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The addition of thickening substance to cream is prohibited. A thickening substance is
defined as sucrate of lime, gelatine, starch paste or any other substance, which when added to cream
is capable of increasing its viscosity but does not include cane or beet sugar.
The penalty for an offence under the Regulations is a fine not exceeding £100, and in the case
of a continuing offence a further penalty not exceeding £50 for every day during which the offence
continues.
These Regulations are generally in accordance with the views which have been put forward
by the Council for many years past, and there is good reason to be satisfied with them, for they
prohibit the addition of those preservatives which the Council have endeavoured to exclude from
foodstuffs in this Borough, and they sanction the use of only two preservatives, namely, sulphur
dioxide and benzoic acid, which may be regarded as harmless in the quantities prescribed and in
regard to which the Council have never seen fit to take proceedings.
The Council have for a large number of years required a much higher standard in regard to the
absence of preservative in foods than has been usual in other districts ; therefore, the position
of Kensington traders under these Regulations will be by no means so difficult as that of shopkeepers
in other areas. Indeed, the administration of the Regulations during the early part of 1927 has
not revealed many difficulties and, generally speaking, the requirements have been complied with
in a satisfactory manner.
Margarine and Butter Substitutes.—Under Section 9 of the Margarine Act, 1887, and Section
7 (4) of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, manufacturers and wholesale dealers in margarine
and margarine cheese are required to register their premises with the local authority. By Section
1 (1) of the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907, these requirements were extended to butter factories
and to the premises of wholesale dealers in milk-blended butter. The following premises in the
Borough are registered in accordance with the requirements of the above Acts:—
Lipton, Ltd. 210, Portobello Road.
„ „ 145, Brompton Road.
E. C. Nicholls 19, Church Street.
Maypole Dairy Co., Ltd 196, Portobello Road.
Home and Colonial Stores, Ltd. 136, Portobello Road.
„ „ „ 184, Portobello Road.
„ „ „ 20, Chepstow Mansions.
„ „ „ 71, Notting Hill Gate.
„ „ „ 171, Earl's Court Road.
„ „ „ 98, Golborne Road.
Pearks, Ltd. 76, Golborne Road.
„ 62, Princes Road.
„ 165, Portobello Road.
Sale of Food Order, 1921.—No infringements of the Order were noted during the year.
Food Poisoning.—No instance of food poisoning was brought to my notice during the year.
THE PREYENTION OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The following diseases are compulsorily notifiable in Kensington:—
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica
Acute Polio-encephalitis.
Acute Polio-myelitis.
Acute Primary Pneumonia.
Anthrax.
Cerebro-spinal Fever.
Cholera.
Continued Fever.
Diphtheria.
Dysentery.
Erysipelas.
Glanders.
Hydrophobia.
Influenzal Pneumonia.
Malaria.
Membranous Croup.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.
Plague.
Puerperal Fever.
Puerperal Pyrexia.
Relapsing Fever.
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever.
Small-pox.
Trench Fever.
Tuberculosis.
Typhoid or Enteric Fever.
Typhus Fever.
Zymotic Enteritis.