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Number of cows presenting unhealthy conditions100
As follows—
Giving tuberculous milk 4
(cows slaughtered voluntarily by owners)
With atrophy of one or more quarters 40
With other defects 56
It is interesting to note that the number of licensed cowsheds in the county
has diminished from 738 in 1888, the year of the Council's inception, to 52 in the
year now under review. The existing premises are mostly situated in the metropolitan
boroughs of Woolwich, Stepney and Bethnal Green, parts of Woolwich
being of a more or less rural character, while in Stepney and Bethnal Green the sheds
are necessary for the supply of milk to Jewish residents in accordance with the
requirements of their religion.
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 number of new cases of venereal disease dealt with by the hospitals under
the Scheme during 1929 was 15,985, of which 4,931 were syphilis, 10,774 gonorrhoea,
and 280 soft chancre. Comparing these figures with those of the previous year, it will
be observed that the total number of new cases dealt with is 416 less than in 1928.