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Bakeries.
Sixteen in number, all of which have been kept
in good order.
Cowsheds.
Four in number. The several premises have
been inspected by the Sanitary Officials during the
year, and found to be in a generally satisfactory condition.
There has been a reduction in the number
of cowsheds both in this Parish and in London
generally. A large proportion of the milk consumed
in Chiswick is brought from the country by rail
principally.
Condensed Separated Milk.
Several of the large London Parishes have
recently discussed the subject of the sale of this
milk, which is sold in tins, and found to be deficient
in fat, and, as a result, highly injurious to the health
of those children who are fed on it. If this milk is
given as the entire food, the amount of fat necessary
to the normal diet can be obtained only by using an
enormous quantity. I need not refer any further to
this matter, as it has already been brought before
your notice.
The Recent Vaccination Act.
The relaxation of the laws in relation to this, I
fear, in the future are likely to be followed by serious
results, bearing in mind the two latest epidemics,
that of Gloucester in 1896, followed by Middlesbrough
in 1898. It has been estimated that in
London one now dies from small-pox, where before
vaccination 17 died. In England generally 1 for 20,
and in Scotland 1 for 25. On the other hand, in