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and keepers of milkshops in the Borough, the following resolutions
were adopted, viz. :—
(1) That the Board of Agriculture be urged to bring into force and
carry out the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order in the country, with
such variations as are applicable in the various districts.
(2) That the Board of Agriculture be requested to take steps to ensure
that the udders of the cows, and the hands and arms of the person milking,
shall be clean at the time of milking, and that the vessel used shall
be clean and be kept solely for the purpose of milking.
(3) That in the opinion of this Conference all Railway Companies
carrying milk should provide proper insulated trucks, as now used by the
London and North-Western Railway Company for the purpose.
(4) That the Board of Agriculture be urged to take steps to ensure
the carriage of milk in sealed churns.
(5) That in the opinion of this Conference all dairies should be licensed
annually, and only licensed dairies should sell milk for consumption on or
off the premises, and that all milk on the counter for sale in open vessels
should be covered with muslin or other suitable cover.
(6) It was generally admitted that preservatives are not necessary.
110. With a view to the delivery of milk in London free from
dirt a copy of the resolutions was sent to the Board of Agriculture
and the other Metropolitan Borough and City Councils and
they were asked, if they approved, to support such resolutions.
Several of these Councils expressed their approval and communicated
their views on the subject to the Government Department.
111. The Council was represented at a Conference held at
Southwark on the 30th May, 1906, with reference to the sale of
milk, warranties, etc., when the following resolutions were
passed, viz. :—
(a) That in the opinion of this Conference the provisions of Section 25
of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, and Section 20 of the Food and
Drugs Amendment Act, 1899, operate to the prejudice of the purchaser and
the public health and should be repealed, leaving the seller of milk to his
remedy at common law against the person from whom he purchases it.
(b) That notices in shops, etc., to the effect that milk sold therein is
not warranted as pure shall be no defence.
(c) That the act of mixing water or separated milk with whole milk
for the purpose of sale, shall be made a penal offence.
(d) That any Metropolitan Borough Council should be enabled to
sample at any railway station milk coming to dealers in the area of that
Borough, although the station may be in another district.