MILK IN SEALED BOTTLES

Evening Star, Issue 20556, 7 August 1930, Page 9

MILK IN SEALED BOTTLES

SHOPS MUST COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS IMPROVED CONDITIONS UNDER LICENSING That shops in which milk is sold in sealed bottles must comply with the regulations is a subject of discussion by the Chief Sanitary Inspector of the City Council, in his annual report. There had been a general increase in the number of premises required by Government regulations to be licensed, the only exception being in the number of eating houses, which show a decrease. The erection of a group of dwellings was almost invariably accompanied with the establishment of one or more small shops. The shopkeeper, unless be had had previous experience, often made the unwelcome discovery not only that be could not sell certain foodstuffs without first obtaining a license, but that the building had not been suitably constructed for the purpose. A local milk distributing hrm had adopted the sealed-bottle system, and the retail sale of bottled milx in shops was a practice which had only recently been introduced. The aim of the regulation was to secure cleanliness and freedom from contamination of milk, and the question had to be raised as to whether, when milk was distributed in sealed bottles, the object of the regulation was achieved without compliance with the specified structural conditions. In the absence of any definition to the contrary, there appeared to be no option but to insist on compliance. The necessity of obtaining a renewal of license annually was effective in maintaining improved conditions. The following is a list of licensed premises:— Bakehouses, 81; butchers’ shops, 61; fish shops, 27; milk shops, 71; ice cream shops, 183; eating houses, 42; Aerated water works, 5; hairdressers, 81; offensive trades, 32; a total of 683.