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The following extracts are taken from the Bulletin of the Health
Organisation, League of Nations, June 1937.
The Milk Problem.
"It is our considered and emphatic opinion that all liquid
milk for human consumption should be adequately pasteurised or
boiled."
"We believe that the future of the dairy industry lies in the
gradual elimination of the small and often inefficient distributor,
and its concentration into the hands of large, well-organised firms
which are making use of every aid that science can offer them to
improve the technical efficiency of their business and the high
quality of their products. Just as, during the past century, the
water supply of our large towns has passed out of the hands of
multiple small producer-retailers into the hands of large concerns,
controlled by the municipality, a public utility company, or some
similar body, so, in the future, we believe that milk for human
consumption in the liquid state will come to be regarded more and
more as an article of food over which such care has to be exercised
that none but large and efficient organisations will be allowed to
handle it."
The following is contributed by Chief Sanitary Inspector.
The average number of cows kept in the district is seven.
There is only one cowshed, and 12 visits were paid by the Sanitary
Inspectors, in addition to special visits paid by your Chief Sanitary
Inspector.
The number of retail purveyors of milk is 243, most of whom
carry on a general shop and sell milk in bottles as they receive it.
Two hundred and thirty-seven visits were paid to registered
premises of purveyors of milk during the year, and the general
standard of cleanliness was maintained.
During the year 36 samples of milk were taken for bacteriological
examination, with satisfactory results. Of these 7 were from
milk supplied to schools in the town.
The samples taken are summarised below.
Grade of Milk. No. of Samples.
Pasteurised 24
Tuberculin Tested 12
Total 36