calling for repairs or alterations which were mainly
of a minor character; the occupiers complied with these notices without delay in all cases. This
detailed inspection was completed during the year and it can now be said that every dairy in
Kensington comes up to the high standard of hygiene required under the Milk and Dairies Order,
1926.
The total number of inspections of dairies and milkshops during the year was 653.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—Under the Order the Council are authorised to grant
licences to persons other than a producer to sell milk under special designations. Every licence
granted is valid for a period ending on the 31st day of December in the year in respect of which
it is granted. The Order lays down a schedule of fees to be paid by applicants for licences.
The licences granted in 1927 were as follow:—
(a) Dealers' licences to use the designation " Certified Milk " 22
(b) Dealers' licences to use the designation " Grade A (Tuberculin
Tested) Milk" 20
(c) Dealers' licences to use the designation " Pasteurised Milk " 27
In each case the licence has been granted for the purpose of authorising the dealer to sell
specially designated milk from shops within the Borough. No application has been made for a
licence to set up a pasteurising establishment within the Borough.
During the year nine samples of " Certified Milk " and three of " Pasteurised Milk " were taken for the purpose of ascertaining whether they complied with the bacteriological standards laid down in the Milk (Special Designations) Order, which are as follow :—
| Special Class of Milk. | Maximum number of bacteria permitted per c.c. | Standard for bacillus coli. |
|---|---|---|
| "Certified Milk" | 30,000 | Must not be found in onetenth c.c. |
| '* Pasteurised Milk " | 100,000 | No Standard. |