View report page

58
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milk Shops.
8. There were on January 1st, 1903, 123 milk shops on the
register; 31 were added during the year, and 0 removed,
leaving 154 registered at the close of the year. These were all
inspected once during the year, and 8 notices served for defects
found, which were all remedied without proceedings. Letters
have been sent to all occupiers of milk shops calling their
attention to the regulations, and requiring them as a means of
conforming with the latter, to keep all vessels containing milk
covered either with a permanent cover or with a clean piece of
wet muslin. This requirement is now complied with in most
cases.
9. There was no change in the number of registered cowsheds,
18 being still the number under inspection. These
were all inspected thrice during the year.
Notices were served with respect to 7 cowsheds, requiring
nuisances to be remedied previous to the licensing sessions, and
objections were made to the licenses of four of these, with the
result that the conditions complained of were all remedied.
One of these was Chapel Farm, where the yards were in a
very dirty state; but this was partially due to a waterlogged
and overflowing cesspool; a sewer has now been laid to the
farm, so that the cesspool can be abolished. Much improvement
was obtained, also at Coldharbour Farm, Lyme Farm,
and Pellipar Eoad Cowshed. Cowkeepers have been warned
that in order to comply with the regulations, the cows' udders
and teats, and the milkers' hands, must be cleansed before
milking.