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added, leaving 399 on the register at the end of the year; 28 of these
were registered in respect of new premises ; 1 is a street vendor having
no address in the City. Fifteen persons selling milk were given notice
to register, 14 complied and one discontinued its sale. The Council
refused to register in one instance. Eleven registered vendors of milk
gave up selling it.
Nine hundred and forty visits were paid during the year, besides
those by the two Inspectors taking samples under the Food and Drugs
Act, to premises in which milk is sold. Notices requiring improvement
of existing conditions were served in a number of instances; no proceedings
had to be taken against any milk seller on this account, but
6 were cautioned, 1 for improper storage of the milk, 1 for keeping
a dog in the shop and 4 for using rooms adjoining the shop as bedrooms
In 6 instances dealers were required to remove from their shop
articles likely to contaminate the milk.
Other defects complained of were:—
Dirty walls, &c. 1.2 Defective rain.water pipes 2
Defective roofs 2 „ sink and other pipes 10
Insufficient ventilation 4 „ paving 2
Damp walls 2 Absence of proper dust bins 1
No proper cover to milk bowls 1 Accumulation of refuse 2
Defective or dirty w.cs. 15 Defective or improperly situated
„ drains 2 cisterns 6
Infectious Disease.—No cases of infectious disease occurred on
premises in which milkshops were situated, but 3 persons from infected
houses were employed elsewhere in the milk trade. Satisfactory
arrangements were made in each instance, and no infection of the milk
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resulted.
Cowsheds.—There is now only one cow.keeper, namely, at
13, Marsham Street (licensed for 19 cows). These premises were visited
25 times during the year.
Butter Factory.—Premises at 9, Moreton Street were placed upon
the register under the provisions of the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907,
after alterations were carried out on the requirement of the Public
Health Committee.
Butchers' Shops.—Two notices were served with reference to
defective w.cs.
Fish Shops.—Three owners were cautioned for want of care in the
conduct of their business.
Fried Fish Shops.—Eighteen notices were sen ed in respect of the
following nuisances:—Cleansing, 4; offensive smell, 1; defective w.cs., 3 ;