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London County Council (General Powers) Act 1907.
(7 Edwd. VII. Ch. clxxv.)
Part IV.
Milk Supply (Tuberculosis).
Sec. 24—(1) Gives power to medical officer (London County Council)
or any authorised person to take within the county for examination samples
of milk produced or sold or intended for sale within the county, provided
that in case of railway premises such persons shall conform with the
reasonable requirements of the railway company so that the working of
the traffic may not be obstructed or interfered with.
(2) The London County Council may, by resolution, authorise a
Sanitary Authority within the county to exercise powers instead of their
medical officer.
(3) Like powers as in Sub-section (1) may be exercised outside the
the county upon an order obtained from a justice having jurisdiction in
the place where the sample is to be taken.
Sec. 25.—Power to inspect cows and to take samples of milk is given
to medical officer or authorised person; if accompanied by a veterinary
surgeon he may enter dairy and inspect the cows therein, and if medical
officer or such person believes a cow is suffering from tuberculosis of the
udder, he may require the cow to be milked in his presence and may take
samples of the milk, and the milk from any particular teat shall, if he so
require, be kept separate and separate samples thereof furnished.
Power is given to medical officer if he is of opinion tuberculosis is
caused or is likely to be caused to inhabitants within the county from
consumption of milk supplied from a dairy, to report to the Council, and
his report to be accompanied by a report from the veterinary surgeon, and
the Council may thereupon serve a notice on the dairyman to appear
before them within not less than 24 hours to show cause why he should
not be prohibited from supplying milk in the county.
Power is given to medical officer if he has reason to believe milk sold
in the county from any dairy outside the county is likely to cause tuberculosis
in any persons residing within the county, to inspect such dairy or
cow. Provided the medical officer or authorised person obtains a justice's