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The veterinary surgeons confer with the farm bailiffs when making the
inspections and give such advice as may be necessary.
The cows in the London licensed sheds are inspected under the provisions of
Part IV of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926. The veterinary surgeons make a
routine quarterly inspection of the cows at each cowshed. The results are shown
below:—
Licensed
cowsheds.
Number of visits to cowsheds 191
Number of cows examined 3,594
Number of cows presenting unhealthy conditions 205
as follows—
Giving tuberculous milk 9
With chronic cough showing clinical signs of tuberculosis
3
With atrophy of one or more quarters 115
With other defects (mastitis, etc.) 1 78
The animals found to be tuberculous were slaughtered, either voluntarily by
the owners or by the Council under the provisions of the Tuberculosis Order, 1925.
Venereal Diseases.
In his annual report for the year 1916, Sir William Hamer, at that time county
medical officer of health, gave particulars of a scheme for the provision of the
necessary facilities for the diagnosis and treatment of venereal disease which had
been formulated as a result of conferences between representatives of the counties
of London, Buckingham, Essex, Hertford, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey, and of the
county boroughs of Croydon, East Ham and West Ham.
The Local Government Board, in due course, signified its approval of the scheme,
which came into operation on 1st January, 1917, and is known as the London and
Home Counties Scheme.
The general and special hospitals undertaking in-patient or out-patient
treatment and other work under the scheme at the end of 1933, were as
follows:—
General Hospitals.—St. Thomas's; Seamen's; Royal Free (women); Guy's;
West London; Royal Northern; Middlesex; St. Mary's; St. George's; University
College; Metropolitan; King's College; Albert Dock; Miller General; St. John's,
Lewisham; Westminster.
Special Hospitals.—South London hospital for Women; St. Paul's; Great
Ormond-street (Children); Mothers' hospital (Salvation Army), Lower Claptonroad,
E.; Children's, Waddon.
Clinics with all-day medical and intermediate treatment have been provided at
St. Thomas's hospital; St. Paul's hospital; Guy's hospital; West London hospital;
the London County Council (Whitechapel) clinic (see page 36) and the Royal
Free hospital (women).
In addition the following hospitals provide facilities for all-day intermediate
treatment: Miller General hospital; Royal Northern hospital; St. John's hospital
(Lewisham); St. Mary's hospital; Seamen's hospital; University College hospital.
Hospitals.