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Six Statutory Notices were served by the Inspector of the
district, and the following defects remedied: —
1 Defective Drain.
1 Drain Vent Pipe.
2 Roofs.
1 Defective Stackpipe.
2 Defective Walls.
1 Defective Guttering.
1 Defective Water Fittings.
In six cases the dairy and yard floorings were repaired
and a roof repaired and ashpail supplied and a drain vent pipe
repaired and cleansing done on four premises without a legal
Notice being served; and in one case more satisfactory
arrangements for the cleansing of the milk vessels have been
made.
MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION)
ACT, 1915.
Five requests were made by Purveyors to procure samples
of milk in the course of transit or delivery from the seller.
In three cases it was found unnecessary to comply with such
requests, but in the other two cases samples were duly taken,
and the milk passed the standard. In addition, two requests
were made by the Medical Officers of adjoining Boroughs, and
samples were taken from churns on each occasion.
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT)
ACT, 1922.
It was not deemed necessary to take any action under the
above Act.
The practice of retailing " loose " milk from general shops
should cease. The milk is frequently kept on the same counter
with brushes, soap, firewood, oil, etc.
The present method of purveying milk in churns, and often
dirty " prams," and of running the quantity of milk into the
jug on the dirty street or doorstep, is absolutely opposed to