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these glass bottles at schools, a matter about which the milk companies
complain, the Public Health Committee asked the Education Committee
to consider the question of introducing cartons of milk in schools instead
of bottles. It seems that when they were approached on the matter, most
Head Teachers favoured cartons though they stressed that their use
would have to be subject to satisfactory arrangements being made for their
disposal. Because of their fear that the disposal of the cartons would
create a major problem in the schools, particulary if there were any delay
in their removal, the Education Sub-Committee considered cartons to be
less satisfactory than bottles. The Public Health Committee then asked
the Education Committee to consider approaching the County Council
about encouraging part-time staff (not teaching staff) to wash bottles
before they were returned and to request Heads to instruct all teaching
staff that empty bottles should not be used for the mixing of paints or
other malpractices. The Education Sub-Committee felt that the collection
and washing of milk bottles after use is the responsibility of the suppliers
of milk, and that therefore there would be no justification for their
recommending the appointment of staff to wash the empty bottles. The
Head Teachers were, however, to be again asked to make every effort to
ensure that empty milk bottles are not mis-used. It is, of course, the misused
bottle which causes the trouble. The washing plants can cope
satisfactorily with the bottles that have been put to ordinary use.
Milk and Tuberculosis
An order made by the Minister of Agriculture declared the whole of
England to be from October 1st an attested area in which all herds are
tested for freedom from tuberculosis. Scotland and Wales had become
attested areas in October 1959.
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Slaughtering Facilities
On receipt of a petition asking for the closure of the slaughterhouse
at Stanmore Hill and consideration of an application in respect of
proposed alterations and additions to the premises, the Planning Committee
(February 10th, 1959) resolved, in view of their interests and those
of the Public Health Committee, to ask the General Purpose Committee
to recommend to the Council a policy to be followed in regard to slaughterhouses
generally, and to consider the possibility of a public abattoir
being provided to serve the Borough. The Public Health Committee
favoured the provision of a central slaughterhouse or abattoir in the
Borough, suggesting a suitable site be earmarked on land at the former
Great Stanmore Sewage Farm. The Highways and Cleansing Committee
however felt that the land could not be released for this purpose.
By Section 3(1) Slaughterhouses Act, 1958, the Council was
repuired to review after consultation with such organisations as
appeared to the Council to represent the interests concerned, to report
to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on (a) the existing and
probable future requirements of the Borough for slaughterhouse facilities,