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Thirdly, there are, perhaps, a dozen milk shops which obtain part or
all their milk from town cowsheds situated in the Borough. Speaking
generally, therefore, it may be said that about 235 of the 261
milk sellers in Finsbury obtain their milk wholly or partly from
country cowsheds, whereas about a score obtain their milk wholly
or partly from town cowsheds.
We have a register in Finsbury of the source of the milk of every
milk seller, whether it be town or country, so that it would be
practicable at any moment to trace a milk supply with some
degree of accuracy. A register is also kept of all the milkshops in
the Borough, containing particulars of each in respect to general
and particular sanitation, management of milk trade, &c.
The fourteen contractors deal with some 1,111 farms situated at
varying distances from London. The following table sets out
the main facts with regard to the distribution of the 280 towns and
villages where the farms are situated which send milk :—