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of London, and had been previously convicted of a similar
offence.
Of the surrenders, 17 were tuberculous meat; 75 livers or
other organs affected with parasitic disease; 9 unsound fish;
one unsound rabbits; and one a quantity of 301 blown tins
of condensed milk. A full list is given in Table XIX.
Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milkshops,
12. On January 1st, 1911. there were 137 milkshops on
the register; 14 were added and 22 removed during the year,
leaving a total of 129 on the register at the close of 1911.
There were 193 inspections made, and 30 notices served.
There were no prosecutions.
Owing to the steps taken by the Health Department requiring
persons not to sell milk in unsuitable general shops,
the number of milkshops was reduced from 196 to 129 in the
seven years 1905-11.
As it was found that several persons were selling milk
without being registered, an advertisement was issued in the
local newspapers in April, 1909, calling attention to the
illegality of selling milk without being registered.
An abstract of regulations Was drawn up and printed in
the Annual Eeport for 1910. This is left at every milkshop.
13. Under the London County Council (General Powers)
Act, 1908, the Council has power to refuse to register, and
to remove from the register, shops which are unsuitable for
the sale of milk. During 1911 no applications were refused.
The visual requirements of the Health Department for
securing the purity of milk are roughly as follows:—
The premises must be either:—