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working hours, and the prohibition of smoking are new requirements
to which particular attention is given."
"This work has affected the normal routine inspection of
food shops, but this has continued on modified lines in the course
of food sampling and inspection."

Five grocers' shops and one baker's premises are registered for
the preparation of preserved meat, etc., and all the fish friers'
premises are similarly registered in respect of fish frying.
On the 1st July, 1956 the Coulsdon & Purley Urban District
(Food) Order 1956, came into force, thus finalising steps taken by
the Council to effect a substitution of the powers in S.64. Coulsdon
and Purley U.D.C. Act, 1937 (Registration of premises used in
connection with the sale of ice cream or preserved food) by similar
powers in S.16 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
MILK.
As milk is not only an excellent food for humans, and
especially children, but also for germs to thrive and multiply in,
its production and handling has received a great deal of attention
and separate legislation.
It was formerly probably the chief contributor to non-pulmonary
tuberculosis in children, and the reduction in prevalence
of that disease bears evidence of the beneficial effect of supervision
of the milk supply.
Milk and Dairies Regulations, 1949-1954.
As a result of these Regulations, the supervision of the production
of milk passed out of the hands of Local Authorities in 1949,
but the handling, distribution and sale of milk after leaving the
point of production is carefully supervised by the local Inspectors.
A register has to be kept, and entered therein in 1956 were 19
distributors of milk in the District but only one registered dairy
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