CO129-562-12 Dysentry epidemic- recommendation to enforce compulsory pasteurization of milk 7-6-1937 - 17-8-1937 — Page 79

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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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