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DISEASES OF ANIMALS
F. G. Buxton, Esq., M. R. C.V. S., the Council's Veterinary
Inspector, has kindly supplied me with the following information:-
Ten inspections were made on store pigs at the Piggeries, 5
Clissold Cottages, Fortis Green, under the Contagious Diseases of
Animals Acts. No licences were issued under the Acts.
Ten inspections were made under the Pet Animals Act, 1951.
2 at Pet Shop - St. James's Lane.
2 at Pet Shop - 1 Clissold Cottages, Fortis Green.
2 at Pet Shop - 314c Park Road.
2 at Pet Shop - 69 Turnpike Lane.
1 at Pet Shop - 367 Archway Road.
1 at Pet Shop - 48 Stroud Green Road.
There were no outbreaks of Fowl Pest.
No action was necessary under the Tuberculosis Order of 1925.
Twelve certificates were issued for animals and birds going
abroad and blood tests taken in two cases as authorised by the Ministry
of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.
BURIAL OF THE DEAD
Under Section 50 of the National Assistance Act, 1948, it is
the responsibility of the Borough Council to arrange the burial or
cremation of all persons who die in the Borough for whom no suitable
arrangements would otherwise be made.
Arrangements were made for the burial of six bodies, men of
29, 60, 64 and 68 years, a woman of 80 years and a stillborn female
child found in Queen's Woods.
PUBLIC MORTUARY
The Hornsey mortuary and post-mortem room are situated at
the Central Depot, Hornsey High Street. During the year 122 bodies
were admitted and post-mortem examination carried out on all.
Inquests were held on 13 bodies.
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