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the 1st April 1928, it should be of great assistance to Health
Officers in their efforts to secure a higher standard of purity
in the milk supply of the country.
During the year 555 examinations of cattle in cowsheds
were made under the above Orders, in addition, visits and
examinations have been made under the Tuberculosis Order
of 1925; these latter are the subject of a special report (see
page 50).
A new herd of milch cows has been recently established at
Silvertown, while the herds at Edward Street, Beale
Street and Clegg Street have been disposed of.
One case of Tuberculosis was detected during the course
of a routine inspection, and the animal destroyed under the
Tuberculosis Order of 1925.
Five cases of acute mastitis were also observed during
the inspections; the affected animals were isolated and their
milk rejected until the disease had abated.
A number of other cases of minor illness were noted
where the power to suspend the sale of the milk for human
consumption was not particularly strong. In each case, however,
the co-operation of the cow-keepers concerned was
obtained, and the milk was rejected until the danger of
possible contamination of the milk supply was past.
Indurations of the udder were noted in twenty-eight
cases, and the animals, after a careful examination, were
nlaced under observation. Samples of milk were taken direct
from the udders of those cows where it appeared that a
bacteriological examination was desirable, but in no case was
tubercle bacilli demonstrated.
The cattle and the sheds in the Borough compare favourably
with many in rural areas, but, notwithstanding this, the
eeneral cleanliness in manv of the sheds falls short of the
standard which the new Order seeks eventuallv to attain. It
is. however, pleasing to note that many improvements have
taken place during the past vear, and in this connection it may
be mentioned that one cow-keeper has reconstructed his dairy
and has installed mechanical bottle-washing and bottle-filling
machines.
In connection with the cowsheds 43 visits were made by
the Sanitary Inspectors, but it was not found necessary to
serve any official notices,
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