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arms of the person milking shall be clean at the time of
milking, and that the vessel used shall be clean and be
kept solely for the purpose of milking.
(3) That all Railway Companies carrying milk should provide
proper insulated trucks, as now used by the
London and North Western Railway Company for
the purpose.
(4) That the Board of Agriculture be urged to take steps to
ensure the carriage of milk in sealed churns.
(5) That all dairies should be licensed annually, and only
licensed dairies should sell milk for consumption on
or off the premises, and that all milk on the counter
for sale in open vessels should be covered with muslin
or other suitable cover.
(6) It was generally admitted that preservatives are not
necessary.
MORTUARIES AND CORONERS' COURTS.
The total number of bodies received at the two Borough
Mortuaries (High Street and Wanless Road) during 1906 was
407, as compared with 391 during 1905, and an annual average
for the old Parish of Lambeth for 5 years (1896-1900) of 450.
Of the 407 bodies, 296 were received at High Street and 111 at
Wanless Road
39 bodies were brought in by the Police (27 to High Street
and 12 to Wanless Road), and the rest by undertakers or private
persons.
The Coroner's Court sat 41 times at Wanless Road, 119 times
at High Street.