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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933
At the end of the year the number of sellers of Part II
Poisons (other than registered Pharmacists) on the list
maintained by the Council was one hundred and thirty-one. Of
this number five were new registrations during the year. It
was found necessary to procure two samples, one of ammonia
and the other of household disinfectant; both samples complied
with the requirements of the Act.
Water Supply
Although the water supply in Kensington is almost entirely
provided by the Metropolitan Water Board, there are three
premises which obtain water from artesian and deep wells.
Samples of water were taken both by the Council and the owners
for bacteriological and chemical examination. Results showed
that the waters were suitable for drinking and other domestic
purposes.
Ice Cream
The Pood Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951, made under the
Pood Standards (General Provisions) Order, 1944, and which came
into operation on the 1st March, 1951, provided a minimum
standard for ice cream of 5% fat, 10% sugar and 7½% milk solids
other than fat.
During 1952, owing to the shortage in supplies of milk
powder and fats, this standard was temporarily reduced by the
Ministry. The original standard, however, was reinstated
during the year under the Pood Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1953.
It was also possible for manufacturers to include milk as an
ingredient which, for many years past, had been prohibited.
The following table shows the number of samples taken
during 1953 for chemical analysis compared with the previous year.

There is still no legal bacteriological standard for ice
cream. As in previous years, samples were taken and submitted
for examination under the provisional Methylene Blue Reduction
test which is aimed to give a simple and practical means for
the routine examination of ice cream. The test is not of
sufficient precision to justify its use as a statutory test.
The grading is determined by the length of time ice cream takes