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City of Westminster 1934
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intermittent feverish illness with malaise may be due to this cause, and
the infection among human beings may be more prevalent than is supposed
and certainly merits further investigation.
Milk & Dairies Order, 1926.
Registration of Dairymen and Dairy Premises.—Premises where milk
is not sold otherwise than in sealed receptacles as received, need not be
registered with the local authority, although the purveyor must be
registered.
The following table shows the number of premises and persons registered
with the Council during the year.
Table LXXX.
| Premises. | Persons. | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered to 31st December, 1933 | 176 | 209 |
| Registered during year 1934 | 5 | 39 |
| Removed from register (ceased or transferred business) | 5 | 15 |
| Registered to 31st December, 1934 | 176 | 233 |
The inspectors paid 404 visits to milk shops and dairies during the
year. One notice was served in respect of minor defects which were
duly rectified.
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Analysis of Milk Samples.—The percentage of adulterated samples
sinco 1924 is given in Table LXXXI below.
The legal minimum standards for milk fat and non-fatty solids as
laid down in the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1901, are 3 per cent, and 8.5
per cent, respectively.
Grades of quality for milk have been set up by the analysts
according to the percentage of milk fat. They are:—
Good quality : Over 3.8 per cent, of fat.
Fair quality : Between 3.3 per cent, and 3.8 per cent.
Poor quality : Between 3 per cent, and 3.3 per cent.
Adulterated: Below 3 per cent, fat or 8.5 per cent, non-fatty
solids,