THE DAIRIES AND COWSHEDS ORDERS 455 



ties under the Public Health Act, 1875, as to whether or not there 

 was any power to recover penalties for a breach of the Order. In 

 consequence another Order was made by the Board in 1886, with 

 the object of making it clear that such penalties could be recovered.^ 

 In 1899 a further amendment became law- as the outcome of the 

 findings of the Second Royal Commission on Tuberculosis.^ This 

 Order of 1899 altered Article 15 of the 1885 Order so that, in 

 addition to the diseases scheduled under the Contagious Diseases 

 Acts, it should include, in the case of a cow, such disease of the 

 udder as shall be certified by a veterinary surgeon to be tubercular. 

 For the first time this brought tuberculosis under the control of 

 the Order. 



Further, just as we have the Dairies and Cowsheds Orders made 

 under Section 34 of the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, so we 

 have regulations * for the control of cattle and dairies made under 

 Article 13 of the Dairies and Cowsheds Order, 1885. These Regu- 

 latrons are adoptive by each local authority. They deal with the 

 inspection of dairy cattle, and with the lighting, ventilation, and 

 general sanitar\' requirements of Cowsheds (Parts i. and ii.), and 

 of Dairies (Part iii.). They also secure the cleanliness of milk 

 stores, milk-shops, and milk vessels, and prescribe precautions to 

 be taken by purveyors of milk against infection or contamina- 

 tion. The penalty for offending any of the Regulations is ;^5, 

 and in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of £2 

 for each day after written notice of the offence from the local 

 authority. 



As we have said, Regulations under the Dairies Order differ 

 according to local circumstances, requirements, and standard. For 

 the guidance of District Councils the Local Government Board 

 caused some Model Regulations to be prepared. The Board's 

 confirmation of such regulations adopted by District Councils 

 is not required, but if at any time the Board are satisfied on 

 inquiry with respect to any regulation that the same is of too 



^ The Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops Amending Order, 1886. {See 

 Appendix E, p. 559.) 



2 The Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops Order, 1899. {See Appendix 

 F, p. 561.) 



^ Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the administrative 

 procedures for controlling danger to man through the use as food of the meat and 

 milk of tuberculous animals, 1898, part i., p. 22. 



* See Appendix G, p. 562 for Model Regulations (issued 1899). It will be 

 understood that such regulations differ in minor particulars according to local 

 requirements. 



