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[1912

Cowhouses.—In 1892 there were 31 cowhouses in the Borough. To-day
there are only 5, and to these 53 visits were made. It was found, however, that
only 4 were in actual use. As a whole, the Inspector points out, they have been
fairly well managed, yet there is a tendency to neglect the sanitary conditions
where the premises are least used, and he quotes a case where the cowhouse,
licensed for 12 cows, actually housed only 3, the remainder of the shed being
occupied by lumber. The days of cowsheds in London are evidently numbered;
and it cannot be long before Islington, once so noted for its cows, its milk and
its milkmaids, will cease to have any more cows as it has long since ceased to
have its milkmaids.