308 Physical Deterioration Committee, [aug., 1904.] 



Board to intervene. It is of great importance, they say, that'the 

 milk supply should pass through as few hands as possible, and 

 that milk vendors should not be general dealers whose sale of 

 milk is confined to a few quarts. 



Having regard to the difference of medical opinion as to the 

 effects of sterilisation, the Committee recommend an investiga- 

 tion into the whole subject by a small body of experts. Milk 

 when drawn from the cow, should at once be cooled to a 

 temperature of 40 deg. F. 



With a view to combating the evils resulting from the 

 constant influx from country to town, the Committee recom- 

 mend that every effort should be made by those charged with 

 the conduct and control of rural schools to open the minds of 

 the children to the resources and opportunities of rural 

 existence. School attendance in rural districts should not be 

 compulsory till the age cf six, or possibly seven, and should be 

 discouraged, if not absolutely prohibited, under five. 



Another cause which, it is stated, tends to swell the stream of 

 emigration towards the town, is the difficulty of obtaining 

 cottages. Local authorities are advised to apply themselves to 

 remedying the dearth of cottages which exists in many parts of 

 the country by the exercise of their powers under Part III. of 

 the Housing Act, 1890, as amended by the Act of 1900. 



[Cel. 2175. Price is. 2-/.] 



