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The condition in which the slaughterhouses were kept during the year was on
the whole satisfactory, and in one or two instances only was it necessary to bring
matters requiring attention to the notice of the proprietors. The animals slaughtered
in the slaughterhouses of Shoreditch are almost entirely sheep. Very few oxen are
killed during the course of the year.
COWHOUSES, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS.
The registered cowhouses in Shoreditch number 10, the licenses of two having
been allowed to lapse since last year. They are situate at the addresses set out
below:—
Bracklyn Street, No 22. Mintern Street, No. 7.
Clift Street, No. la. Nile Street, No. 38.
Dunstan Street, No. 33. Rufus Street, No. 3.
Hoxton Street, No. 274. St. John's Road, No. 76.
Moye Street, No. 47. Taplow Street, No. 31.
The cowhouses were found to be kept in a satisfactory condition, in one or
two instances only was there anything to complain of. The cows in the cowhouses in
Shoreditch numbered 110, as compared with 114 in 1900, and 135 in 1899. Eor
several years past there has been a gradual but steady decrease both in the number of
cowhouses and in the number of cows kept in the Borough.
The London Government Act, 1899, transferred the registration of dairymen and
purveyors of milk from the London County Council to the Borough Council. The
number of dairymen and purveyors of milk on the register for the year is 319. There
have been several changes in respect to the names of the persons registered. The
various dairies and shops at which milk is sold, have been kept under observation and
visited at frequent intervals during the year by the sanitary inspectors. Fifteen of
the shop ceased the sale of milk during the year. In a few instances the sale of milk
was suspended owing to the occurrence of dangerous infectious disease on the premises,
the sale being resumed after the necessary precautions as to disinfection had been taken.
In the majority the milk was found to be sold under conditions which may be
regarded as satisfactory, in 27 instances, however, warnings were necessary by reason
of the milk utensils not being kept in as cleanly a condition as they ought to have
been. In seven cases new measures for the milk were provided. Vendors using open
receptacles for the milk are recommended to keep a piece of fine muslin over the
receptacle, with a view to the exclusion of dust and flies. On 9 of the premises
defective drains were found and rectified. In 9 instances the water closets required
attention, in four accumulations of dung were removed, and in several instances the
premises required cleansing. Altogether, 27 sanitary notices were served upon the
responsible parties.