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culosis, and there also can he no doubt that in the majority
at least of these cases the bacillus is introduced through
cows' milk. Cows' milk containing bovine tubercle
bacilli is clearly a cause of tuberculosis and fatal tuberculosis
in man. A very considerable amount of disease
and loss of life, especially among the young, must be attributed
to the consumption of cows' milk containing tubercle
bacilli. The presence of tubercle bacilli in cows'
milk can be detected, though with some difficulty, if the
proper means be adopted, and such milk ought never to be
used as food. There is far less difficulty in recognising
clinically that a cow is distinctly suffering from tuberculosis,
in which case she may be yielding tuberculous milk.
The milk coming from such a cow ought not to form part
of human food; and, indeed, ought not to be used as food
at all. Our results clearly point to the necessity of
measures more stringent than those at present enforced
being taken to prevent the sale or consumption of such
milk."
Influenza.
Thirty deaths were registered from Influenza, the numbers
for the three preceding years being 12, 36 and 17.
DEATHS FROM OTHER DISEASES.
Cancer.
Malignant diseases caused 138 deaths, being 11 in excess
of the average of the preceding 10 years, allowing for the increase
of the population.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
From these diseases there were 360 deaths, or 16.0 per
cent. of the deaths from all causes, being 149 below the corrected
decennial average.
Food Poisoning.
The death of a child aged five years was attributed to
poisoning by rhubarb.