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30 Sanitary Circumstances.
3. For prescribing precautions to be taken by purveyors of
milk and persons selling milk by retail against infection or
contamination.
The "New Milk" and Dairies Bill for 1912 will shortly
become law. Its main objects are:—
(a) To provide for the more efficient registration of dairies
and dairymen.
(b) For the inspection of dairies and the examination of dairy
cows.
(c) For the prohibition of milk supplies suspecting or likely to
cause infectious disease including tuberculosis.
(d) For the prevention of the sale of tuberculous milk.
(e) For the regulation of imported milk.
(f) For the issue of regulations having for their object the
securing the supply of pure and wholesome milk.
(g) For the establishment in populous places of milk dep&ts
for the sale by local authorities of milk specially prepared for
infants.
(h) A sanitary authority may refuse to register or may
remove a dairy from the register if the premises are unsuitable.
In many districts it is highly desirable that the Medical Officer
of Health should have security of tenure of office, as some of his
work may be disagreeable to farmers and dairymen who may
constitute his council.
MILK.
This year regulations have come into force with regard to
preservatives in milk and cream.
As regards milk, whether as it comes from the cow or
separated, skimmed, condensed or dried, no preservative shall be