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There is no doubt that the habitual use of stored water
lightens the grave responsibilities of the Water Board, as
regards the safety of the Metropolitan Water Supply, and
tends to create a sense of security amongst those who watch
over the health of the Metropolis."
MILK SUPPLY.
There are at the present time 55 dairies and milk-shops
on the register, together with 10 cow-sheds.
The President of the Local Government Board's Milk
Bill is apparently indefinitely shelved, which is very
unfortunate, as a system of licensing would be infinitely
preferable to registration. The mere fact of registration
in a district such as this is not of much assistance in
obtaining a pure milk supply, as it carries with it no penalty
for not maintaining suitable conditions. The proposed
licensing system should be more effectual, though, on the
whole, the milk-shops are kept in fair condition. They arc
constantly inspected, and so a reasonable standard is
maintained. During the year a temporary stable had been
erected adjoining and ventilating into the dairy. With the
assistance of the Surveyor this was pulled down and
abolished.
At one of the cow-sheds a sample of milk was taken
from one of the churns, ready for delivery, and submitted
to Dr. Thresh for analysis, and the following are his
remarks on the sample:—
"For a milk one day old, kept during wintry weather,
these bacteriological results are remarkable.
They can only be accounted for by manurial matter
getting into the milk, and it is possible also that some cow or
cows are suffering form Mastitis. As there were no pus