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Heston and Isleworth 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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I am indebted to Dr. J. Tate, County Medical Officer, for the following report prepared by the Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, as to the samples purchased in this area during 1931.
| Article | Taken | Adulterated |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 208 | 4 |
| Butter | 1 | — |
| Gin | 2 | — |
| Meat | 14 | — |
| Minced Beef | 20 | — |
| Sausages | 9 | — |
| Whisky | 2 | — |
| 256 | 4 |
Two of the unsatisfactory samples of milk were formal samples
in which deficiencies in fat were reported. The vendors of these
samples received letters of caution.
Milk.
I have received the following report from the County Medical
Officer with regard to the action taken to safeguard the milk supply
of the district:—
"Work carried out by the County Council under the Milk and
Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and the Tuberculosis
Order, 1925.
Routine examination of milch cattle was carried out during
the year by Mr. Sydney Villar, F.R.C.V.S., the County Council's
whole-time veterinary inspector under the Milk and Dairies Order,
1926. 368 inspections of cows in your district were carried out
by Mr. Villar during 1931. As a result of these inspections four
cows were found suffering from tuberculosis as defined by the
Tuberculosis Order, and these were slaughtered under the Order.
In addition two cows were reported by their owner as suspected
to be suffering from tuberculosis; the diagnosis was duly confirmed
and the cows slaughtered.