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Despite the many times attention has been drawn to
the matter it has not yet been made an offence to place
milk bottles and receptacles on the public footpaths and
other places where they are liable to become contaminated.
Great care is taken to ensure as far as possible that the
milk itself is pure and wholesome, yet there seems to be an
undiminished apathy on the part of many housewives and
some milk roundsmen regarding the necessity to treat
bottles with appropriate care. It cannot be pointed out too
often that all milk bottles are not sterilized before being
reused although they all go through some form of cleansing.
It is quite a common occurrence to see milk bottles lying in
the gutters or standing in proximity to fouled gate posts.
When the Milk Act, 1934 was drafted an opportunity
occurred to include clauses to cover this very apparent need,
but unfortunately the opportunity was not used. The longer
this desirable additional law is delayed, the more difficult
it will be to change the habit of those people who persist
in treating milk bottles so shabbily.
(b) MEAT AND OTHER FOODS.
The number of animals slaughtered in the Borough
during 1934 was 6,413 which is only a few hundreds fewer
than the previous year. It is very unlikely that the number
will again increase to the record number of 11,821 killed
in 1930. The private slaughterhouses in the borough will
not accommodate conveniently more animals than are
required for the normal business of the particular occupier,
and those dealers who have made use of certain of the
premises for several years have now transferred to slaughterhouses
in neighbouring districts. The change is not to be