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dwellings. Failing such provision by the Local Authority, it may be
passible to form a Housing Improvement Society whose funds
would be raised voluntarily.
I commend the suggestion to the various religious bodies in the
district in the hope that such a society might be formed with this
object in view.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
MILK SUPPLY.
With the exception of one cowshed still in occupation in Rippleside,
where conditions are generally satisfactory, no milk is
produced within the district.
Of the total the bulk is pasteurised, being received from large
wholesale factories and distributed by retail dairymen.
Including three whose premises are situated outside the district,
there are 32 registered retail purveyors. These are frequently
inspected, particular attention being paid to facilities for the
cleansing of utensils.
There continues an improvement in the methods of distribution,
unsatisfactory metal cans previously used by householders being
gradually withdrawn, and the glass bottle fitted with cap, proving
more satisfactory both for service and storage.
No action was taken under the tuberculosis clause: of the Milk
and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915.
The following table shows the number of licences granted for
the sale of graded milk under the Milk (Special Designations)
Order, 1923, during the year:—
(a) "Certified " Milk 1
(b) "Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) " Milk 2
(c) "Grade A" Milk 2
(d) "Pasteurised " Milk 1