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(5) On a sample of the milk being taken after pasteurisation and
before delivery to the consumer, the milk shall be found to
contain: —
(a) in the case of a sample taken at any time before the 1st day
of January, 1924, not more than 200,000 bacteria per
cubic centimetre; and
(b) in the case of a sample taken at any time after the year
1923 not more than 100,000 bacteria per cubic centimetre.
(6) Fntil the 1st day of January, 1924, the requirements contained
in paragraphs (1) and (2) of these conditions shall be deemed
to be satisfied if the milk is treated not more than once by a suitable
heating process and immediately cooled to a temperature of not
more than 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
No. of firms in the district licenced to sell—
"Certified" milk 2 (3 shops).
"Grade A (Tuberculin tested)." 1 (2 shops).
"Grade A" —
"Pasteurised" 2 (3 shops).
All the milk shops are being brought up to date to ensure complete
cleanliness in dealing with their utensils, and under the new
Regulations it is to be hoped that a really satisfactory standard will
be reached and maintained. It should be pointed out that it is of
little value providing a satisfactory milk supply to the consumer's
door if the consumer does not take precautions to see that the milk
is not contaminated by flies or dust, or decanted into dirty jugs.
If it is imperative for the milk vendor to ensure that his utensils are
sterilised so as to be thoroughly clean, it is equally important for
the consumer, and the Milk Retailers Association point out with a
certain amount of truth that a large proportion of the blame for
dirty milk which causes trouble with the children is produced by
contamination after the milk reaches the home.
The reason why so many Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
use large quantities of dried milk is that they thus ensure for the