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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 types of licences in
force during 1963, under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations)
Regulations I960. These Regulations prescribe that the licences
shall cover a five-year period, and with the exception of one pasteuriser's
licence, all are dealer's licences to sell prepacked milk.

(c) Bacteriological Examination of Milk,
During the year 113 samples of milk were sent to the Public Health
Laboratory at Epsom, and the following is a tabulated statement of the
re suits:-