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2 Show Grounds inspected 6 times.
145 Smoke Observations taken
12 Visits paid to Infected Houses
413 Rooms disinfected
10 School Rooms disinfected
13 Closets disinfected after Enteric Fever
67 Library Books removed from Infected Houses
and dealt with
276 Infectious Cases removed to Isolation Hospital
956 Preliminary Notices served
1233 Statutory Notices served
1141 Letters received
947 Letters written
11 Notices received from H.M. Inspector of
tories
'22 Notifications of Waste of Water sent to Metropolitan
Water Board
Cowsheds.
There are only two Cowsheds in the district. The construction
of one is not altogether satisfactory, but as the cows are kept out for
the greater part of the year, and simply brought in daily for milking,
it is not a matter of much importance.
The other is constructed on better lines, and the lighting and
ventilation are more in accordance with what they should be.
It is estimated that about 30 per cent. of milch cows are affected
with Tuberculosis and about 2 per cent. are affected with Tuberculosis
of the Udder. If this be so, it is highly desirable that all
milch cows should be inspected by a veterinary surgeon, and I
would point out that notwithstanding the power given to Local
Authorities under the Dairies and Cowsheds Order to have this
done, up to the present no steps have been taken with regard to
the matter in this district.
Perhaps in the Bill which is to be presented to Parliament,
dealing with our milk supply, it will be compulsory that all milch