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Sanitary Circumstances of the District. 25
All dairies and milk-shops were systematically visited during
the year, and no cases of infectious disease occurring during the
year could be attributed to the milk supply.
In this connection it should be noted that part of the cordon
drawn round any case of infectious disease treated at home is that
the milk supplied to the premises is supplied in a can or bottle
which is left at the premises for the occupier's sole use.
At the cessation of the illness this can or bottle is destroyed,
the principle borne in mind being to adopt all such measures as will
prevent the spread of infection.

BUTCHERS.
There is one licensed slaughter-house in this district and this
is only used occasionally, otherwise all meat is imported mostly
from the Central Meat Market, where it is already inspected.
The butchers' premises are regularly and periodically visited by the
Assistant Inspector. Most of the butchers have ice chests in which
the meat is kept, and as a rule their premises are kept in a cleanly
condition. During the year no meat has been detected as tuberculous
in the district.
With regard to the statement that no tuberculous meat has
been found, the point cannot too strongly be emphasized that the
meat is thoroughly inspected at the Central Meat Market, or at
Deptford before reaching this district.
The Assistant Inspector, has, on many occasions, found small
portions of meat, which, although not actually unsound enough as