The 27.17
Objects and Reasons.
It was found necessary in England to confer power on the Medical Officer of Health to inspect dairies, and, in case he should be of opinion that infectious disease was caused by the consumption of milk supplied from any such dairy, he was required to report his opinion to the local authority. Thereupon, the local authority was to call upon the dairyman to show cause why an order should not be made by such authority requiring him not to supply any milk from such dairy till the order should be withdrawn. These powers were conferred, in England, by section 4 of The Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890.
The present Ordinance, suggested by the Medical Officer of Health, proceeds upon similar lines, having regard to local circumstances.
Section 5, which is based upon the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders of the Privy Council and Local Government Board in England, provides a penalty in the case of a dairyman allowing any infected person to milk the animals, assist in the conduct of the dairy or to reside in such part of the dairy as may be used for the housing of cattle or storage of milk.
It is hoped that the fact of such an Ordinance being brought into force in this Colony will enable the Medical Officer of Health to exercise more effective supervision over the milk supplies of the Colony and cause dairymen to use greater vigilance to prevent the possibility of contamination of the milk sold by them.
W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Attorney General.
171
(Sa.) W. Meigh Goodman,
Attorney General.
The 27.17
Objects and Reasons.
It was found necessary in England to confer power on the Medical Officer of Health to inspect dairies, and, in case he should be of opinion that infectious disease was caused by the consumption of milk supplied from any such dairy, he was required to report his opinion to the local authority. Thereapon, the local authority was to call upon the dairyman to show canse why an order should not be made by such authority requiring him not to supply any milk from such dairy till the order should be withdrawn. These powers were conferred, in England, by section 4 of The Infectious Diseases (Prevention) Act, 1890.
The present Ordinance, suggested by the Medical Officer of Health, proceeds upon similar lines, having regard to local circumstances.
Section 5, which is based upon thu Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Orders of the Privy Council and Local Government Board in England, provides a penalty in the case of a dairyman allowing any infected person to milk the animals, assist in the conduct of the dairy or to reside in such part of the dairy as may be used for the housing of cattle or storage of milk.
It is hoped that the fact of such an Ordinance being brought into force in this Colony will enable the Medical Officer of Health to exercise more effective supervision over the milk supplies of the Colony and cause dairymen to use greater vigilance to prevent the possibility of contamination of the milk sold by them.
W. MEIGH GOODMAN, Attorney General.
171
(Sa.) W. Meigh Goodman,
Attorney General.
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