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instances it has been necessary to call the attention
of cowkeepers to their neglect in keeping the udders
and hind quarters of their cows clean. At another
cowshed the floor was found to be defective, and a
preliminary notice had to be served before it was
repaired.
The average number of cows found to be kept
in the registered cowsheds during the year was 231,
all of which have been inspected quarterly and at
irregular periods as occasion required by the
Council's Veterinary Inspector.
In no cowshed has any cow been found to be
suffering from Tuberculosis of the Udder or of
Generalised Tuberculosis. A few cases of simple
eruptive disease of the teats were found, and where
they were likely to affect the milk the infected
cows were isolated and the milk destroyed until
the Veterinary Inspector certified the cows were
well and the milk fit for human consumption.
Disinfection.
The disinfection of houses where cases of
infectious disease have occurred has been carried
out by the staff of the Sanitary Department under
the supervision of the Sanitary Inspector.
All articles of clothing and bedding have been
removed to the Tolworth Isolation Hospital in a
covered van, and after being disinfected in a Manlove,
Alliot & Co.'s high pressure steam apparatus
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