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Sanitarily, these 20 Cowhouses are in good condition, and they
have been inspected carefully during 1902, and the drains in each
case tested with the chemical test, without a result being obtained
in any single instance. The only sanitary defect found during
1902, consists of defective paving (in 4 cases).
The Borough Council is now responsible for the periodical inspection
of the Cowhouses, and the due inforcement of all Byelaws
and regulations which have been made in connection therewith
under the Dairy, Cowsheds, and Milk-shops Orders, 1885-6
Such duties were carried out by the London County Council previous
to the passing of the London Government Act, 1899.
These duties, highly important, are better carried out by the
different local Sanitary Authorities (acting for their respective
districts) than by the London County Council, acting for the
whole of the administrative County of London. The inspections
are more systematic, and more frequent, with the result
that the states of the Cowhouses (at least as far as Lambeth
Borough is concerned) are better as to cleanliness and general
sanitation. No single summons has had to be taken out on
account of contravention of a Bye-law, though in one instance
a cow keeper had to be cautioned for keeping his cows dirty.