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FOOD.
Cowhouses.—The four cowhouses in the Borough have been
visited on 12 occasions, and the required cleansing has been duly
enforced on 8 occasions.
Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order.—At the commencement
of the year there were 90 premises on the Register
of Dairies and Milkshops; 17 new applications have been received
during the year and added to the Register, and 18 names have been
taken oft, thus leaving a total of 89 premises now registered.
During the year 107 visits of inspection have been paid to these
premises; notices were served upon the occupiers in 3 cases where
dairies required limewashing.
Under the powers conferred by the London County Council
(Ceneral Powers) Act, 1908, Section 5, with respect to the registration
of premises unsuitable for the sale of Milk, no registration
was refused on the ground of unsuitability of the premises.
(a) Milk Supply.—The majority of milk supplied to this
Borough is obtained from farmers and large firms outside the
district.
An application was made by the largest cowkeeper in this
district tduring the year for permission to again bring into use
certain of his premises which had been condemned as a cowshed
for many years, so that they might now be utilised for t;he purpose
of producing Grade "A" Milk. On going carefully into the
matter it was found that the regulations dealing with this Grade
"A" Milk practically make it possible for this class of milk to
be produced in premises almost in a derelict condition. It was
pointed out, however, that, seeing that this Council had required
modern premises for the production of ordinary milk, it was more
than likely they would require at least modernised premises for
the production of this special Grade "A" Milk. It was further
pointed out that upon the requirements of the Ministry of Health
as to the herd supplying Grade "A" Milk being certified as
"Tubercle Free" being complied with, I should require to be
informed as to what had happened to the milking cows which
had been found on examination to be tuberculous, it being intended
by the applicant, until the point was raised, that such cattle as were
found on test to be tuberculous should be returned to the ordinary
herd for the supply of ordinary quality of milk. Presumably on the
applicant's further consideration of these points the application
was dropped, as nothing further has been heard on the matter.
This application has, however, brought to light the above two
points, and particularly the latter one, that animals giving a positive
reaction, whilst being excluded from the production of Grade
"A" Milk, are still allowed to continue to produce milk of the
ordinary quality, and whilst this continues to be permitted I do