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Around the months of May and June the fat-content of milk
is at its lowest, and the solids-not-fat fall to the minimum round
about July and August. This well-known seasonal variation in
composition is sometimes pleaded in Court as an excuse for deficiencies
in fat or solids-not-fat in those cases where either fall below
the requirements of the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901.
Inspection of the first of the two foregoing tables very
clearly shows that the standard required by the Regulations,
namely, 3.0 per cent. for milk fat and 8.5 per cent. for solids-notfat,
errs rather on the side of leniency than of severity, and demonstrates
that when proceedings are instituted for small deficiencies
below the above amounts these proceedings are well justified.
The Sale of Milk Regulations allow a very generous margin of
departure from average values, and the public have every right
to demand that their milk should not fall below this lenient
standard.
Milk and Dairies Acts 1915 and 1922.
Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
The provisions of the above-named Acts and Order continued
to be enforced by the Council during the year. Two cases in
which milk was being sold by unregistered purveyors-in one of
the cases from unregistered premises—were reported to the Committee.
In both cases the vendors were cautioned.
An amending Order—the Milk and Dairies Amendment Order,
1938—made during the year revoked articles 8, 9 and 10 of the main
Order, which related to the inspection of cattle. The Council,
however, are not affected by the change.
Milk (Special Designations) Order.
The designations authorised by the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1936, are "Tuberculin Tested," "Accredited," and
"Pasteurised"; and the Metropolitan Borough Councils are the
sole authorities within their respective areas for the issue of licences
authorising the use of these designations.

One licence to bottle Tuberculin Tested milk, and two to
pasteurise milk, were granted and are included in the above figures.
In so far as graded milk is concerned 24 of the premises in respect