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Section V.—FOOD.
(a) MILK SUPPLY.
Almost the whole of the milk supply of St. Pancras is derived from dairy farms in the
Provinces and is brought into London by train. A great deal of milk also comes into the great
railway stations in the Borough for distribution in other parts of London.
A bacteriological investigation into the condition of the milk brought into and sold in
the Borough was conducted in 1920, which showed that the state of the milk generally was most
unsatisfactory. The results of the investigation were fully reported in the Annual Report for
1920 (pages 59-68).
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops.
Cowsheds. — At the end of 1923 there were two licensed cowsheds in the Borough. They
are registered for 43 cows, but were occupied by 7.
Millishops and Dairies.—42 applications for registration under the Dairies, Cowsheds,
and Milkshops Orders, in respect of milkshops, were considered during 1923, of which 32
were acceded to and 10 refused. Seven applications in respect of itinerant vendors were also
considered, of which 3 were acceded to and 4 refused.
The figures in regard to the registration of milkshops are set out below: —
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops on register at end of 1922 203
Deduct number of purveyors removed from register during 1923 22
Add number of purveyors added to register by resolution of Council
during 1923 32
Number of purveyors of milk at retail milkshops on register at end of 1923 213
At the end of 1923, there were on the register, in addition to these 213 retail milkshops
and 2 cowsheds (which are attached to retail milkshops included in the 213), one person in
respect of premises where only a wholesale milk trade is done, and 25 itinerant vendors
without retail milkshops.
Legal proceedings were taken in the following cases against vendors carrying on the
trade of purveyors of milk without being registered:—

Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922.
This Act came into force on September 1st, 1922. It enables local authorities to refuse
to register a retail purveyor of milk, or, if already registered, to remove any such person from
the register, if they are satisfied that the public health is, or is likely to be endangered by any
act or default of such person.
The Act further prohibits the addition of any colouring matter, or of any dried or
condensed milk, or any fluid re-constituted therefrom, to any milk intended for sale. It also
prohibits the sale, or offering lor sale, of milk derived from any cow suffering from tuberculosis
of the udder.