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The slaughter-house situate at No. 134, Goldsmith Row, was closed at Easter
and the license lapsed. The slaughter-houses were inspected from time to time
during the year, and except in respect to a few minor matters their general sanitary
condition may be said to be satisfactory.
COW-HOUSES.
The number of licensed cow-houses in the Borough at the end of 1907 was
seven, remaining the same as for the previous three years. They are situate at the
following addresses:—
Bracklyn Street, No. 22.
Dunstan Street, No. 33.
Hoxton Street, No. 274.
Mintern Street, No. 7.
Moye Street, No. 47.
Nile Street, No. 38.
St. John's Road, No. 76.
The cowsheds afford accommodation for 108 cows, but the number kept in the
Borough was found at an inspection made a short time before the licensing session
in October to be 57, as compared with 74 in 1906, 86 in 1905, 95 in 1904, and
101 in 1903. If the decrease which is manifest from the figures given continues,
cow-keeping in Shoreditch will in the course of a few more years have become a
thing of the past. The cowhouse premises were periodically inspected during the
year, and their general sanitary condition may be reported upon as satisfactory.
On one of the premises the drainage system was reconstructed, the work being
carried out to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority.
The number of dairymen and milk purveyors on the register at the end of the
year was 284, as compared with 288 in 1906, 289 in 1905, 294 in 1904, 300 in
1903, and 304 in 1902. As in the case of the cowsheds, the number of premises
upon which milk is sold is decreasing. This is doubtless owing to the necessity of
registration and to the premises being subject to periodic inspection. At many of
the shops milk is only sold in small quantities, and the conditions under which it
is often kept are from a health point of view far from satisfactory. During the
session of 1908 the London County Council purpose introducing a Bill for obtaining
power from Parliament to enable Local Authorities amongst other things to exercise
their discretion as to the registration of premises for the sale of milk. Such power
would undoubtedly help to prevent the sale of milk upon undesirable premises.
During the year the sale of milk was discontinued at 22 and was commenced
at 18 premises, the necessary applications being duly received. In 61 instances
milk purveyors' premises changed hands and the necessary corrections were made
in the register.
The cowsheds, dairies, and milk shops in the Borough were under inspection by
the sanitary staff, and some 3,410 visits of inspection were made to them during the
year. In three instances warnings as to lack of proper cleanliness in respect to milk