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SECTION Y.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Milk Supply.
The bulk of the milk consumed by the inhabitants of
Lewisham is produced outside London, there being only six
licensed cowsheds in the Borough. To a large extent distribution
is in the hands of firms who possess up-to-date pasteurising
plant, and apparently use every endeavour to ensure that the
milk reaches the consumer in a pure and wholesome condition.
Samples are frequently taken from retailers, both in shops and
on the rounds, and an adulterated sample is fortunately very
rare. It is gratifying to observe that, the use of bottles as containers
for the delivery of milk is, to a large extent, replacing
the hand-can.
Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923.—This order was
made by the Ministry of Health under the provisions of the Milk
Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922. It prescribes certain conditions
under which licences may be granted for the production
and sale of milk under certain designations, viz. :—
" Certified,"
" Grade A (Tuberculin Tested),"
"Grade A,"
"Grade A (Pasteurised,"
" Pasteurised."
" Certified" Milk must be produced from healthy cows,
which have passed the tuberculin test, and a veterinary examination
every six months. It must be bottled, sealed and labelled
on the farm, and delivered to the purchaser intact. It must not
contain more than 30,000 bacteria per cubic centimetre, and no
bacillus coli in l/10th of a cubic centimetre, and it must not at
any stage be treated by heat.
"Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)" Milk. — The conditions
relating to this designation are similar to the above, except that