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sent to a dealer in this Borough. This information was sent to
Camberwell, in the belief that the address to which the milk
was consigned was in that Borough.
Immediately on receipt of this information the dairyman
was interviewed, and we were told that he had been receiving
milk from the farm, and as a matter of fact was expecting a
further consignment to arrive at Forest Hill Railway Station
about 12.15. Steps were at once taken to obtain possession
of the churn upon its arrival at the station, and the milk was
destroyed, after a sample had been taken for bacteriological
examination.
From the facts that came to my knowledge I considered
it necessary to immediately proceed to East Grinstead, and so
olitain the fullest information possible, with a view if necessary
of visiting the farm and setting in motion steps to prevent milk
being sent to this Borough.
I was fortunate enough to see Dr. Wallis, the medical
officer of health, and Mr. Woollam, the sanitary inspector,
from whom I ascertained that the affected cow was found dead
at F-Farm on Saturday, the 17th inst. This information
was conveyed to them by a police-constable. The Veterinary
Surgeon who had seen the animal had submitted material for
bacteriological examination, and Dr. Wallis had examined and
found it to contain anthrax bacilli. I was also informed that
the milk obtained from the animal previous to its death had
been sent to Forest Hill.
Dr. Wallis agreed with me as to the necessity of at once
taking steps to prevent milk from this farm being sold, as the
supply must for a time remain under suspicion. He also
undertook to obtain a magistrate's order to visit the farm and
subsequently to obtain an order of the Sanitary Authority to
prohibit the sale of milk.