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inspections. He reports that he examined during that period the carcases of 4,570 sheep,
130 bullocks, and 26 calves.
No legal proceedings have been necessary with respect to the above premises, or to the
carcases examined.
Butchers' Shops.—The Inspector states that there are 80 butchers' and 26 pork butchers'
shops in the Borough, at which he made 130 inspections to ascertain the condition of meat.
(ii.)—Mii.k Supply: Cowhouses.-—There are only two cowsheds in the Borough, viz.:—
Chichester Mews, Nos. 7 and 8 4 cows kept.
Star Street, No. 39 4 cows kept.
Fifty-five inspections are reported to have been made during the nine months.
Dairies and Milk Shops—At the beginning of April last 35 milk vendors were on the local
Register, while the list received from the London County Council on the transfer of supervision
in 1900 contained 185 registrations, of which 27 were subsequently found to have lapsed. There
were 13 new registrations and 29 changes of names, &c., during the year, the Register at the
close of the year containing 173 effective entries. The following is a list of shops where
milk is sold, classified according to the business carried on thereat:—
Dairies: milk, eggs and butter only sold 85
Grocers' shops 11
General shops, not selling lamp oil 34
„ „ selling lamp oil 18
Sweet-stuff and confectionery 7
Provision dealers 8
Bakers 3
Off-licensed houses 2
Fish and grocery 2
Tailor, butcher each 1
Coal, wood and oil (combined) 1
At a large number of these premises the amount sold is very small, not amounting in
some cases to a quart a day. Objection has been taken to the sale of milk from shops where
oil, wood, and other strong-smelling commodities are sold, but it has been found impracticable
to prevent the sale from such shops.
The Inspector reports that he has made 300 inspections of places where milk is sold. A
list of defects discovered is given in Table 37.
Four cases of infectious illness were reported from premises registered for the sale of
milk, one case each of diphtheria, erysipelas, and scarlet and enteric fevers. Due precautions
were taken to prevent the sale of milk until the premises and things had been properly
disinfected and cleansed.
(iii.)—Refreshment Houses.—A special Register is kept of these premises, which includes
180 premises, 23 being fried fish shops and one a sausage shop. The supervision of such
places is two-fold, they being "workplaces" as well as places where food is prepared and
sold.
At the 150 refreshment houses (variously described as "restaurants," "cafes," "eatinghouses,"
coffee-houses," &c.) 109 men and 233 women were found to be employed. At 35
the kitchens were underground, the kitchen floors being below the road levels as under:—
6ft. 3 7-8ft. 12 8-9ft. 20
From inquiries made at the fried fish shops it appears that dripping is used at all except
three shops, where oil is used. Dripping is very suitable for this purpose if of good quality
and derived from the proper source. It is, however, well-known that some of the dripping is
obtained from hog-wash dealers. The hog-wash is boiled and the melted fat skimmed off,
cooled and packed for sale.