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Contamination of Milk.
2. Sec. 9. 0. in C.—It shall not be lawful for any person following
the trade of Cowkeeper or Dairyman or Purveyor of milk, or
being the occupier of a Milk-store or Milk-shop—(a) To allow any
person suffering from a dangerous infectious disorder, or having
recently been in contact with a person so suffering, to milk cows, or
to handle vessels used for containing milk for sale, or in any way to
take part or assist in the conduct of the trade or business of the
Cowkeeper or Dairyman, Purveyor of milk, or occupier of the Milkstore
or Milk-shop, so far as regards the production, distribution or
storage of milk; or—(b) If himself so suffering, or having recently
been in contact as aforesaid, to milk cows, or handle vessels used for
containing milk for sale, or in any way to take part in the conduct of
his trade or business, as far as regards the production, distribution,
or storage of milk—until in each case all danger therefrom of the
communication of infection to the milk or of its contamination has
ceased.
3. Sec. 10. 0. in C.—It shall not be lawful for any person following
the trade of Cowkeeper or Dairyman or Purveyor of milk, or
being the occupier of a Milk-store or Milk-shop, after the receipt of
notice of not less than one month from the Local Authority, calling
attention to the provisions of this Article, to permit any water-closet,
earth-closet, privy, cesspool, or urinal to be within, communicate
directly with, or ventilate into, any Dairy or any room used as a
Milk-store or Milk-shop.
4. Sec. 11. 0. in C.—It shall not be lawful for any person following
the trade of Cowkeeper or Dairyman or Purveyor of milk, or
being the occupier of a Milk-store or Milk-shop, to use a Milk-store
or Milk-shop in his occupation, or permit the same to be used as a
sleeping apartment, or for any purpose incompatible with the proper
preservation of the cleanliness of the Milk-store or Milk-shop, and of
the milk-vessels and milk therein, or in any manner likely to cause
contamination of the milk therein.
Regulations prescribing precautions to be taken by
Purveyors of Milk, and persons selling Milk by retail
in the Metropolis, against infection or contamination,
made by the Metropolitan Board of Works in
pursuance of Section 13 of the Dairies, Cowsheds
and Milkshops Order of 1885.