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During the year under review no applications for registration were refused nor were
any names removed from the Register.
Special attention has again been given to the enforcement of Article 31 (2) of the Milk
and Dairies Order, 1926, which requires that the bottling of milk shall be carried out only
on registered premises. No contraventions were reported during 1935.
There were on the Register, at the end of 1935, 112 dairymen occupying 110 registered
dairies situated within the Borough. In addition there were 28 dairymen retailing milk in
Fulham from premises situated and registered in adjoining Boroughs.

In addition to the above, registration was granted during the year to 27 persons,
entitling them to sell fresh milk only "in the properly closed and unopened receptacles in
which it is delivered to the premises." Such registration relates to the person only and not
to the premises. At the end of 1935 there were 145 names of such persons on the Register.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF DAIRIES AND MILKSHOPS.
The Sampling Officer made 538 visits to dairies and milkshops during 1935 and served
55 written notices, and in addition gave many verbal intimations of defects noted during his
inspections.
The question of the methods employed by dairymen when cleansing utensils used for
the purpose of their business was carefully considered and the Public Health Committee
decided that Article 21 of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, should be more strictly enforced.
This Article provides, inter alia, that all vessels and appliances used by dairymen in connection
with their business should be thoroughly washed as soon as may be after use, and shall be
cleansed and scalded with boiling water or steam before being used again. The use of boiling
water for milk bottle washing is, of course, impracticable, and in order that the provisions
of the Order should be properly carried out, the only alternative is sterilisation by steam.
The dairymen in the Borough were circularised and given notice to provide the
necessary steam-raising plant and sterilising chests, and it is satisfactory to note that the
dairymen, always anxious to give the public the best possible service, have taken the necessary
steps to comply with the Order.
With the exception of the milk sold by one dairyman, who is a producer-retailer owning
a farm in Surrey, all the milk sold in Fulham is pasteurised (excluding, of course,
"Certified" and "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" milk, which may only be sold in a raw
condition), and it was not necessary to take any action under Section 4 of the Milk and
Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, which empowers Local Authorities to stop the supply of
milk from any dairy if such milk causes, or is likely to cause, tuberculosis.
Similarly, there was no evidence that milk sold in the Borough was infected by persons
suffering from infectious diseases, so that no action was taken under Article 18 of the Milk
and Dairies Order, 1926.