704 VETEEINAEY HYGIENE 



The Local Act in Glasgow (Glasgow Police Amendment 

 Act, 1890) enables the Police Commissioners to inspect all 

 cows kept for supplying milk within their jm'isdiction, and 

 to proceed against the owner if he retains any cow which 

 suffers from tuberculosis, or any disease which might 

 render the use of such milk dangerous or injurious to 

 health. The same powers of inspection are extended to all 

 byres outside the city, whence milk is brought for sale 

 within the city, but the Tuberculosis Commissioners in 

 reference to this said there were obvious difficulties in the 

 way of exercising these powers, and that at the date of 

 their Eeport they had not been put in force. 



Certain cities have obtained special Acts of Parliament 

 to deal with the question of tuberculosis and milk-supply. 

 The following is that of the City of Manchester, which was 

 the first in 1899 to obtain powers in private Bills for this 

 purpose, since which date numerous towns have followed 

 the excellent example set them. 



By the Manchester Corporation (General Powers) Act, 1899, it is 

 enacted as follows : 



19. — (2) Every person who knowingly sells or suffers to be sold or 

 used for human consumption within the city the milk of any cow 

 which is suffering from tuberculosis of the udder shall be liable to a 

 penalty not exceeding ten pounds. 



(3) Any person the milk of the cows in whose dairy is sold or 

 suffered to be sold or used for human consumption within the city who 

 after becoming aware that any cow in his dairy is suffering from 

 tuberculosis of the udder keeps or permits to be kept such cow in any 

 field shed or other premises along with other cows in milk shall be 

 liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. 



(4) Every dairyman who supplies milk within the city and has in 

 his dairy any cow affected with or suspected of or exhibiting signs of 

 tuberculosis of the udder shall forthwith give written notice of the fact 

 to the medical officer stating his name and address and the situation of 

 the dairy or premises where the cow is. Any dairyman failing to give 

 such notice as required by this sub-section shall be liable to a penalty 

 not exceeding forty shillings. 



(5) — (a) It shall be lawful for the medical officer or any person 

 provided with the authority in writing of such medical officer to take 

 within the city for examination samples of milk produced or sold or 

 intended for sale within the city. 



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