141
134
Veterinary staff.
County.
Whole- Part- time. time.
Frequency of inspection.
Remarks.
Leicester
1
10
(previously one
inspection
annually)
Half-yearly This system starts 1st
No special
periods
special
April, 1934, when the chief veterinary officer will administer tuber- culosis order of 1925, and the part-time staff will carry out routine inspections. These veterinary in- spectors only visit on report cases of tuber- culosis or on reports of adverse samples of milk. Re Kesteven. The 10 veterinary inspectors include a partnership, Messrs. Porter, Smith, and Foster. The former also acts for Lindsey. Six months intervals.
1.C.,
Lincoln
7
(Holland)
Lincoln
10 No
(Kesteven)
periods
Veterinary staff.
135
County,
Whole- Part- time. time.
Frequency of inspection.
Remarks.
Somerset
Hampshire
1
Nil
10
Nil
Nil
Stafford
24
Suffolk
Surrey
4
Lincoln
10
(Lindsey)
London
2
Twice yearly
Quarterly
(County of)
diseases of By the
animals veterinary inspectors.
Sussex (East)
2
2
London and
1
Quarterly.
Middlesex
Norfolk...
Nil
Northampton ...
Sussex (West) ...
1
5
Warwick
15
Northumber-
land
Nottingham
1
Oxford
Rutland
Salop
No routine veterinary inspection of dairy cattle carried out. Inspections vary. In districts directly controlled by the county council, half- yearly inspections are made. In certain areas where local sanitary authorities act as agent" for the local authority, by arrangement, inspections are made three or four times yearly.
Nil
*
་
7
No
routine inspectors
Sw
3
17
Half-yearly.
No regular
inspections
Quarterly inspec- tion of all dairy cows, plus many additional inspections
No routine inspection. Positive samples taken under milk and dairies order are followed up.
made Inspections are
as the result of bio- logical test and re- ported cases. Sampling at farms.
Veterinary inspector only called upon when case notified by police. Appointment of whole- time inspector to be considered in the near future.
Soke of
Nil
1
Peterboro'
Westmorland
Nil
Nil
Wiltshire
3
Worcester Yorks., E.R.
[9837]
No
re-
Only deals with
ported cases. In borough of Southampton inspec- tion of all herds twice annually. regular One whole time inspections veterinary inspector has been appointed but has not yet taken up his duties. The appointment of number of whole-time assistants (possibly five or six) is being con- sidered.
Four
year
Nil
a
No routine veterinary inspection of dairy cattle carried out. times a Post of chief veterinary officer at present not filled.
Herd inspections are made when time permits; about 110 herds examined each quarter
Nil at present
Nil
Nil
The scheme has
not been going
Whole-time staff has been in action for about two years, but all herds have not yet been inspected
once.
-
Part time staff has not been employed.
Whole-time officer has only recently taken up duty, No routine inspection. Inspections limited to examinations of tuber- culosis reports and contacts, plus examinations to trace origin of tuberculous milk when found in samples taken by other local authorities chiefly.
No routine inspection
of dairy cattle ried out.
car-
a year; the aim
is
to inspect
dairy herds twice a year.
Nil inspections
Nil No
are carried out in this county
This county on the advice of its veterinary officer does not con- sider dairy inspection
necessary.
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