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(b) No premises to be used where it is possible that
the milk may be stored in close proximity to any article
capable of contaminating such milk, as, for instance,
kerosene and paraffin oil, fresh meat or fish, coal or
firewood, old clothes, etc., etc.
(c) All pans or cans used for the storage of milk,
before or during sale, to be properly covered, by means
of—
(1) A cover of fine meshed (brass, copper, or plated
metal) gauze, fitted with suitable frame; or
(b) Other equally efficient method, e.g., by keeping
the pans or cans in receptacles made of glass, or
other material, with one side made to open, i.e..
on the principle of a meat safe.
N.B.—A closed vessel with a fixed cover and fitted with a
tap, placed near the bottom, may be found useful in this
respect, but in that case the fixed cover must be fitted
with a "mixer" through it.
(d) All pans or cans, covers, vessels, etc., and
premises generally to be kept at all times scrupulously
clean.
(c) All circulars, orders, model by-laws, etc., issued
by the Local Government Board under the Dairies,
Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders, to be complied with.
Absolute cleanliness is a sine qua non also in the case of
premises, to prevent contamination or infection of milk.
The necessity for safeguarding milk during storage, is
especially necessary during the summer months, to prevent
access thereto of flies, which are now acknowledged to be
the carriers and disseminators of disease germs. The provision
of a suitably covered pan or can or closed — in receptacle
is one that should be insisted upon in all dairies,
milkshops and milk stores, for the purpose of keeping the
milk clean, and free from contamination or infection by