View report page

108
PUBLIC HEALTH (PRESERVATIVES, &c., IN
FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925 to 1927.

MILK.
In spite of the improvement in the milk supply of
London in recent years, there are still some unsatisfactory
features. As the Public Analyst points out,
the percentage of adulterated samples is as high as
6.8. Apart from this, the standard of cleanliness of
the milk leaves much to be desired. The general adoption
of pasteurisation has done a good deal to prevent
actual danger from contaminated milk but it is a pity
that it should be necessary to treat the milk in this
way, largely because of inefficient production. Moreover
the methods of storage and distribution frequently
expose this important food to unnecessary risks of
contamination. Large numbers of general shops still
sell small quantities of milk stored in a bowl (covered
it is true) on the counter and occasionally one finds it
being sold loose in the street, a careless roundsman
filling a bottle from his churn and sealing the bottle
with a disc taken from his pocket.