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178; 1916, 44; 1917, 28; 1918, 9; 1919, 8; 1920, 51; 1921, 56; 1922, 112; 1923,
141; and 1924, 82. Further details are given above (see p. 48).
Common
lodging
bouses.

Seamen's
lodginghouses.

In accordance with the powers conferred upon the Council by Part V. of the
London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, the Council has made and
renewed agreements with certain metropolitan borough councils for the cleansing
of verminous inmates of licensed common lodging-houses and their clothing.
Offensive
businesses.

During 1924 sanction was given in one instance to the establishment anew
of the business of a gutscraper and in four instances to the establishment anew of
the business of a dresser of furskins. Two applications for sanction to the establishment
anew of the business of an extractor of fat and of a slaughterer of poultry were
refused.
Cowhouses,
The number of cowhouses licensed by the Council are as follows:—1915, 154;
1919, 116; 1920, 107: 1921, 101: 1922, 100; 1923, 98; 1924, 89.
Tuberculous
milk.
Under the powers conferred upon the Council by Part IV. of the London County
Council (General Powers) Act, 1907, samples of milk forwarded to London from
places outside the county are examined. In 1924 2,400 samples from milk consigned
to London railway termini from 36 counties were submitted for bacteriological
examination. Of these samples, 121, or 5.04 per cent., yielded tubercle baccilli as
against 4.1 present in 1923, 2.6 per cent. in 1922, 3.48 per cent. in 1921, 5.9 per
cent. in 1920, 65 per cent. in 1919, 7.4 per cent. in 1918, 10.3 per cent. in 1917, and
8.7 per cent. in 1916. In connection with these samples the veterinary inspector
visited 114 farms and examined 3,156 cows. It was found that 60 cows, i.e., 1.9 per
cent., showed signs of tuberculosis or were otherwise unhealthy ; 38 cows supposed
to have been tuberculous had been slaughtered prior to the inspector's visits. In
each case the farmer undertook to have the animal removed. In addition the
inspector re-visited 435 farms, and inspected 11,035 cows ; all the animals examined
at these re-visits were found to be in a satisfactory condition with the exception
of 59 which appeared to be tuberculous. In each instance the owner undertook
to have the animal removed.
At the request of the City Corporation six farms were inspected, the milk from
which had been found to be infected with tuberculosis ; 243 cows were examined,
* Inclusive of the businesses of a dreeser of furskins and a slaughterer of poultry.