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important, if relatively small, minority of bottles sold which
do not comply with the terms of the Order. Owing to the
action of large firms and to the public demand, the bottled
milk trade has come to stay. Unfortunately, there are
individuals who are prepared to supply milk in bottles without
taking the trouble to do the work entailed in a clean, proper
and hygienic manner. In dairies, unclean and unsatisfactory
methods of filling bottles have been detected by the Inspectors,
and advice and warning have been given. Roundsmen have
been caught filling and sealing dirty milk bottles in the
street, and discs for sealing have been found in dirty pockets—
obviously an intermediate place between the original packet
and the bottle. Proceedings for such infringements of the
Regulations were pending at the end of the year. It is
important, however, to remember that supervision can
never be so complete as to prevent their non-occurrence.
The public, by refusing to deal with those who use such
methods, will do more for a pure milk supply than any set
of milk regulations. Whenever your milk goes wrong quickly,
think whether the dairyman is not to blame before you
blame the weather.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1923. This
Order authorises the Council to grant licences for the sale
of designated milks, which may be sold under any one of the
following descriptions :—Certified, Grade " A," Grade " A "
(Tuberculin Tested) and Pasteurised. The licences have to
be renewed annually and all expire on the 31st December.
Twenty-five applications were received for Dealers' and eight
for Supplementary licences, all, with one exception, being
granted. The total amount received in fees was £7 1s. 0d.
In the following Table are given details of each licence
issued.