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EEPOET OF THE 



No. 55 



" The present law relative to the inspection of dairies and the order for ob- 

 taining a license to vend milk is 1 not very satisfactory. It appears that a license is 

 issued on a report and recommendation of the Clerk of the Township and not from 

 that of the Health Officer and Milk Inspector where the milk is vended. I, person- 

 ally, think that the municipality in which the in ilk is vended should have full 

 power to say what dairies are satisfactory and should receive a license, as they are 

 the most interested. Of course, I know that at the present time they have an in- 

 direct method of having the license cancelled by a conference between the Health 

 Officers of the municipality from which and to which the milk is distributed, with 

 an appeal to the Provincial Health Department in case of a dispute, but that is 

 too complicated to be practicable and never can result in obtaining a satisfactory 

 milk supply from a sanitary standpoint. Again, I think that the Departmental 

 Regulations should contain a code of rules governing; the condition of the dairies 

 and the handling of milk rather than having the local boards frame their own rules 

 and without having any direct power to enforce the same under the existing law 

 as' the dairies are now responsible to the municipality in which they live and not 

 responsible, only in an indirect manner, to the municipality to which the milk is 

 vended." 



STRATFORD. 



Although Stratford has no by-laws governing the milk supply, the Medical 

 Health Officer, Dr. J. A. Eobertson, and the Sanitary Inspector, make an annual 

 inspection of the twenty dairies supplying the city. They note the cleanliness and 

 ventilation, character of the feed, healthfulness of the cows and nature of water 

 used for drinking and washing cans. They also urge the necessity for personal 

 cleanliness and care on the part of the milker and the wisdom of washing the 

 udders of the cows. 



All the dairies being located within a radius of five miles, the milk is de- 

 livered direct by the producer to the consumer. Bottles are but rarely used. 

 Samples are taken on the street and the results' are published, but the names are 

 withheld. A June test showed the following figures : 



In answer to questions, Dr. J. A. Eobertson, Health Officer, said: "I think 

 the standard should at least be three per cent. Ee my views as to pasteurization: 

 mothers do not pasteurize; anything contrary or conflicting with Nature proves a 



