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(a) Used solely for the sale of milk and dairy produce.
(b) Confectioners' shops or restaurants.
(c) General shops which are of exceptional cleanliness,
and in which the variety of articles sold is
strictly limited, and no objectionable articles, as
oil, coal, greengrocery, etc., are kept. These are
only allowed to sell milk when a milk business has
already been previously carried on, or where there
is no other milk shop near.
Where the premises are not confined to the sale of dairy
produce, it is usual to require the milk bowl to be kept
in a glass case, covered in on all sides, and with a swinging
door. In other cases a permanent cover to the milk bowl
alone is required.
14. The number of cowsheds remained as before, 17
There were 64 inspections, and 8 notices were served for
dirty conditions, etc.
Mr. — of — Farm, was prosecuted under Regulation 17,
made under the Dairies and Cowsheds Order. This regulation
requires cowkeepers to adopt necessary precautions
for keeping cowsheds and cows in a clean and wholesome
condition. The circumstances were as follows: —
On the 2nd inst., in company with Chief Inspector Duck.
I visited the cowsheds at — Farm. One shed was found in
a very dirty and dilapidated condition. There was a large
pool of liquid manure on the floor, the walls were very
much splashed with manure, and several of the cows were
in a filthy state. One cow was observed being milked by
a boy with dirty hands; the cow's udder was thickly coated
with manure; and some milk in a phurn (about 4 gallons)