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The Medical Officer of Health for West Ham was notified under
Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and
warning under Section 5 of the same Act was served on the retailer.
Major J. A. Boseley, the Council's Veterinary Inspector visited
(he premises on the 30th October with the Veterinary Inspector for
West Ham. With the exception of two cows with an enlarged and
thickened quarter of the udder all were found to be in good
condition, and none showed any definite clinical signs of tuberculosis.
A sample of milk was taken from each of the before-mentioned
two cows for examination for tubercle bacilli with negative results.
Major Boseley gathered that the cows on these premises are
frequently being changed, almost weekly.
A further sample of milk was obtained from this retailer after
a period of two months, when a negative result was obtained.
(c) A sample of milk was taken on the 7th September, 1928,
from a local retailer, and on the sample being submitted to
bacteriological examination the presence of tubercle bacilli was
established.
At the time the sample was taken this retailer was obtaining
his supplies from a wholesaler at Forest Gate.
The Medical Officer of Health for West Ham was notified under
Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, and
warning under Section 5 of the same Act was served on the retailer.
The Medical Officer of Health for West Ham found that on the
date in question, milk was collected by the West Ham wholesaler,
from five producers in Essex, delivered direct to the Ilford retailer
and may have been taken from one churn or may have been mixed.
The County Medical Officer was therefore notified under Section
4 of the Milk and Dairies (Consolidation) Act, 1915, that tuberculous
milk had been found in a supply obtained from five Essex farms.
Major Boseley, the Ilford Corporation Veterinary Inspector, accompanied
the Veterinary Inspector to the Essex County Council on his