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84
Samples taken in course of delivery by local
dairymen or milk sellers on their rounds
in different parts of the Borough 27
Other samples taken 2
84
Of the 79 primary samples 1 was found to be tuberculous.
This sample had been obtained from a local cowkeeper in the
Borough and was the mixed milk of the 7 cows in his cowshed. A
further visit was paid accompanied by the Borough Veterinary
Surgeon, and 5 samples were taken (four of separate cows and one
of mixed milk of the remaining cows). These five samples were
examined and the sample of a Jersey cow at this shed was reported
tuberculous. This cow was subsequently slaughtered and found
to be affected with abdominal tuberculosis.
The remaining positive result was the milk delivered by a
wholesale purveyor of milk exactly as received by him from a
country farmer. In this case the Authorities of the district (in
Somerset) where the milk was produced were communicated with
and investigations are proceeding (January, 1925).