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Table: TABULATED REPORTS OF FARMS, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS IN 1909.

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TABULATED REPORTS OF FARMS, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS IN 1909.

	THE HOUSE.		THE DAIRY			THE COWSHEDS.									WATER SUPPLY.		MILK.
No. of Farm.	General Sanitary Condition.	Health of Residents and Employees.	Structural Condition (including Lighting and Ventilation).	Sanitary Condition and General Cleanliness.	For what other purpos used.	Structural Condition and Drainage.	Window Space to Floor Spacs	Ventilation.	General Cleanliness and Manure Heaps.	How Cattle are 8talled, and Number of Stalls.	Number of Cattle.	Cubic Space per Head.	What Precautions taken to prevent Fouling of Milk.	Health and Condition (including recent Deaths and cause)	For Household and Dairy Purposes.	For Cattle.	Des ination of Milk.	GENERAL REMARKS.
B 1	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Old structure, fairly good condition; Drainage into culvert in road. Two drains inside Cowshed.	1 to 22.	None in roof, which is lofty, but otherwise sufficient	Shed kept clean; manure in yards each side of the cowshed.	12 double stalls with with wood partions.	24	854 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled; men's hands washed.	Health of cattle good; no recent death.	1 Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to H. Still, S. Norwood.	Cows turned out daily for water; lie out in summer.
B 2	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		No. 1. Brick and flint structure, fairly good; Cement floor; open channel drainage; liquid drainage irrigated on surface of land some distance from sheds.	1 to 47.	None in roof; number of openings in eaves and walls, but ventilation cannot be regulated.	Sheds kept fairly clean; manure deposited in yard close to shed; yard is drained.	5 double stalls with wood partitions.	10	831 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled in separate build-in away from sheds; men's hands washed.	Health of oattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to F. Still and Son, S. Norwood.	Cows turned out daily for water; lie out in summer.
						No. 2. do.	1 to 67.	Open tile roof; open eaves; permanent openings over doors.	do.	3 double stalls with wood partitions.	6	792 cu. ft.
						No. 3. do	1 to 88.	do.	do.	6 double stalls.	12	7H6 cu. ft.
						No. 4. . do.	1 to 40.	do.	do.	5 double stalls.	10	871 cu. ft.
						No. 5. do.	1 to 53.	do.	do.	Open byres.	10	704 cu. ft.
						No. 6. do.	1 to 31.	do.	do	Open byres.	10	831 cu. ft.
B 3	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy		No. 1. Tile roof; wall at rear of cows is oemented ; ooncrete floor; channel drains; drainage to sewer.	1 to 93.	None in roof; permanent opening in external walls; sufficient.	Shed kept clean; manure heap at end of, and away from, shed.	11 double stalls with wood partitions.	19	782 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled; men's hands washed; udders and teats oleaned.	Health of cattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Kenley, Purley, and Croydon	Cows turned out daily for water; lie out in summer.
B 3	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy		No. 2. Slate roof, lofty, very good structure; ooncrete floor; channel drains; drainage to sewer.	1 to 16.	Good and sufficient.	do	6 double stalls, wood I>artitions.	12	1,280 cu. ft.
B 4	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.	None.	Tile roof, fairly good good structure ; channel drains; drainage to cesspool.	1 to 36.	Fairly good, but oould be improved.	Cleanliness is neglected at times, both of oattle and premises; manure in yard near shed.	Open byres.	13	672 cu. ft.	Milk strained; teats and men's hands washed; dirty udders cleaned.	Health of oattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to Goddard, of Croydon.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 6	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; light and ventilation good.	Very good.		Old structure ; low tiled roof ; channel drains; drainage on to surface of field a good distance away from shed.	1 to 31.	None in roof; eaves good; fairly good.	Shed kept clean; manure in stock yard near shed.	Open byres.	10	730 cu. ft.	Milk strained; men's hand washed; teats and udders cleaned.	Health of cattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Retailed in Kenley and Caterham.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 6	Fairly good.	Good.	Good structure; light and ventilation good.	Good.	None.	Good brick and flint structure; slate roof; channel drains; drainage on to land some distance away.	1 to 38.	Louvre in roof; good windows; sufficient.	Shed kept clean; manure in yard near shed.	Open byres.	12	867 cu. ft.	Milk strained; men's hands washed; dirty udders cleaned.	Health of oattle good; no recent death.	Rain water in underground tank.	Tank in field near shed supplied from mains.	Retailed in Couls-don.	Cows turned out daily for water; lie out in summer.
B 7	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.	None.	No. 1. Good structural; channel drains; drainage on to fields some distance from sheds.	1 to 35.	Windows to open; eaves open; sufficient.	Cattle kept olean ; sheds kept clean : manure in yards near sheds.	Open byres.	6	1,060 cu. ft. •	Milk strained; men's hands washed.	Health of cattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Retailed in Couls-don.	Cows turned out daily for water; lie out in summer.
B 7	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.	None.	No. 2 do.	1 to 35.	do.	do.	Open byres.	7	1,100 cu. ft.
B 8	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; light and ventilation good.	Good.		No. 1. Good new structure; cement floors; open channel drains; drainage on to surface of land.	1 to 26.	Windows to open; open eaves; sufficient.	Cattle and sheds kept clean; manure in field near sheds.	4 double stal'	8	630 cu. ft	Milk strained and cooled: men's hands washed; udders and teats cleaned.	Health of oattle good; one recent death from pleurisy; veterinary surgeon in attendance.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Retailed in Couls-don and Purley.	Cows turned out daily; He out in summer.
B 8	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; light and ventilation good.	Good.		No. 2. do.	1 to 15.	do.	do	4 double stalls.	8	650 cu. ft.
B 9	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		No. 3. do	1 to 28.	do	do.	4 double stalls.	8	768 cu. ft.
B 9	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Good new structure; channel drains; drainage to sewer.	1 to 8.	Windows to open; openings in walls; sufficient.	Cattle and shod kept clean; manure in pit in yard away from shed.	Open byres.	3	990 cu. ft.	Milk strained; men's huids washed; udders and teats cleaned.	Health of cattle good; no death.	Company's mains. I	Company's mains.	Retailed in Couls-don.	Cows turned out in summer.
B 10	Fairly good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Od structure, fairly good: channel drains; drainage into fields away from shed.	1 to 55.	Permanent openings in walls and lofty roof.	Cattle and shed kept clean; manure in yard near shed.	Open byres.	16	880 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled; men's hands washed.	Health of cattle good; no death	From deep well on t on to the premises.	le Hooley Estate laid	Wholesale to Baines and Son, Croydon.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 11	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Good structure; brick and flint walls: slate roof; open channel drains; drainage to cesspool. Good structure; open channel drains; drainage to sewer.	1 to 50.	Windows and skylight to open; open eaves.	Cattle and shed kept clean; manure in yard away from shed.	Open byres.	10	860 cu. ft.	Milk strained; men's hands washed; udders cleaned.	Health of cattle good; no death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	W h olesale t o Caterham.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 12	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; light and ventilation good.	Good.	None.		1 to 25.	Good and sufficient.	Cattle and shed kept clean; manure in good pit.	16 double stalls, but only part of shed	6	1,000 cu. ft. for part of shed.	Milk strained and cooled; udders and teats cleaned; men's hands washed.	Health of oattle good; no death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Retailed in neighbourhood.	Cows turned out daily.
B 3	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; well lighted and ventilated.	Very good.	None.	No. 1. Structure good : open channel drains; drainage to cesspool in yard.	1 to 37.	Good louvres in roof; windows to open; ventilation good.	Cattle and premises always kept clean; manure heaps in yard near sheds.	now used. 28 double stalls with good partitions.	55	870 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled; men's hands washed; udders cleaned.	Health of oattle good; no death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Retailed in Croydon and neighbourhood. do.	Cows kept in sheds most of the year.
B 3	Good.	Good.	Very good structure; well lighted and ventilated.	Very good.	None.	No. 2. Old wood structure: tile roof; drainage to same cesspool as No.l.	1 to 93.	Open tiles in roof; open eaves; openings in walls; also windows to open.	do.	17 double stalls ; also open byre at end of shed.	39	826 cu. ft.	do	do.	do.	do.	Retailed in Croydon and neighbourhood. do.	do.
B 14	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Verv good new structure; drainage irrigated on land some distance from shed.	1 to 34; one end of shed is very dark.	3 largo louvres in roof; all the windows open ; ventilation good.	Cattle and promises kept clean; manure in yard near shed.	22 double stalls ; one half of shed only	21	966 cu. ft.	Milk strained and cooled; men's hands washed, and udders cleaned.	Health of cattle good; no recent death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to Sydenham.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 15	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy.		Structure good: open channel drains; drainage irrigated on field rear of shed.	1 to 25.	2 louvres in roof; permanent openings in walls; good.	Cattle and premises kept clean; manure in yard near shed.	used. Open byres.	14	851 cu. ft.	Milk strained and oooled; men's hands washed.	Health of oattle good; no death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to Welford's, Purley.	Cows turned out daily; lie out in summer.
B 16	Good.	Good.	No	Dairy		Structure fairly good; open channel drains; drainage to cesspool.	1 to 40.	Open tiles in roof; window to open; fair.	Cattle and premises kept clean; manure in yard near shed.	Open byres	21	728 cu. ft.	Milk strained; men's hands washed; udders cleaned.	Health of cattle good; no death.	Company's mains.	Company's mains.	Wholesale to Welford's, Purley.	Cows turned out daily; lie out insummer.