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portion of the District which received attention and
were kept under observation. The conditions were
favourable, as in no instance was there any necessity
to take stringent measures to enforce compliance with
any necessary requirements.
The cows being out grazing the owners were
called upon to cleanse and limewash the cattle lairs.
DAIRIES AND MILKSHOPS.
There are 70 Dairies and Milkshops registered
in conformity with the Order.
The greater number of the premises were found
in a very clean condition, but in some instances the
limewashing and cleansing of walls, &c., had not
been carried on periodically as required by the Privy
Council Order, and in one instance the odour
emanating from the copper used for heating water for
cleansing of utensils was so pungent as to lead to a
further examination, when it was discovered that the
encrustation of putrid fat on the sides of copper when
heated diffused the objectionable odour experienced.
In two instances the drains were discovered to be
very defective, and in one case they were of a most
primitive type, being constructed of bricks. This
was in a very old house.
In another instance there was found a large heap
of putrid and decaying vegetable refuse which was of
a most objectionable nature.