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The Commissioners of Crown Lands arc erecting a further block of dwellings in the
Cumberland Market area, which will be known as "Bagshott House", and it is understood that
the Commissioners contemplate a considerable extension of their housing scheme in this area
in the near future.
The St. Pancras House Improvement Society have erected another 25 flats in Liteham
Street and have now completed Athlone House, which consists of 35 flats. A further block
of 36 flats is in course of erection on this estate in addition to a block of flats in Ferdinand
Street. The Society have practically completed St. Anne's House, consisting of 30 flats,
on their Somers Town Estate, which will make 240 dwellings on this Estate. Further
extensions are contemplated in the Drummond Crescent area.
Housing Act, 1930 — Clearance areas in St. Pancras.
Resolutions declaring the following to be clearance areas under Section 1 of the Housing
Act, 1930, were passed by the London County Council during the year:— Melton Slews
(Nos. 1 and 2) areas, Lucas Place area, Speedy Place area, Seymour Row (Nos. 1 and 2) areas
and the Stanhope Buildings area.
The Ministry of Health Inquiry was not held until after the end of the year
covered by this report.
Section V.- INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
(a) MILK SUPPLY.
Cowsheds.—There are now no licensed cowsheds in the Borough.
Dairies and Milkshops.—The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires the Sanitary Authority
to register all persons in their district carrying on the trade of cowkeeper or dairyman, and
also all premises which are used as dairies.
The term "dairy" does not include a shop from which milk is not supplied otherwise
than in properly closed and unopened receptacles in which it was delivered to the shop, and
therefore such premises do not require to be registered, but any person selling milk in sealed
bottles or other receptacles must be registered as a purveyor of milk.
Section 2 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act, 1922, gives the Local Authority
power to refuse registration or to remove from the register any retail purveyor of milk, if they
are satisfied that the public health is likely to be endangered by any act or default of such person.
Thirty-seven applications for registration under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926,
were received and granted during the year.
Nineteen applications in respect of itinerant vendors were also received and granted.
The following list gives particulars as to the 201 purveyors of milk in respect of 197
retail milkshops on the register at the end of 1934:—
Number of retail milkshops on the register at the end of 1933 203
Deduct number removed from the register during the year 1934 - 43
Add number registered by resolution of the Council during 1934 +37
Total number of retail milkshops on register at the end of 1934 197