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SECTION E—WATER SUPPLY—MILK AND FOOD
AND DRUGS, ETC.
E(1) Water Supply
The water supply in the district is supplied by the Metropolitan
Water Board and though possessing a considerable
degree of hardness (30.8 degrees), is palatable and of good
quality. The supply is led direct into the premises served,
no standpipes being known to exist, except on the Belvedere
Marsh Encampment site where three standpipes are installed
and maintained by the Council.
Two monthly samples have been regularly obtained and
submitted to the Kent County Council's Laboratory for
examination, with satisfactory results.
E (2)a Dairies and Milk stores
The current register of dairies and milk stores records the
following registration figures:—
No. of registered distributors 8
No. of dairies 5
Regular inspections have been made throughout the year
with a view to maintaining the high standard of cleanliness.
E (2)b Bacteriological Examination of Milk
The following samples of designated milk retailed within
the Borough were obtained and submitted to the County
Laboratory for examination:—
Pasteurised 22
Tuberculin tested (Past) 6
Sterilised 3
Total 31
All were reported upon satisfactorily, such milk satisfying
the methylene blue, phosphatase, and turbidity tests.
E (2)c Biological Testing of Milk
In addition to the samples enumerated above, two
samples of milk were submitted to the County Laboratory
for biological testing. No evidence of Tuberculosis was
found to exist.