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food supervision.
III.—Milk Supply.
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Cowsheds.—The only one in the Borough is situate at—
Star Street, No. 39, is licensed for 10 cows, but not more than 5 are kept.
The shed is always in excellent condition. The Inspector reports that he visited the premises
three times during the past year. The Officers of the County Council make frequent inspections
of the premises and the animals kept there.
Dairies and Milkshops.—At the end of 1905, 172 names were on the Register. During the
past year 9 names were added, 3 removed, and 19 changed, leaving 178 effective entries at the close of the year.

The above premises were inspected on 218 occasions during the year. Four cases of
scarlet fever and 1 of diphtheria were reported on premises where milk was sold; 2 cases of
scarlet fever and 1 of diphtheria in the families of milk carriers ; and 4 cases of scarlet fever
in houses where milk carriers resided. All due precautions were taken to prevent the spread
of infection, and no ill results were traced to any of the above cases.
During the past year advertisements were inserted in the local papers directing the
attention of all milk vendors to their liabilities and duties under the Regulations made pursuant
to the Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshop Orders, and those Regulations have been
printed and distributed to the milk vendors on the Register.
IV.-Ice-cream MAKING.
A special Register of the makers and vendors of this commodity is kept for the purpose
of enforcing the provisions of Part VIII. of the London County Council (General Powers) Act,
1902. Ten (10) new names were added to the Register during the year and 1 removed,
leaving 146 effective entries at the end of the year. Of the makers and vendors on the
Register, 136 are shop-keepers, and 10 Italian barrow-men. The businesses combined with
the sale of ice-cream are indicated below:—
Sweet shops 67 Newspapers and Tobacco 6
Bakers 24 Confectioners 5
Milk 6 Cook and Barber 1 (each)
Restaurants 16 General 10
In addition to the 10 local barrow-men, 20 from other districts have regular stands in the
Borough:—
From Marylebone 8 From Islington and Clerkenwell 2 each.
„ Kensington 6 „ Chelsea and Willesden 1 „
Five cases of scarlet fever were reported from premises where ice-cream is made.