‘the father expressed unorthodox views about the need to sterilise feeding bottles’
I took this to mean that he believed in sterilizing bottles. Maybe I read it wrong. But I will tell you that in Britain, only the cold water, and usually just the cold water tap in your kitchen, is certified ‘clean’ for drinking. The hot water usually just comes from a cistern of water in your loft (attic) that is then heated . Maybe he meant that you didn’t need to sterilize the bottles, but that’s not the way I read it.
Thand you.
After some research I found that the hot water tank also is part of the home heating system.