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In cases showing an unsatisfactory bacterial report, the retailers
were warned or their attention directed to the need for cleaner
conditions in the production and storage of milk, and further samples
were taken after an interval, with satisfactory results.
The number of milk samples submitted for a biological test for
tuberculosis was 59. I sample was found to be positive, and 58
negative.
4. Tubercular Milk.—
(a) A sample of milk was taken on the 2nd July from a Dagenham
retailer who also retailed 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
5 farms from which this retailer obtained his supplies on 20th,
21st and 22nd August.
Major J. A. Boseley, the Ilford Veterinary Inspector, visited
the farms in question during the visit of the Essex County
Council Veterinary Inspector.
At one of the farms two cows were discovered with indurated
udders which gave a definite reaction to the tuberculin test. The
Essex County Council dealt with the matter under the Tuberculosis
Order of 1925, and both cows were slaughtered. No evidence of
disease was found in the cows at the other four farms.
A warning was served under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies
(Consolidation) Act, 1915, on the retailer.
A further sample of milk was taken on the 11th August from
the Dagenham retailer. The sample was submitted to bacteriological
examination, and did not shew the presence of tuberculosis.