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Board was a sufficient guarantee to warrant the Committee
recommending the Council to "risk the surcharge," and the
voting was—for 6, against 6 (the Chairman voting), such a
recommendation. When this Report of the Public Health
Committee came up before the Council at their meeting, held
June 30th, 1904, an instruction was given to the Committee to
"prepare and submit to the Finance Committee an estimate for
the establishment of a Municipal Milk Depot for the Borough of
Lambeth." This estimate* was duly prepared, and submitted to,
and accepted by the Finance Committee and the Council, at their
meetings held on July 8th, 1904 and July 14th, 1904,respectively.
The Depot is to be under strict medical supervision, and to be
used only for such cases as it is intended for (and not promiscuously
for all comers); whilst great care will be taken to obtain
a contract for as pure a milk as possible from some country
farm, which is in a satisfactory sanitary condition, and where
the cows are well looked after and groomed, and subjected from
time to time to veterinary inspection.
PURE MILK SUPPLY.
The important subject of a pure milk supply for Lambeth
(and London generally) has engaged the attention of the Council
during 1904, in connection with a Special Report on the subject
of Unclean Milk presented by the Medical Officer of Health on
April 28th, 1904, and the Council decided as follows :—
1. To urge the Local Government Board and the Board of
Agriculture to take steps to ensure the better enforcement
of the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milk Shops Orders
(and the regulations made thereunder) outside the
Metropolis.
2. To urge the Local Government Board to carry out their
statutory duties, as laid down in Section 28 of the
* Estimated preliminary cost of fittings, £250 ;
Annual net estimate for up-keep, £200.