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was the tenant who sought advice and there was no difficulty
in seeing that it was carried out. Every house
becoming vacant on the Corporation housing estates is
carefully inspected before reletting and in this way a
number are found to be affected, to a varying degree, and
dealt with.
Advice has also been given to a number of house
owners, and several houses are known to have been treated
by outside contractors without notice from my department.
So far as I am aware HCN has not been employed at any
of these.
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS AND MILKSHOPS.
Only two cowsheds are now in use in the district.
One of these is in a poor condition structurally but
there is every reason to think that this will not remain
much longer. The cleanliness of the cows, milkers and
utensils (which is by far the most important factor in
the production of clean milk) has been well maintained.
Delivery of milk, otherwise than in bottles is negligible.
The cows are periodically inspected by the veterinary
staff of the County Council.
The great proportion of milk sold is produced and
bottled elsewhere and delivered to depots in the district for
distribution. There is quite a number of shops from
which milk is sold in sealed containers. The occupiers
of such shops are not required to register the premises
as dairies.
Nearly all the milk is pasteurised before delivery to
the consumer but not all is sold labelled as such.
During the year the following licences were issued
under the Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936:—
Dealers.
Tuberculin tested 7
Pasteurised 7
Accredited 2
Pasteurisers licences 2