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Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops.
12. On January 1st, there were 150 milkshops on the Register;
21 were added and 28 removed during the year, leaving 113
on the Register at the close of 1907. There were 340 inspections
made.
Owing to the steps taken by the Health Department, requiring
persons not to sell milk in unsuitable general shops, the number of
milk shops has been reduced from 196 to 143 in three years.
13. The number of cowsheds remained as before, 17. These
were all inspected 4 times, and 10 notices were served for dirty
conditions, &c. There were no prosecutions.
Milk-Supply.
14. Much has been done in this Borough to obtain a pure
milk-supply, by the improvement of the existing law and byinculcating
a higher standard of cleanliness. But much more
remains to be done, and little advance can be made until the law
is strengthened. The Local Government Board, on the request
of the London County Council, is considering the issue of a new
Dairies and Cowsheds Order. The London County Council has
obtained powers under the General Powers Act, 1907, to deal with
tuberculous milk coming from outside the County. The same
Council proposed to deal with dirty milk in a similar way, but
the Sections in their General Powers Bill, 1908, dealing with this
subject, have been withdrawn on a promise of the Government to
introduce at an early date a Bill dealing with the milk-supply
of the whole country. At present there is no satisfactory legal
provision for requiring milk to be clean and free from impurity.
Slaughterhouses.
15 There are 11 slaughterhouses on the register; 97 inspections
were made, and 5 notices served and complied with.