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pasteurised in accordance with the legal requirements and either
sold it in small quantities from a shop counter-pan or bottled it
in their own dairies for distribution to their customers.
As the Regulation which came into force on 1st October 1954
makes this practice illegal, purveyors in the Borough have made
arrangements for their wholesalers to supply milk in bottles which
have been washed, filled and sealed at the premises at which it
has been pasteurised. This regulation is a welcome step in the
right direction.
There are in the Borough two dairies in which milk is
pasteurised. In one, the plant is of the "Holder" type, i.e. the
milk is retained at a temperature of not less than 1450F. and not
more than 150°F. for at least thirty minutes, and immediately
cooled to a temperature of not more than 50°F. In the other9 in
which the High Temperature - Short Time (H.T. - S.T.) process is
employed, the milk is retained at a temperature of not more than
161°F. for at least fifteen seconds,and is immediately cooled to
a temperature of not more than 50°F.
Both methods comply with the requirements of the Milk
(Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations
1949, and it is satisfactory to record that during 1954, sixteen
samples of milk were taken from each of these plants, all of which
satisfied the prescribed tests viz., the Phosphatase Test for
efficient heat-treatment and the Methylene Blue Test for keeping
quality.
In addition, there are in Fulham two large bottled milk
distributing depots,and the occupiers of 129 retail shops (mostly
grocers) are registered to sell milk in the properly closed and
sealed receptacles in which it is delivered to their premises. Of
these 31 made daily deliveries to their customers' houses, whilst
the remainder merely sell bottled milk in their shops.