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FOOD.
MILK.
37. The milk supply of Woolwich mainly comes from outlying
districts, but a fair quantity is produced locally. There
are 14 cowsheds in the Borough, in which there are 367 cows
in milk. Cowsheds are subject to annual licensing by the London
County Council, and, in consequence, the standard of
cleanliness is maintained at a fairly high level. They are
subject to systematic inspection. It is estimated that approximately
33,000 gallons of milk are consumed each week in the
Borough, but this varies of course from month to month.
The number of general shops where small quantities of
milk are sold have been reduced and those that are still on
the register of milk-sellers are compelled to keep their milk
under such conditions as to preserve its purity, and in all
instances where milk is sold it is a condition of registration
that the storage receptacle should always be covered. At the
end of the year, there were 72 milkshops on the register, a
decrease of 4 from 1919. 5 were added in 1920 and 9 were
removed owing to ceasing to sell milk or closing of business.
No special action has been taken in the Borough with respect
to tuberculous milk, the London County Council being the
authority in this matter.