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MILK SHOPS AND DAIRIES, 1926.
On January 1st, 1926, there were 226 Milkshops and
Dairies on the register, and during the year three new premises
were registered and 18 premises ceased to sell ordinary
unbottled cows' milk, and were taken off the register; thus 211
premises remained on the register on December 31st, 1926, of
which 103 are Dairies or premises where milk is the chief—or
one of the chief—articles for sale.
Thirty-seven persons living in the Borough applied to be
registered for the sale of milk, the majority of whom had taken
over businesses where milk had already been sold. Out of the
37 applicants one withdrew his application; 15 were refused
because some of the goods sold on the premises were not suitable
to be handled in a shop where open milk was sold, and in
one case registration was refused as there was a risk of
grave contamination. In two other cases registration was
refused because of the undesirability of two dairymen sharing
the same premises.
Applications were also received from four applicants living
outside the Borough; only two of these were registered.
One of the new premises registered was taken bv a resident
in the Borough who had formerly only been able to find suitable
premises outside the Borough, although the milk round
was within the Borough.
Eleven Statutory Notices were served and the following
defects remedied:—
3 Defective Roofs.
4 Defective Rainpipes or guttering.
5 Defective Water Fittings.
3 Defective Floorings.
3 Defective Yard Pavings.
1 Defective Sink Waste Pipe.
1 Defective Copper.
1 Defective Chimney.
And in three cases new W.C. pan and trap were fixed, and
cleansing was done on six premises and four ashpails provided,
besides other minor defects remedied.