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formerly the case. The slaughterhouse premlises were periodically inspected during the
year, and their general condition from a sanitary point of view may be reported upon
favourably.
COWSHEDS, DAIRIES, AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of cowhouses on the register at the end of 1905 was seven, being the
same as that for the previous year. The number of cows kept in the Borough was
found at the inspection made a short time prior to the hearing of applications for
licenses in October to have undergone a further decrease, there beling 86, as compared
with 95 in 1904, 101 in 1903, 103 in 1902, 110 in 1901, 114 in 1900, and 135
in 1899. No complaints were received in respect to the cowhouse premises; they were
subject to periodical inspection during the year, and thair general sanitary condition
may be reported as satisfactory.
The number of dairymen and milk purveyors on the register at the end of the year
was 289, as compared with 294 in 1904, 300 in 1903, and 304 in 1902. In 35 instances
the sale of milk was discontinued at shops where it was formerly sold, in 30 instances
the sale of milk was commenced, in connection with which applications were duly received
and the premises registered, and in 77 instances the premises of milk purveyors
changed hands.
At many of the milk purveyors' premises, which are little general shops, only small
quantities of milk are sold, perhaps not more than a quart or two daily. From enqueries
made by the sanitary inspectors on their several districts, it would appear that
something like 1,800 imperial gallons of milk are sold daily in Shoreditch, amounting in
the course of the year to something approximating seven hundred thousand gallons.
The premises upon which milk is sold were kept under pretty close observation
by the sanitary staff, some 3,152 visits of inspection being made to them. Warnings as
to lack of proper attention to cleanliness in connection, with milk utensils were necessary
in six instances. In ten cases notices as to insanitary conditions tin connection
with the premises were required, in six instances on account of the premises
being dirty and dilapidated, and in three owing to defective drains. In another case
there was an accumulation of dung which was being kept longer than
necessary. Seven cases of infectious disease occurred in connection with milk purveyors'
premises, and the usual steps were taken.
In one instance (No. 3, Rufus Street) police-court proceedings were taken owing
to a defective drain on the premises, and an abatement order was obtained with respect
to the nuisance. (Ante p. 40.)
OFFENSIVE BUSINESS.
The premises at No. 69, Haggerston Road, where tripe-boiling is carried on, were
kept under observation during the year. There were no complaints in respect to them.