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to remove from the register, shops which are unsuitable for
the sale of milk. During 1912 one application was refused.
The usual requirements of the Health Department for securing
the purity of milk are roughly as follows:—
The premises must be either:—
(а) 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. One cowshed was closed, leaving 16 on the register.
There were 64 inspections, and 7 notices were served for dirty
conditions, etc.
The condition of the cowsheds in several cases leaves much
to be desired, but as the case reported in my last Annual
Report (p. 84) shows, it has not been found practical under
the present state of the law to obtain more satisfactory
attention to cowshed hygiene.