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There were inquests on 47 of the bodies, and post-mortem
examinations on 38. I inspected the Mortuary and gave
directions for its being cleansed.
The Committee ordered that it should be white-washed
every year.
Plans for the new Mortuary are awaiting the confirmation
of the County Council.
79. The Health Refuge was not used once during the year.
80. Bakehouses.—I inspected all the bakehouses in April
and October, and found them up to the usual standard.
81. Cowhouses and Milk Supply.—I inspected all the cowhouses
in company with Chief Inspector Duck, and found a
decided improvement compared with 1898. I found greater
cleanliness of the cows and the floors of the sheds.
82. Twelve specimens of milk were submitted to the Clinical
Research Association, Ltd., for examination as to the presence
of Tubercle bacilli. The bacilli were found in none of them,
which is so far satisfactory; but pus and strepto-cocci were
found in several, indicating inflammation of the udder, and one
case was so bad that the Medical Officer of the County Council
was informed, and the cow was sent to grass.
83. It is satisfactory to find as the result of the systematic
inspection of cows in London cowsheds by the Veterinary
Surgeon of the County Council that very few indeed of the
cows have tubercle affecting the udder. But one cannot have
the same assurance with respect to cows in the country, from
which most of the milk sold in Plumstead comes.