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to enforce them by the system of permits, which may be 

 withdrawn if the regulations are not properly complied with. 



The Chicago regulations, for example, contain the follow- 

 ing, in regard to licences for milk-sellers : 



Rule 2. Inspection and Investigation of previous Record. No appli- 

 cation for licence shall be approved by the Commissioner of Health 

 after May 1, 1908, if the records of the milk division show that the 

 depot, store, or any part of the establishment in which the business 

 is to be conducted is in an insanitary condition. If the applicant's 

 record is not on the file in the office, or if he is newly engaging in the 

 milk business, an inspection of his place shall be made within five 

 days after making the application, to determine the sanitary con- 

 ditions. No application for licence shall be approved if applicant 

 has a bad record. The applicant, if refused a licence on account of 

 bad sanitary conditions, or for repeated adulterations of milk and 

 cream, may make application to the Commissioner of Health for a 

 hearing. The Commissioner of Health may then recommend the 

 applicant for a licence, if he is satisfied that the regulations of the 

 department will be complied with in the future. 



Rule 3. Revoking of Licence. If at any time after the granting 

 of such licence the holder fails to comply with the sanitary regula- 

 tions of the department, or repeatedly sells or offers for sale, or has 

 in his possession for the purpose of selling, milk and cream below 

 the grade prescribed by the ordinances or rules of the Department 

 of Health, the Chief Food Inspector shall recommend to the Com- 

 missioner of Health that his licence be revoked with or without 

 further notice. Said Commissioner of Health may grant the 

 defendant a hearing, if he deems this necessary. 



Rule 4. Re-issuing of Revoked Licence. If all the regulations of 

 the department have been complied with the Commissioner of 

 Health may recommend that the licence be re-issued. 



Rule 5. Licence Exhibited. Every milk dealer shall post his 

 licence in a conspicuous place on the premises for which it has been 

 issued. 



Taking Chicago as an illustration, while the regulations as 

 to the care of the milk in the city are not strikingly different 

 from those in force in this country, considerably greater power 

 than is permitted in England is exercised over the entrance 

 of unclean milk into the city from farms outside the city 

 area. Very similar regulations are in force in other American 

 cities. As Eastwood and others have pointed out, it has 

 not been always possible to compel compliance with all the 

 regulations enacted, and sometimes the actual regulations 



