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Bottle Washing.—All bottles to have preliminary soaking, and labels, &c.,
removed.
Washing Tanks.—(1) If revolving trays are used, the water to be kept
running in and out. Tanks to be of impervious material (not wood).
The water to be entirely emptied, and the tanks cleansed several times
during the day.
The washing, brushing and rinsing tanks to be all fitted with an
independent supply, water not to be allowed to run from one tank to
another. The brushes used for cleansing require constant attention, and
are to be at once changed if found defective, or fouled.
(2) If the washing tanks are filled with bottles, the water to be kept
running, and the tank entirely emptied and cleansed after each charge of
bottles.
The Rinsing Jets.—To be of the skeleton pattern. Boards filled to receive
the bottles are nearly always dirty underneath. The jets require constant
supervision to ensure their being efficient. The pressure to be sufficient
to thoroughly cleanse the bottles.
Stoppers or Corks.—Not to be placed in the washing tanks.
Bottles.—Not to be allowed to remain after washing. The washing to keep
pace with the filling, and bottles left over-night unfilled to be again
rinsed before filling.
Stoppers fitted with indiarubber rings to have these rings removed
every time before washing.
Stoppers, rings and corks to be washed in a stream of running water.
All water used for washing bottles, corks, rings, and stoppers, and
for rinsing bottles, to be of the same standard of purity as the water used
for making the mineral water. Unless this be the case the purity of the
finished article is ruined. Patent ball-stoppered bottles to have the rings
removed before washing. (The shape of bottle prevents proper cleaning.)
For safety, only corked bottles to be used.
To the end of 1910, fifty firms had complied with the necessary formalities
and been duly registered.
In order to ensure that the foregoing regulations were fairly and honestly
complied with, it was understood that an Inspector should be appointed, but
so far this part of the scheme has not been carried into effect.
In order to ascertain to what extent these steps, initiated two years ago,
had proved of practical value in the protection of the public health, it was.
considered advisable that further investigation should be made, and accordingly
36 samples were obtained and submitted to Dr. Klein for examination.