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Unclean Milk.
to the prejudice of the purchaser to rely upon a warranty
under which he may have received the article in question
as a defence to proceedings under the Act. The Committee
have considered letters received from several of the Metropolitan
Borough Councils on the subject, together with
reports from the Town Clerk and Medical Officer of Health.
The Committee are strongly of opinion that both sections
should be repealed, and they accordingly directed that
communications to this effect be addressed to the Presidents
of the Local Government Board and the Board of Agriculture.
Your Committee received a letter, 20th January, from
the Islington Borough Council, forwarding copy of a report
by their Medical Officer of Health with reference to the
uncleanly condition of the milk supplied to London, stating
that they had written to the London County Council
suggesting that they should apply to Parliament for powers
to prevent the introduction into the Metropolis of milk
containing sediment of a dirty character, and to enable
them to inspect dairies, cowsheds, and cattle from which
milk is supplied to the County of London, and asking that
this Council will—if they agree with them—address a
similar communication to the London County Council.
The Committee received a report from the Town Clerk and
Medical Officer of Health stating that they are of opinion
that the suggested application to the London County
Council would not meet the question so well as a representation
to the Local Government Board on the desirability
of enforcing the existing regulations with regard to dairies
and cowsheds in all the country districts of England and
Wales, as the Local Government Board are the controlling
authority for districts outside London. Your Committee
concurred in the view expressed by the Town Clerk and