London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
This page requires JavaScript
ANIMAL INOCULATION.
| No. | From where taken | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cowkeeper (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 2 | Cowkeeper (Milk Pail) | Guinea Pigs died prematurely (sampled again, see No. 5). |
| 3 | Purveyor (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 4* | Purvevor (Counter Pan) | Evidence of T. B. |
| 5 | Cowkeeper (Milk Pail) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 6 | Purveyor (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 7 | Cowkeeper (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T. B. infection. |
| 8 | Purveyor (½-pt. Bottle) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 9 | School (3rd-pt. Bottle) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 10 | Cowkeeper (Milk Pail) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 11* | Purveyor (Counter Pan) | Evidence of T.B. |
| 12 | Cowkeeper (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 13 | Purveyor (Milk Pail) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 14 | Purveyor (Counter Pan) | No evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 15* | Purveyor (Counter Pan) | Evidence of T.B. infection. |
| 16* | Cowkeeper (Milk Pail) | Evidence of T.B. infection. |
No. 4. At a subsequent visit by my Inspector there was no
evidence of T.B. (see Sample 6), also cows were no longer kept.
No. 11. Constituted milk from five farms situated outside
West Ham, the particulars of which were forwarded to the appropriate
Council for necessary action. In this connection, 245 cows
from these farms were examined by Veterinary Officers, with the
result that two cows were slaughtered.
15. Particulars forwarded to the appropriate Council, who
caused cows to be examined by Veterinary Officer, when it was
reported that no trace of T.B. had been found in the herd, but
two cows had recentlv been slaughtered.
16. Cows were submitted to examination and milk from five
cows was sent to the Bacteriologist, but no trace of tubercle bacillus
was found.
Twenty-five per cent, of milk samples contained T.B., but
samples were taken only from sources most likely to produce
contaminated milk.