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Kensington and Chelsea 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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All food condemned as unfit for human consumption is collected by the
Council, taken to the refuse destructor in Fulham, and destroyed.
Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963
Milk Licences
These Regulations, as amended by the Milk (Special Designation)
(Amendment) Regulations, 1965 require that all milk sold by retail in
England and Wales shall be specially designated, and that retailers must
be licensed by the local authority to sell such milk. Licences are
issued by the Council for a five-year period and all current licences
are valid until the end of 1970.
The number of licences granted by the Council during the year in respect of each designation, together with the total number in force at the end of the year, are shown in the following table:-
| Designation | Licences issued in 1969 | Total number in force at end of year |
|---|---|---|
| Untreated milk | - | 105 |
| Pasteurised milk | 5 | 255 |
| Sterilised milk | 5 | 210 |
| Ultra-heat Treated milk | 6 | 166 |
Milk Examinations The following table shows the number of samples of Untreated milk and processed milks taken during the year for examination in accordance with the Regulations, together with results obtained:
| Designation | No. of Samples | Methylene blue Test | Phosphatase Test | Colony Count Test | Turbidity Test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | F | P | F | P | F | P | F | ||
| Untreated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pasteurised | *33 | 19 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sterilised | 1 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ultra-heat Treated | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| P=Passed | F=Failed | ||||||||
* Of these 33 samples of pasteurised milk, 13 were rendered void
because the atmospheric shade temperature exceeded 70 degrees
Fahrenheit and the Methylene blue tests could not be carried
out.
Milk & Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
Registrations
The number of person 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 260.