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Surrender
Any person having for the purpose of sale food which is
diseased, unsound or unfit for human consumption can, under
Section 180(8) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1936,
surrender it to the Council for destruction or other suitable
method of disposal.

Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
At the end of the year, the number of sellers of Part 2
poisons (other than registered pharmacists) on the list maintainec
by the Council was 142. Of this number 10 were new registrations
during the year.
Water Supply
In Kensington, the water supply is almost entirely provided
by the Metropolitan Water Board, There are, however, 3 premises
which obtain water from seven artesian wells© Samples of water
from these wells were taken regularly both by the Council and
the owners for bacteriological and chemical examination. The
samples showed the water was suitable for drinking and domestic
purposes.
Ice Cream
Owing to the continued national shortage in milk and milk
products,, the prohibition on the use of these ingredients in the
manufacture of ice cream still continued to operate, and the
Government have not so far found it practicable to fix either
nutritional or bacteriological legal standards.
With the shortage of supplies, it is not surprising that
the nutritional standard of ice cream was low. During the year,
43 samples were taken for chemical analysis and the results showec
the fat content to vary from 0.3% to 8.2%, and the non-fatty soli(
content from 17.6% to 31.3%. The average fat content was 3.53%
and the average non-fatty solids content was 21.55%. The Council
have expressed the opinion that the fat content of ice cream
should not be less than 8%.
In May, 1947, regulations were made by the Minister of
Health requiring, subject to certain qualifications, the heat
treatment of ice cream ingredients after mixing. These
regulations also require that the apparatus used for manufacturing
purposes should be installed, maintained and operated to the
satisfaction of the Council.