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Kingston upon Thames 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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SECTION E.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD,
(a) Milk Supply.
All milk supplies in the town are brought in from outside
sources, there being no milch herds in the Borough. All known
sources of supply are regularly sampled,, The quality generally
has proved to be satisfactory throughout the year.
Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations)
(Special Areas) Order 1951, the Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames
forms part of Specified Area No. 1. By the provisions of the
Order, it is an offence to sell in the Borough milk which is
not either Pasteurised, Sterilised or Tuberculin Tested. The
sale of raw undesignated milk is therefore entirely prohibited
within the Borough.
(b) Designated Milks.
The following table shows the number and type of licences
issued by your Corporation during 1959 under the provisions of
the Milk (Special Designations) Regulations.

All the licences were in force at the end of the year.

PasteurisedSterilisedTuberculin Tested
To Pasteurise1--
To Deal19176
Supplementary9109

(c) Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
During the year 65 samples of milk, all of which were
pasteurised, were sent to the Public Health Laboratory at Epsom
for examination.
The samples were submitted for the -phosphatase and methylene
blue tests, which are respectively tests of adequate
pasteurisation and satisfactory bacteriological condition, All
samples passed the test for which they were submitted,
(d) Ice Cream,
The number of registered premises in the Borough in which
ice cream may be stored or from which it may be sold is l69.
This figure also includes five producers. In addition to these
dealers and producers there are other premises, such as restaurants,
canteens, cinemas, etc. upon which ice cream is sold. These
premises are not required to be registered. By far the greater
part of the ice cream sold in the town is obtained from manufacturers
whose premises are situate outside the Borough, More than
ever the production of ice cream is being confined to the few
large manufacturers.