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The Veterinary Surgeon made various recommendations "for protecting
"the milk from foreign matter during the process of milking. The milk has
"no doubt been previously contaminated by the dirty nature of the litter in
"use, which the owner has decided to discontinue." "Drainage defective.
"Gullies inside shed. Premises fairly clean."
Stafford (30).—"Not being able to obtain satisfactory action, the supply was
"permanently discontinued. The facts were reported to the Medical Officer of
"Health of the County."
Northampton (31).—"There being some difficulty on the part of this
"farmer in fulfilling our requirements, the supply has been discontinued and
"the contract terminated."
Gloucester (34).—"Approaches to cowsheds bad (cows have to pass
"through filth in and out). Insufficient room for cows to lie down except
"on their own dung."
Twenty cows all healthy and sound.
Worcester (35).—"The water supply is of doubtful quality. Large
"accumulation of manure in close proximity of the sheds. Cowhouse badly
"lighted. Limewashing carried out." "Cattle in general good health and
"free from contagious disease."
Gloucester (36).—"The cows healthy, also the sheds and dairy clean, and
"also a good water supply."
"No evidence to indicate the source of contamination. The cattle (50)
"are exceptionally clean and healthy in appearance; stalls well kept; the water
"is from a supply which is above suspicion, and all reasonable care seems to be
"taken in the way of cleansing the udders of the cows, and the hands of the
"milkers before milking. The sanitary arrangements are good. I should be
"glad if all the milk sellers in my district were as free from objection as this
"place seems to be."
All the diseased cows were removed from the herds, and the sanitary
defects remedied before the supply was resumed. A further sample was then
taken and submitted to Dr. Klein for examination.
In every case this second sample proved to be free from the bacillus, showing
that in all probability the conditions under which it had previously been
found were removed or modified by the carrying out of measures considered
necessary as the result of inspection.
While this is undoubtedly in one sense satisfactory, it only emphasises the
necessity for far more rigorous initial inspection of dairy farms, and for
their being kept thereafter under continuous sanitary supervision.