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obviously diseased cow; (c) every cow with "open" Tuberculosis
to be either slaughtered or branded on the hoof, and a penalty
inflicted if the milk is sold for human consumption, or even if it is
fed to pigs without previous Pasteurisation; (d) as a matter both
of justice and of policy, partial compensation must be provided, at
least for some years, in the case of those Tuberculosis animals
which furnish no obvious symptoms of the disease, and which have
been kept under reasonably sanitary conditions. But the farmer
should receive but little, if any, compensation in respect of any
obviously diseased cow; the effect of this would be to impress
the need for better precautions in buying and housing in the
future. As the matter is a national one, the Exchequer should
contribute the necessary funds for compensation, and the scheme
should be made to apply to the whole of the country, so that every
part is dealt with on equal terms. Mr. Burns' Milk Bill proceeds
much on these lines, and it is to be hoped that it will soon become
an Act of Parliament.
During the year many systematic efforts have been made to
detect the sale of diseased meat within the Borough, and I am
glad to say that almost without exception our inspections have not
called for any seizures.
STABLE MANURE.
In recent years there has been a constant decrease in the
amount of stable manure in London owing to the displacement of
horse by motor traffic. Nuisance from this source is therefore
very much less than formerly, a fact which may also be due to the
enforcement of the regulations requiring periodical removal.
HOUSES LET IN LODGINGS.
In the Borough of Stoke Newington, more especially in the
Southern Division, there is a considerable number of houses let in