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4. Tubercular Milk.
(а) A sample of milk was taken on the 4th July, 1928, from a
Dagenham retailer, who also retails in the Ilford district. The
sample of milk was submitted to bacteriological examination, and
the presence of tuberculosis was established.
The County Medical Officer was notified under Section 4 of the
Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and the Medical Officer
of Health, Dagenham, was also informed.
The Essex County Council Veterinary Inspector visited the 4
farms from which this retailer obtained his supplies on August
22nd and 23rd.
Major J. A. Boseley, the Council's Veterinary Inspector, accompanied
by the Deputy Medical Officer of Health, visited the farms in
question during the visit of the E.C.C.'s Veterinary Inspector.
At one farm one cow was found to have a diseased udder, and
microscopical examination showed the presence of tubercle bacilli in
the milk. At a second farm a cow with a nodule in the udder gave
a definite reaction to a tuberculin test. No evidence of disease was
found at the other two farms. The Essex County Council dealt with
the matter under the Tuberculosis Order and both cows were
slaughtered.
A warning under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation)
Act, 1915, was served on the retailer.
A further sample of milk was obtained from the retailer,
following the slaughter of the diseased cows. The sample was
submitted to bacteriological examination and no evidence of tubercle
bacilli was found.
(b) A sample of milk was taken on the 22nd August, 1928, from
a West Ham producer, who retails in the Ilford district. The sample
of milk, on submission to bacteriological examination, showed the
presence of tuberculosis.