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mation, Public Health (Scotland) Act, 1897, Sec. 61. 5^^ Appendix M, p. 578. 

 Vendors selling to each other should also be required to keep records. 



Protection of inspecting officers. — In any legislation for dealing with tuber- 

 culosis, it is most essential that a clause should be inserted similar to Section 265, 

 Public Health Act, 1875, for the protection of all medical, veterinar>', or other 

 sanitary officers, from personal liability in respect of anything done bond fide 

 for the purposes of carrying such legislation into effect. 



Legrislation on the Continent of Europe 



In Paris cowhouses are classified, and authorisation is required 

 for their establishment. There is special inspection, and the 

 dairies are subject to regulations similar to those obtaining in 

 England. 



In Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and other European 

 countries the milk supply is under more or less control. In 

 Bavaria, for example, the sale of milk is prohibited under the 

 following circumstances, namely, when it is obtained from cows 

 suffering from disease (including tuberculosis) ; when the milk 

 itself is tainted (blue milk, slimy milk, etc) ; and when it is 

 adulterated. Milk utensils and dairies have to be kept clean.^ 

 Throughout Germany similar regulations are in force, and regular 

 inspection takes place. Much the same legislation obtains in 

 Belgium, with the addition that milk from cows which have been 

 drugged or fed on poisonous plants may not be sold. It is 

 necessary also for the milkman to print his name and address on 

 all vehicles and vessels used for the conveyance of milk.- In 

 Denmark different towns and localities have their local bye-laws 

 for protecting the milk supply, and a general law ^ requires that 

 no milk from cattle affected with tubercle of the udder may be 

 sold or used in butter- or cheese-making, or as food for other 

 animals, unless boiled. In Norway there is legislation against the 

 sale of milk from tuberculous cows. In Stockholm, since 1886, the 

 milk trade has been organised. Milk-shops must be registered 

 under the Bureau of Hygiene, and kept in good sanitary condition, 

 well lighted, well ventilated, and clean. Immediately any infectious 



^ Police Regulations, 1887. Imperial Law on Food Stuffs, 1879, etc 



- Royal Decree, 1894. 



^ Law on the Contagious Diseases of Domestic Animals, 1894, Sec. 11. 



