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(1) A veterinary examination of every cow supplying
milk to the infected supply was made and the results
reported to me.
(2) Samples from each of the churns of milk which furnished
both the morning and evening supplies from
different farms were submitted to bacteriological
examination at University College.
(3) All the employees of the infected supply were carefully
examined.
(4) All the precautions taken with reference to the
storage of the milk and its delivery were closely investigated
by myself.
The results of these measures were as follows:—
(1) As the result of a veterinary examination of every cow
supplying milk to the infected supply, the Veterinary
Expert reported that all the animals were in "a condition
of perfect health with the exception of two cows which
had contracted a chill; the chill had affected their udders,
causing their milk to become curdled," and probably these
animals had been in that condition for several days prior
to his inspection on the 27th January. Both these cows
were at once removed from the herd, and no further case
of infection occurred after January 30th.
(2) The results of the bacteriological examination of
numerous samples of the milk at University College were
on the whole of a negative character—that is to say,
although the samples came from different and often widely