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Kensington 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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6. Tuberculin tested milk may be placed in a fixed tank at
or near a farm for subsequent bulk collection, but the milk must
be pasteurised or sterilised before sale.
7. A licence-holder is no longer obliged to allow samples of
milk to be taken free of charge.
8. An inspector breaking the seal of a container in order to
take a sample must re-seal the container and attach a label stating
that he has opened and re-sealed it.
These changes in licensing procedure are designed primarily to
reduce the amount of routine work involved in the administration of the
Regulations.
There are no milk processing depots in the borough and all the
licences granted were in relation to milk obtained in pre-packed form
for sale from premises within the borough.
The number of applications granted during the year was 197, authorising the use of the special designations as:-
| Tuberculin Tested milk | 166 |
| Pasteurised milk | 187 |
| Sterilised milk | 162 |
The following table shows the number of samples of Tuberculin Tested (Farm Bottled) milk and processed milks taken during the year, together with the results of examinations:-
| Designation | No. of Samples | Methylene blue test | Phosphatase test | Turbidity test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | Passed | Failed | ||
| Tuberculin Tested (Farm bottled) | 22 | *18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculin Tested (Pasteurised) | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - |
| Pasteurised | 21 | *19 | 21 | ||||
| Sterilised | — | - | — | — | — | — | |
*Two samples of Pasteurised milk and k samples of Tuberculin
Tested (Farm bottled) milk were not submitted to the methylene blue
test as the atmospheric shade temperature exceeded 70°F., which is the
limit specified in the regulations.
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations. 1969
(a) Registrations
The number of persons registered under these Regulations at
the end of the year, to sell milk from premises in the borough
(including the sale of cream in sealed containers) was 201.
(b) Unclean Milk Containers
It is an offence under the Regulations for any dairy farmer
or distributor to use for holding milk any vessel that is not in a
state of thorough cleanliness immediately before use. In the case of