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these premises during the year, and served three notices for necessary
repairs.
On the 6th July, the Public Health Committee made an inspection
of the cow-houses of the Borough. These were found on
the whole to be in a clean and satisfactory condition, with the
exception of three cow-houses. Two of these were dirty and the
third was overcrowded, and there was an accumulation of manure
on the premises.
Dairies and Milk Shops.—During 1907 there were 31 milk
places removed from the register and 36 added. At the end of
1907 there remained 373 milk places on the register. Two
registered milksellers were summoned during the year for dirty
milk utensils, one being fined £2 with £1 3s. costs, and the other
£1 with £1 3s. costs.
Inspector Bobbitt reports that he made 913 visits of inspection
of these premises and discovered dirty measures on 28 of these
visits. He served 13 notices for cleansing and repairs during the
year.
Offensive Trades.—There is only one offensive trade now
licensed in the Borough, and that is a tripe-boiler. The Inspector
reports that he made 12 visits to these premises during the year
and found them in a satisfactory condition.
Slaughter-Houses.— There are 25 slaughter-houses in the
Borough. Inspector Bobbitt reports that he made 380 visits to
these during the year. No nuisance was discovered requiring the
service of a notice for its abatement.
The Public Health Committee made their annual inspection of
these slaughter-houses on the 6th July, 1907. In connection with
these three were discovered in a dirty condition. With these exceptions,
the slaughter-houses were found to be in a very satisfactory
condition.