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SANITARY INSPECTION OF DISTRICT.
At the end of this report will be found a tabulated
list of the work executed during 1921. It shows an
enormous amount of good work, although very little of
it comes to your personal knowledge.
THE COMMON LODGING HOUSE AND
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
During 1921 no houses in the District came under
either of these categories.
OFFENSIVE TRADES.
Fish frying is carried on in two premises. Fat
melting and extracting also at three premises. All
these premises are constantly inspected, and are usually
found in a satisfactory condition.
BAKEHOUSES, WORKSHOPS AND
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
Have been frequently and systematically inspected
during 1920, and all defects remedied at once.
THE COWSHEDS, DAIRIES AND MILKSHOPS.
I am glad to report that a much better standard has
been attained at the cowsheds. At last the farmers all
realise that you will insist upon the clauses of the Milk
Regulations being complied with in every detail. We
cannot yet pretend to have a milk produced at our
farms that will compare with Grade A certified milk,
hut a great improvement has been effected, and is being
maintained throughout the district. We are now troubled
with the dirty condition of the milk imported from
the Home Counties and mixed with ours, and I have
written to the County Medical Officers of Health complaining
of this, and giving the names of the farms that
send out the milk. In time the farmer himself will see
that it pays to send out a clean milk that will, if cooled
immediately, keep a week without going sour, instead
of being unfit for use a few hours after delivery in hot
weather.
Last July, at the Conference of the Eoyal Sanitary
Institute held at Folkestone I read a paper in which I
urged a more vigorous inspection of the cowshed by the
sanitary officers, and pointed out in detail every important
point that must be observed if a clean milk is to be
obtained in the future. Moreover, I insisted on the benefit
to the district following a successful prosecution when
the cowkeeper declined to relinquish his ancient methods.