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One was found to be in an insanitary and
dilapidated condition, and not provided with a sufficient
sanitary convenience for the use of the persons
employed therein. The owner's attention was called
to these defects, and he forthwith had the walls and
roof repaired, the drains reconstructed, the floor of
the slaughter-house and the yard adjoining re-paved,
and a water closet built for the use of his employees.
In two instances, it was found necessary to
serve notices to cleanse and lime-wash the walls and
ceilings.
Dairies, Cow-sheds and Milkshops.
The dairies, cow-sheds and milkshops have
been inspected quarterly during the year, and at
irregular periods as occasion required, the object
being to see that they are kept clean, that all refuse
is regularly removed, that there is no overcrowding
of the sheds, and that the drainage is maintained in
good order.
In the month of March, report was presented to
the Sanitary Committe by the Veterinary Inspector
and myself, to the effect that the sheds at one of the
farms were in such a dilapidated and insanitary
condition as to be unfit for use as cowsheds, the
construction being such that there was insufficient
air space, and it was impossible for the cows to be
kept clean.
The attention of the owner and occupier was
immediately called to this fact, with the result that
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