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DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of registered dairies and milk shops in the Borough at the end of the year was 167
of which 70 were in Bloomsbury and St. Giles, and 97 in the Holborn District.
During the year 23 dairies and milkshops were newly registered, 10 belonging to St. Giles and
Bloomsbury, and 13 to Holborn District. On application for registration under the Dairies, Cowsheds
and Milk Shops Order of 1885, the premises were also carefully inspected by me, and notices served to
remedy any sanitary defects.
The Sanitary Inspectors made 812 inspections of these premises; 5 notices were served for
breaches of regulations, and there was one prosecution for selling milk on unregistered premises, the
defendant being convicted and ordered to pay 2s. costs.
Last year we had not so much difficulty in enforcing the covering of milk for preserving its
purity, and for protecting it against infection or contamination; in several cases however, the occupiers
had to be cautioned.
Of the two cow sheds in the Borough, viz :—
4 Goldsmith Street, and
Union Buildings, Leather Lane,
the latter is included in the Union Buildings area, and was closed at the latter part of the year.
ICE CREAM.
On account of the increased powers which we have by the London County Council (General
Powers) Act, 1902, for regulating the manufacture and sale of ice cream, much attention has been
given during the year by this Department to premises where ice creams are manufactured, stored or sold.
At the end of the year there were 32 premises where ice cream was manufactured or sold, and 179
inspections of these premises, including 28 early morning inspections between 6 and 7 a.m. were made.
15 notices for sanitary defects were served. In one case legal proceedings were taken for manufacturing
ice cream in a sleeping apartment, and the defendant was convicted and fined 10s. 6d., and
9s. 6d. costs.
Many rooms and bedrooms which before the Act came into force were used for the manufacture,
sale or storage of ice cream are no longer used for the purpose, and many rooms or other places have
been specially fitted up and prepared for this business.
UNSOUND FOOD.
On the 26th February, an oxtail which was exposed for sale and was unsound, unwholesome and
unfit for the food of man, was seized and condemned at the Bow Street Police Court. Having regard,
however, to all the circumstances of the case, no proceedings were taken beyond a caution sent to the
vendor by the Town Clerk.
Applications were received for the removal and destruction as trade refuse, of the following
articles of food, all of which were unsound and unfit for the food of man :—
1 cwt. anchovies. 24 fowls.
70 baskets beans. 6 sacks onions.
5 carcasses of fawns. 8 lbs. onions.
5 baskets plums.
I also received application for the removal and destruction of 28 quarter boxes of tomatoes, but
on inspection I found that many of the tomatoes were quite fit for food. I therefore gave instructions
for all the sound ones to be separated from the unsound ones, when this was done I found about onequarter
of them were good and fit for food, and the remaining three-quarters (21 cases) were removed
for destruction.