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As it is of the greatest importance that pure milk
from healthy cows should be supplied to the consumer,
especially for the prevention of Tuberculosis and for
the preservation of infant life, I advised your Council
to appoint a Veterinary Surgeon who would be prepared
to examine periodically the milking cows in the District.
Your Council adopted my advice and received in
December the following report from the Veterinary
Surgeon:—
"I hereby beg to announce that I have completed
the second inspection of the milk cows of
the Teddington District. Up to the present I
have had to notify three cows to the Sanitary
Inspector, and these cows have been disposed of
by their owner. The cowkeeper who owned these
cows that have been disposed of, allowed his other
cows to be subjected to the Tuberculin Test, the
result of which has been satisfactory."
J. L. Still, m.r.c.v.s.
The Sanitary Committee recommended that the
Veterinary Inspector be instructed to test in future all
doubtful cases, instead of allowing the owner to dispose
of the animals.
There are only 50 cows in the District. The greater
part of the milk is obtained from neighbouring farms or
from a distance by railway.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
The six Slaughter-houses were found in a satisfactory
condition. In one instance notice was given to remove
accumulated manure. Another Slaughter-house required
limewashing.