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Milk Supply.
Each year a smaller proportion of the milk purveyed in
Finchley is produced locally, and the actual number of dairy
cows kept in the District appears to be diminishing. Towards
the latter end of the year, the number was 168, as compared
with 177 in the previous year, and I have no reason to doubt
that considerably more than half the milk consumed is
brought in by rail.
Many improvements have been effected in the condition
of the local cowsheds and dairy premises, but the trade is one
requiring the constant supervision of both dairy managers
and sanitary officials. Absolutely cleanly work on the part
of the milkers and other employees is not easy to enforce, and
there is an unfortunately prevalent idea amongst some dealers
that milk from which all coarse particles of dirt have been
filtered is just as wholesome and unobjectionable as milk
which has been obtained under clean conditions.
With a view to dealing more effectively with the milksupply,
additional powers are being sought in the Finchley
General Powers Bill now before Parliament.
Bakehouses.
All the Bakehouses (16 in number) were inspected
frequently during the year. There are at present in the
District three underground bakehouses. After certain structural
alterations had been made these were certified by the
Sanitary Authority at the commencement of 1904 as suitable
in regard to construction, light, ventilation, and all other
respects. The minimum requirements for the Council's certificate
included provisions against the entry of ground-air and
moisture, and provision for ventilation, light and cleanliness
of the premises.