View report page

64
I inspected this burying ground on more than one occasion;
it is maintained as before.
74. Mortuary.—I visited the Mortuary at different times and
saw that it was kept clean. It was used on 78 occasions compared
with 31, 33, and 49 in the three preceding years. Sixtyseven
bodies were there for inquests. Only one was a case of
infectious disease.
75. Health Refuge.—The Refuge was used once in January
for a mother and two children. This is the first time it has
been used since its construction.
76. Bakehouses.—I inspected all the bakehouses in April and
October and found them up to the usual standard.
77. Cowhouses.—I inspected all the Cowhouses in company
with Chief Inspector Duck, and found the improvement noted
last year continuing.
Only one was reported as unsatisfactory from closure of the
means of ventilation: several cows in this shed were observed
to be coughing, as is commonly the case when the sheds are
kept close, whereas, in well-ventilated sheds, I seldom notice
this sypmtom.
78. In 1899, Mr. Simpson, M.R.C.V.S., and two assistants,
examined all the cows in licensed premises in London, on
behalf of the County Council, for the detection of Tubercular
disease of the udder; 5,144 cows were inspected, and 4,484
were found to be free from disease or abnormalities of the udder.
Of the 680 cows not found healthy, 214 had atrophy of one
or more quarters, 165 had chronic indurations of the udder,
82 acute mastitis, and 12 only had symptoms of tubercular
disease of the udder. As a result of his report, the Council