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In all the other unsatisfactory cases the farmers were asked to furnish me with a
report from a Veterinary Surgeon as to the health of the cows from which the milk
was derived, and a report from the Medical Officer of Health for the district as to the
sanitary circumstances of the farm, its surroundings. Inspections resulting from this
request revealed in one case the fact that the floor of the cowsheds had no proper
channel for drainage purposes, thus making it "impossible to keep the flanks of the
cows clean," and in another, the suggestion was made by the Medical Officer of Health
for the District that the dirt probably found access to the milk by reason of the
careless work of a farm hand.

* It will be noticed that in the years 1909 (second series) and 1910 the 100 per cent, is made up of clean and
unclean samples only, which is accounted for by the fact that the samples in which tubercle was found also contained
dirt and is accordingly also included under heading "Unclean."