Ample supplies of milk are available at present in Shanghai, according toa report by the Public Health Department issued yesterday. The hostilities have caused many changes in the running of local dairies, some of which have suffered severely from bombing and shelling. But on the whole the milk situation in Shanghai is good, and in spite of increased cost of feeding, most of the dairies have not raised their prices. Dealing with the effect of the hostilities, the report says:
At the outbreak of hostilities, some of the dairies in the danger zone succeeded in evacuating, partly or completely, their animals to within the safety area. Others remained, and their fate is at present uncertain.
Those situated further afield were at the beginning able to make regular deliveries, but after a few days they had to discontinue owing to transport difficulties and, in the case of the Poplar Grove Farm, on account of heavy bombing causing great loss of stock, and destruction of buildings and equipment.
Altogether thirteen dairies were directly affected and a certain amount of disruption in the supply was noted, but it should be emphasized that at no time was there a shortage—in fact, owing to the exodus of a considerable number of the population, there was at the beginning a surplus of approximately 50,000 pounds daily.
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