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ated state, the owners have preferred to discontinue their use,
rather than place them in such a condition as to comply with the
requirements of the new regulations. The house attached to one
of the last mentioned was dealt with and closed by the Council,
under the Housing of the Working Classes Act, as unfit for human
habitation. This portion is also being developed as building land.
The fifth was closed owing to the lease running out and a renewal
not being granted.
The reduction in the number of cowsheds owing to portions
of the district having developed as building land, has caused the
cowkeepers to remove outside Wimbledon where land is cheaper.
Of the cows still kept in the district, 90% are under periodical
veterinary inspection.
At 3 of the dairies the drainage and sanitary arrangements
have been reconstructed throughout. A new spacious, light, and
well ventilated dairy has been erected, with steam appliances for
can washing purposes at one of these.
Bakehouses
The bakehouses, 25 in number (24 retail and 1 wholesale), 21
of which are above ground and 4 below, were inspected twice
during the year, namely in March and September.
The premises on the whole are kept in good condition, although
several had intimation notices served on them requiring the
necessary periodical cleansing.
At 1, the drainage system was entirely reconstructed, and at 4
others, sanitary amendments were made and the ventilation improved.
Slaughterhouses.
Of the 6 slaughter houses, 4 are in regular use, another occasionally,
and the sixth has been disused for some years.
All the premises have been visited frequently during the year,
and the bye-laws of the Council enforced.