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Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.

The inspectors paid 314 visits to milk shops and dairies during the
year and it was found necessary to serve 2 notices with reference to
insufficient water-closet accommodation.
It was not found necessary to take legal proceedings as the required
work was remedied on receipt of notice.
Bottling Milk in the street.—Article 31 of the Milk and Dairies Order,
1926, is to ensure that milk shall be bottled and sealed on registered
premises and shall be delivered to the consumer in that state. During the
year three roundsmen were prosecuted for offences against the Order.
Fines varying from 5s. to £3 were inflicted. It is satisfactory to report
that there is a further decrease in the number of these cases, but observations
require to be no less vigilant as offences may be more prevalent
than they appear to be.
A roundsmen was observed filling bottles with milk outside his
employer's shop contrary to the regulations. Empty bottles and caps
were found on the pavement outside the shop and the employer, who
was responsible for the actions of the roundsman, was spoken to by the
Inspector. A summons was taken out against the employer for not
taking effective precautions to prevent contamination of the milk and
owing to the explanation given to the magistrate, which was accepted,
the summons was dismissed on the payment of 2s. costs.
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
During the year 54 milk sellers took advantage of the provision contained
in 3rd Schedule of the Milk and Dairies Act, 1915, to request the
Local Authority to take samples from the consignors at the place of
delivery. The form of written request is prescribed in the Schedule,
and although 40 of the requests were in proper legal form, 14 were quite
inadmissible in that they specified neither time nor place where the samples
could be taken nor did they express a request for such samples to be