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(7) Schools.
The sanitary conditions of the Schools in the district
are good on the whole.
The water supply is obtained from the Metropolitan
Water Board.
There has been no epidemic, and no particular incidence
of infectious disease on any School.
Classes were examined frequently, where children
were absent owing to notifiable infectious disease, with
a view to finding "missed" cases, and two were so
found.
C.—Food.
(1) Milk Supply.
There are 5 cowsheds in the occupation of 5 cowkeepers,
and 21 dairymen and purveyors of milk in the
district, and about 64 cows. The cows are periodically
inspected by the Veterinary Surgeon appointed by the
Council, and a report on their condition is furnished
quarterly. During 1920 no case of Tuberculosis was
detected.
The cowsheds and milkshops are regularly inspected,
and on one occasion it was found necessary to
issue a notice to cleanse a cowshed.
Samples of the milk sold in the district were taken
by the Inspector of the Kent County Council, and 39
samples so taken were all found to be genuine, one
sample was found to contain 9.1 per cent, of added water
and to be deficient in milk fat. In this case proceedings
resulted in a conviction, a penalty of £5 being imposed.
(2) Milk (Mothers & Children) Orders, 1918 & 1920.
When this Order was issued, the Council laid down
a scale as follows:—