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Uxbridge,
October 23rd, 1918.
Re Inspection of Dairy Stock and Cowsheds, Dairies, etc.
Gentlemen,
I beg to report that during the past year I have made the requisite inspection
of the Cows, Sheds, and Dairies within the Uxbridge Urban District Area.
The health of the Cows has been extremely good, and I have not met with
a single instance of either Tuberculosis of the Udder or the generalized form of
the disease.
The Order that was in force previous to the war, having been suspended,
no notification of eases has occurred, but they would (had they been in existence) .
have been seen in the routine of practice.
It will be noted that there are fewer Milch Cows in the sheds, and changes
as regards Ownership of premises in one or two cases.
The condition of the Cowsheds as regards ventilation, drainage, and general
cleanliness has been fairly good. The same remark applies to the Dairies and washing
up places.
Any complaints it has beeu necessary to make have been found on a later
inspection to have been remedied. No instances of Contagious disease have existed
in any of the holdings excepting one or two outbreaks of Swine Fever, and no
extension took place in either outbreak. They were, of course, taken in hand and
dealt with by the Board of Agriculture.
I remain,
Your obedient servant,
W. A. HANCOCK, M.R.C.V.S.,
Inspector.
To the Chairman and Members of
The Uxbridge Urban Council.