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is said to be pasteurised—after a manner it may be, but all is to the
good. Milk purveyors must produce a pure article or go to the wall.
That patient animal, the public, is asking for a better deal and of course,
the sanitarian is glad. Now, Section 2 empowers a local authority to
refuse to register a retail purveyor of milk or to remove such a person
from the register. This means that the gentleman who waters his
milk will meet with short shrift.
In Deptford, as elsewhere, the problem is what is to be done with
the small mixed dealer who sells coal, sticks, milk, pepper, sweets and
clothing. Milk should not be sold with these. This is a 1924 question,
so I shall not say more here on that point. The Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923 came out in May, 1923. The Public Health
(Condensed Milk) Regulations came into operation on 1st October, 1923.
Every tin containing condensed milk must be labelled accurately in
accordance with the First Schedule of the Regulations. Full cream,
unsweetened must contain not less than 9 per cent. of milk fat and 31
per cent. of all milk solids including fat. The same applies to sweetened
full cream. Unsweetened skim milk must contain 20 per cent. of all
milk solids including fat, and sweetened skimmed milk must contain
26 per cent.
The Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, dated 24th July, 1923
requires that tins or receptacles of dried milk for human consumption
must be specially labelled. Dried full cream milk must state on the
label "This tin contains the equivalent of (a) pints of milk." Dried
partly skimmed milk and dried machine-skimmed milk must exhibit
certain statements with regard to babies. Dried full cream milk must
contain not less than 29 per cent. of milk fat, and dried partly skimmed
milk must contain not less than 15 per cent. of milk fat.
The London County Council issued Bye-laws respecting the business
of a dresser of fur skins.
Circulars 426 and 476 from the Ministry of Health dealt fully with
cancer.
Tuberculosis and Poor Law Authorities. At the Conference on
Tuberculosis held at the County Hall, a resolution was passed that in
the opinion of the Conference it was desirable that Tuberculosis Officers
should be appointed visiting consulting physicians for tuberculosis at