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drains or abolished altogether in order to comply with Section 97 (1) of the Act, which
requires that a drain or pip9 for carrying off fæcal or sewage matter must not have an
opening within the bakehouse.
From the foregoing particulars it may be gathered that a great deal of work was
carried out during the year with a view to improving the sanitary condition of the
underground bakehouses in the Borough. Owing to the amount of the work done
the bakehouses were in several instances completely remodelled. No serious
difficulty was experienced in getting the bakehouses brought into compliance
with the Council's regulations. In one or two instances some reluctance was
displayed to do what was necessary to satisfy the requirements of one or other of
the regulations, but by the end of the year, in all cases where certificates were
applied for, the necessary work was satisfactorily accomplished. With a few exceptions,
the Health Committee visited and inspected the whole of the underground
bakehouses in the Borough, upon it being reported that the work done to bring them
into conformity with the regulations was completed, and on the recommendation of
the Committee the certificates under the Act were granted by the Council.
Whilst in several instances but little work was necessary to enable the certificate
to be granted, such was not the case with the great majority of the underground bakehouses.
On the whole a large amount of work had to be done, and it may be
fairly claimed that Section 101 of the Factory and Workshop Act, 1901, has been
the means of bring about a very marked and most satisfactory change in their
condition from a sanitary point of view.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
The number of licensed slaughter-houses in the Borough remains the same as for
last year, namely, 14. From enquiries made it would appear that oxen are only
slaughtered very occasionally in the 3 or 4 slaughter-housess which are adapted for
the purpose. Moreover it does not seem that at so many sheep are killed as was
the case a few years ago. The usual inspection took place during the year, and
the condition in which the slaughter-houses were kept was found generally to be
satisactory.
COWSHEDS, DAIRIES AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of cowhouses on the register for 1903 was 8, as compared with 9 for
1902. The number of cows kept in the Borough is 101, as compared with 103 in 1902.
110 in 1901, 114 in 1900, and 135 in 1899. The license of the cow-house situate at
No. 3, Rufus Street was not renewed by the London County Council. Its renewal
was opposed by the Borough Council on the grounds that the cowsheds were used for
purposes other than cow-keeping, and were generally dirty and unfit for the purpose
of cow-keeping. There was also opposition by the Council's Inspector to its renewal.
The cowhouses were subject to periodical inspection throughout the year, and the
condition in which they were kept may be described as satisfactory.