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sanitary, and that the conditions imposed by the Corporation are 

 complied with. 



Trie system was introduced in 1898, and the number of farms 

 under control has recently increased. About one-fifth of the milk 

 supply of Plymouth is produced under the ' control.' 



Milk from the ' control ' farms does not command a higher price 

 than other milk, but large firms, hospitals, and clubs invariably 

 deal with dairymen under the ' control,' and doctors recommend 

 their patients to deal with them. Visitors coming to the town often 

 inquire from the Medical Officer of Health where they can obtain 

 pure milk, and though he cannot recommend an individual, he can 

 send them a list of the ' control ' dairies. 



The farms are inspected at least twice a year. It is found that 

 in practice the dairy farmers under the ' control ' observe the con- 

 ditions. There is at present no veterinary inspection of the cattle 

 or bacteriological examination of the milk, but such inspection and 

 examination have been suggested, and there is no doubt that the 

 adoption of these additional precautions would increase the value 

 of the 'control/ both to the producers of milk and to the public.' 



Milk Control. -- Harrogate Milk Dealers and Cowkeepers. 



- The Dairy, Vol. XXI, No. 225, 74. London, March i5th, 

 1910. 



In support of the Tuberculosis Committee, the Harrogate Milk 

 Dealers' and Cowkeepers' Association has taken the following re- 

 solution : That any legislation dealing with the milk supply should 

 be general in character and uniform in its application throughout 

 the country, and pending such general legislation being passed, no 

 further powers should be given to any local authority by private 

 legislation. 



C. E. NORTH. Disinfection of a large Dairy Premises and 

 many Employees after Scarlet Fever. (Engin.News, 62 [1909] 

 no. 4 pag. 1 06); E. S. JR., Febr. 1910. Washington. 



Details are given of the method of disinfecting the employees 

 and premises of a large dairy after 2 cases of scarlet fever had 

 been discovered among the employees. 



The milk was pasteurized each day in order to give consumers 

 absolute safety from infection without interrupting the operation 



