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![necessary, and only in the lairs. That non-absorbciit vessels witli tight covers are provided and cleansed, and that all refuse matters are placed in them forthwith and removed every 24 hours. Similarly that all skin, fat, and offal are removed Avithin the same period. In inspecting slaughterhouses previous to registration for the purpose of granting a license certain other points must be observed, namely: That the jiremises are not witliin 100 feet of any dwelling house, and are open to the air on two sides. That the floor of tiie slaughterhouse is not below the level of the ground, and that the approach is not through a dwelling house or shop, and not inclined more than one in four. That there is no room or loft over. That an ample receptacle for water is provided, the bottom of which is not less than 6 feet above the floor level. That there are means of thorough ventilation. Tiiat the floor is well paved with impervious material sloped towards a properly-trapped guHy. That tlie inside walls are covered with a smooth impervious material to a sufficient height, say 5 or G feet. That no ])os- sible source of effluvia communicates with the slaughterliouse, and that every lair is properly drained, paved, and ventilated, and has no habitable room o\'er. Dairies, Cowsheds, and Milhsliops are controlled untler Orders of the Local Government Hoard, dated 1885-8(). These Orders have been made under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, 188fi, and it is compulsoiy for Dairymen to be registered and for the Sanitary Authority to keep a register. Furthermore, new dairy premises must be constructed to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Authority, and old buildings cannot be occupied unless they provide for the health of the cattle, cleanliness of the vessels, and the protection of the milk. An infected person, or one who has been in contact with an infected person, is not permitted to take part in the business. No receptacle for excreta may communicate with a dairy building, nor may the building be used for sleeping, or other improper purpose, and swine are not to be kept in it, and the milk of a diseased cow suffering from pleuro-pneumonia, cattle plague, or foot-and- mouth disease, is not to be used for human food, nor unless boiled for the food of animals. This Oi'der makes it permissive for the Sanitary Authority to make Regulations, and in such Regulations the points usually provided for, and that will require the attention of the Sanitary Inspector, are : —That the Cow- shed is sufficiently lighted. That the ventilation is thorough, and preferably by louvred ventilators inserted in a lantern roof. That each cow is allowed 800 cubic feet of air space, or 600 with perfect ventilation, any height above sixteen feet not being taken into account. That each cow has a superficial](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24398925_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
