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All food premises in the Borough are kept under regular observation by the
Food Inspectors, and two Inspectors are responsible for the inspection of meat at
the slaughterhouses and for the taking of samples under the Food and Drugs
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
Milk Supply.—The Borough Council is required to keep registers of all persons
carrying on in the Borough the trade of cowkeeper or dairyman, and of all premises
in the Borough which are used as dairies. The following Table shows the state of
the registers at the end of the year :—

The standard of cleanliness in cowsheds and dairies and in other premises
where milk is sold has been well maintained, as is evidenced from periodic reports
of the Inspectors.
Twelve samples of milk were bacteriologically examined for the presence of
tubercle bacilli, with negative results. Twenty samples of milk were bacteriologically
examined during the year. The results are shown below:—
Bacteria per 1 c.c.
January 4,850 60,000 —
February 47,666 1,700 —
March 36,665 40,000 —
April 1,065,000 965,000 —
July 1,775,000 5,500,000 —
September 672,000 21,600 8,800
October 39,666 95,333 158,333
November 235,000 138,000 —
December 1,700 15,800 —
Previous to 1933, cowsheds were licensed by the London County Council, but
by the transfer of Powers Order, 1933, this duty was transferred to Metropolitan
Borough Councils. A Licensing Sub-Committee was appointed and it dealt with
all applications received during the year. All were granted. The cowsheds are
as follows:—