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be derived from shallow wells and to be unsatisfactory, was
dealt with during: 1925. In each case a supply was laid
on from the Metropolitan Water Board system. I am of
opinion that owners of property would be more ready to
cease the use of water from doubtful wells if the cost of
providing a supply from the Metropolitan Water Board
mains could be reduced. At the present time, even in the
case of small cottages, it is a requirement of the Board's
Officers that a sixty-gallon tank should be provided for
each house. This requirement appears to be unnecessary
where a constant supply of water is provided, as no inconvenience
appears to have accrued where tanks have been
removed.
There is quite a large number of houses in the Borough
where the water is derived from shallow wells. During
the last five years sixteen wells have been abolished.
Inspection and Supervision of Food.
(a) Milk Supply.
During 1925 no persons were removed from the
Registers. Two purveyors of milk were added to the
Register, making a total of 41 on December 31st, 1925,
compared with 33 at the end of the year 1922, when the
Registers were reviewed. There is only one cowkeeper in
the Borough, and the cowhouses on his premises have been
improved very considerably during the last few years. The
insanitary lofts over the byres have been removed, providing
more air space, light, and head room, and facilitating the
cleansing of walls and roofs. In the large shed iron barrel
has replaced wood in the stalls wherever possible and clean
drinking water is provided by a constant supply to each
trough. The lighting has been improved.
No licenses have been issued to producers in the
Borough in respect of graded milk, but two supplementary
licenses have been granted to dairymen to sell certified
"Grade A" milk. No request has been made by the
Ministry of Health for samples to be taken for bacteriological
examination.
There is a growing tendency on the part of the dairymen
to abolish the use of hand cans and churns for delivery
of milk. There can be little doubt that the frequent opening
of such receptacles in the course of detivery allows dust