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At the end of 1953, there were in Fulham one milk pasteurising
establishment, 2 large hottled milk depots and 3 dairies which were
continuing, for the time being, to wash, fill and seal bottles „ In
addition, the occupiers of 117 retail shops were registered to sell
milk in the properly closed and unopened receptacles in which it is
delivered to their premises. Of these, 31 make daily deliveries to
customers' houses, whilst the remainder merely sell bottled milk in
their shops„
FOOD and DRUGS ACT. 1938 - 1950
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk)
Regulations 1949/1953"
Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations. 1949/1950
To comply with the Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised and
Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 194-9, Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised)
and Pasteurised Milk must not give a reading of more than 2.3
Lovibond blue units in the phosphatase tests and must not decolourise
methylene blue in thirty minutes in the laboratory at atmospheric
shade temperature not exceeding 65° F until between 9 a„m. and 10 a.m.
on the day following that on which the sample was collected.
To comply with the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk)
Regulations, 1949, Tuberculin Tested and Accredited Milk must not
decolourise methylene blue within 4½ hours if the sample is taken
between 1st May and 31st October, or within 5½ hours if taken between
1st November and 30th April.
Tuberculin Tested (Sterilised) and Sterilised Milk when submitted
to the turbidity tests must show no sign of turbidity.
During 1953, 110 samples of milk were purchased by the Sampling
Officer and submitted to the appropriate tests. Of these, 27 were
taken at the early morning delivery to the hospitals in the Borough and
31 were taken at schools under the control of the London County Council.

Void due to atmospheric shade temperature exceeding 65° F.