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Magistrate (the owner consenting) in respect of the six houses, and
thus were forthwith closed and boarded up.
Water Supply.—Several large firms possess private wells
drawing water from the chalk, but practically the whole of the
Borough is supplied with water by the Metropolitan Water Board,
successors to the East London Water Company, the main source of
the water being derived from the River Lee and the wells sunk by the
latter company.
Milk Supply.—Under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops
Orders, 371 premises were placed on the Register for the sale of milk
at the commencement of the year, the majority of these are small
general shops retailing very small quantities of milk, the storage of
which is frequently of a doubtful character. On inspection, 300 were
found to require cleansing or to exhibit defects remediable under the
Public Health Acts. 24 milkshops were struck off the Register and 52
placed thereon during the year.
In addition to the above, the Register contained the names of 19
persons registered as cowkeepers. 57 visits were paid to the cowsheds
of these persons, and in several cases notices to cleanse or remedy
structural defects were served upon the cowkeepers. One new cowshed
was occupied, and most of the old ones were kept in a fairly clean
state, but there is still much room for improvement in some, both in
the character of the buildings and in the care exercised in the
collection and distribution of the milk.
With a view to the detection of Tuberculosis of the Udder, prior
to the year 1908, an annual inspection of all cows in the Borough
was made by the Council's Veterinary Surgeon, but in that year the
Council, on the advice of the Medical Officer of Health, decided that a
quarterly inspection should be made.