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Sanitary Administration. 51
With regard to adulteration, 59 formal samples of milk were
taken by the County Inspector under the Sale of food and Drugs
Act (the Surrey County Council being the authority responsible for
the administration of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act within the
District). Of these 59 samples of milk, only 2 were found to be
adulterated; a prosecution followed in respect of one of these
but a conviction was not secured.
With regard to contamination, much greater care is required
in the storage and handling of milk. With the additional powers
conferred under the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922,
which came into operation (with the exception of Section 3) on
1st September, 1922, and under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1922, made under Section 3 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment)
Act, 1922, and coming into operation on 1st January, 1923,
it should be possible to secure much greater freedom from
contamination, both as regards contamination arising during milk
production and during its distribution.
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops Reg-ulations. The
number of milk-shops and milk-stores on the Register at the end of
the year was 24. There are also three firms registered as retailers
of milk in the District, but whose premises, from which their milk
is retailed, are situated outside the District.
There is no cow-shed in the District.
All the milk-shops and milk-stores have been kept under close
supervision by the Sanitary Inspector: in instances where the
conditions were found not to be satisfactory action was taken under
the newly-enacted Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922,
Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922. Action was
taken under Section 2 of this Act in the case of two retail purveyors
of milk. The Council being satisfied that the public health was or
was likely to be endangered on account of the unsatisfactory
conditions of the premises in use (and on account of want of
cleanliness on the part of one of the retailers), both of these
retailers were removed from the Register.