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The number of dairymen and milk purveyors on the register at the end of the
year was 291, as compared with 292 in 1911, 292 in 1910, 302 in 1909, 292 in 1908,
284 in 1907, 288 in 1906, 289 in 1905, 294 in 1904, 300 in 1903, and 304 in 1902.
During the year the sale of milk was discontinued at 16 and commenced at 15
premises, and in 33 instances there were changes in the names of the persons
registered as milk vendors. The premises where milk is sold were under observation
throughout the year, and some 3,157 visits were made in connection with them.
In 14 instances sanitary notices were served ; in 6 for general cleansing.
With regard to the others, the matters requiring attention were the absence of water
supply, an accumulation of rubbish, absence of a dust receptacle, a defective w.c.,
a defective roof, a defective dust receptacle and yard paving, a nuisance through
the presence of rats, and a defectively drained area. In all cases the necessary
steps were taken to comply with the notices. One case of scarlet fever occurred
in connection with a milk vendor's premises, and the usual measures were taken
in connection therewith.
OFFENSIVE BUSINESS.
The tripe boiling establishment in Haggerston Road was under observation
during the year. There were no complaints in connection with it.
RAG FLOCK ACT, 1911.
This Act came into operation on July 1st, 1912, and prohibits the sale and
use for the purpose of the manufacture of certain articles, of unclean flock manufactured
from rags. The standard of cleanliness is prescribed in regulations made
by the Local Government Board. The amount of soluble chlorine in the form of
chlorides removed by thorough washing with distilled water at a temperature not
exceeding 25 degrees Centigrade from not less than 40 grammes of a well mixed
sample of the flock must not exceed 30 parts of chlorine in 100,000 parts of the
flock. Any person contravening this Act is liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding, in the case of a first offence, ten pounds, or in the case of a second
or subsequent offence, fifty pounds. If a person charged with an offence under the
Act can prove that he purchased the flock under a warranty from a person in the
United Kingdom that it complied with the prescribed standard of cleanliness, and
that he took reasonable steps to ascertain the accuracy of the warranty, he may,
have the person who gave the warranty brought before the Court, and that person
may be summarily convicted of the offence and also be liable to pay any costs incidental
to the proceedings in the discretion of the Court. Where a person is charged
with having flock in his possession, the some is deemed to be intended for sale or
use in the manufacture of articles mentioned in the Act unless the contrary is
proved.