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The Council furnished the Middlesex County Council
with a return of all dairies, cowsheds, and milkshops
registered. The London County Council enquired whether
the milch cows in the district were examined by a veterinary
surgeon. As no such inspection was made the Council
subsequently and rightly in my opinion appointed a veterinary
surgeon for that purpose, as suggested by me in a previous
annual report.
Housing of the Working Classes Acts.
A house to house inspection was made oE the following
streets :—Milford Road, Orleans Road, Fourth Cross Road,
St. Margaret's Grove, Warwick Road, Hamilton Road, South
Western Road, St. Margaret's Road, Rutland Road, Nelson
Road, Hounslow Road (part), Second Cross Road, Third
Cross Road, Athelstan Road, Norcutt Road, Gould Road,
Mereway Road, Chapman's Place, Colne Road, Stuart Place,
Holly Road, Canaac Road, Brook Road, Gravel Road, Lion
Road, Andover Road, Talbot Road, and Cole's Buildings.
Where nuisances or defects were found to exist, notices to
abate the causes of complaint, were: served. In one instance
only proceedings had to be taken before the Justices who
made an Order directing the premises to be closed until they
were rendered fit for human habitation.
The satisfactory results thus attained are in great measure
due to the procedure adopted by the Health Committee in
causing letters in the first instance to be addressed by the
Clerk to the Council to owners of property drawing their
attention to the existing defects.
Diseases of Animals Acts.
At the request of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
the Council caused notices to be furnished to all persons
carrying on slaughter houses or knackers' yards as to the
necessity in the event of their having in their possession a