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Milk and Dairies Bill.
A Bill to make better provision with respect to the sale of milk and the
regulation of dairies. Ordered to be brought in by Mr. Courthope,
Mr. Long, Mr. Hayes Fisher, Sir Luke White, Colonel Lockwood,
Mr. Courtenay Warner, Mr. Ryland Adkins, Mr. Charles Bathurst,
Mr. Dawes, Mr. Guinness, Captain Jessel and Mr. Stanier.
Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed, 13th April, 1910.
Memorandum.
The main objects of this Bill are to provide for—
1. The more effective registration of dairies and dairymen.
2. The inspection of dairies and the examination of cows
therein.
3. The prohibition of the supply of milk from a dairy where
such a supply has caused or would be likely to cause infectious
diseases, including tuberculosis.
4. The prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk.
5. The regulation of the importation of milk so as to prevent
danger to public health arising therefrom.
6. The issue of regulations for securing the supply of pure and
wholesome milk.
The provisions as to registration supersede the provisions as to
the registration of dairies contained in the Contagious Diseases (Animals)
Acts and the orders made thereunder.
The provisions a3 to the inspection of dairies and the prohibition of
the supply of milk reproduce with amendment Section 4 of the Infectious
Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890, Section 71 of the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891, and the milk clauses incorporated in many local Acts.
The clause as to the prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk is
taken from the Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897.
The Board of Agriculture and Fisheries have prepared an order
under the Diseases of Animals Act, 1894, dealing with the notification of