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It will be seen that at the end of the year the Register, kept by the Council, and revised from
time to time in accordance with the requirements of the Milkshops Order, contained the names of
176 persons carrying on the trade of purveyors of milk on premises within the Borough.
The inspections of dairies and milkshops made during the year numbered 602, and notices were
served requiring the remedy of defects which were found on 8 of the premises visited.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—The Minister, in exercise of the powers conferred
upon him by Section 3 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, has issued an Order, which
prescribes the conditions subject to which licences may be granted for the sale of milk as
" Certified," " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)," "Grade A," or "Pasteurised."
Licences may be granted to two classes of persons, namely:—
(1) Those who sell milk either by wholesale or retail; and
(2) "Producers," i.e., persons owning or having control of herds from which milk is sold.
Under the Order the Council are authorised to grant licences to persons other than a producer
to sell milk under any of the special designations above mentioned. Every licence granted is
valid for a period ending on the 31st day of December in the year in respect of which it is granted.
The Order lays down a schedule of fees to be paid by applicants for licences.

In each case the licence has been granted for the purpose of authorising the dealer to sell
specially designated milk from shops within the Borough. No application has been made for a
licence giving authority to set up bottling or pasteurising establishments within the Borough.
In order to ascertain whether the specially designated milk being sold in the Borough complies
with the standards prescribed by the Order of 1923, fourteen samples of "Certified Milk" and three
samples of "Tuberculin Tested Milk" have been submitted to the Clinical Research Association for
bacteriological examination. Each sample was found to have a degree of purity higher than that
laid down in the Order, except in one case of "Certified Milk," where the number of bacteria per
c.c. was 34,000, the maximum number allowed by the Order being 30,000 per c.c.
On receiving this result, the premises in Kensington from which the sample was obtained
were very thoroughly inspected, but no fault could be found in regard to either the storage or the
distribution on the part of the retailer. The iacts were reported to the Ministry of Health.
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923, and Public Health (Dried Milk)
Regulations, 1923.
The former Regulations, which prescribe the labelling and composition of Condensed Milk,
came into operation on November 1st, 1923; and the latter, which prescribe the labelling and
composition of dried milk, came into operation on May 1st, 1924.
In London, these Regulations are enforced by Metropolitan City and Borough Councils.
Every tin or other receptacle containing condensed milk or dried milk must bear a label
upon which is printed a declaration in prescribed form.

Sixteen samples of condensed milk were taken during the year and each was found to comply
with the Regulations in every respect.

Twelve samples of dried milk were taken during the year and each was found to comply with
the Regulations in all respects.