The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-08-02
NO TUBERCULAR
MEAT IS SOLD
Campbell Says Diseased Cows
Are All Destroyed-GiImore
Says Milk Is Dirty.

ono tubercular meat is being sold
in Honolulu ! can state this absolute
~. Every bit of meat that is sold in
the markets of this city has first to
pass the inspection of the United
States meat inspectors.
The above statement was made YES.
terday by Marston Campbell, chairman
If the board of agriculture and for
estry. Mr.. Campbell went on to state
that the flesh of all tubereular cows
that are killed, with the exception OF
those that are only affected in the
glands of the neck, goes into the boiling
tanks and never comes upon the market.
incidentally he stated that the federal
meat inspectors are Doctor Norgaard,
whose tuberculin tests are under fire
from some of his confreres, and Doctor
Monsarrat.
Mr.. Campbell also made the state
ment that conditions as regards milk
sold in Honolulu are better today than
they have ever been before and that
no milk from tubercular cows is being
peddled.
The statement, however, is not en-
tirely in accord with one made last
night by Prof John Gilmore of the
College of Hawaii, who has been max
ing a series of tests of the dairy milk.
Milk Is Dirty.
"The milk sold in Honolulu said
Professor Gilmore, "is very poor. 1t
is dirty, very dirty, so dirty, in fact,
that very often we find thick deposit
in the bottom of the bottles, deposit
that often consists of manure. And
not infrequently we find few hairs
in the milk. That doesn't tend to in
crease ones appetite, does iti
"More than that, the milk is very
high in bacterial content. We have
not gone far enough yet to find out
the nature of the bacteria, but any
milk that has high bacterial content
is much more liable to contain disease
germs than milk with a low bacterial
content.
''We expect in short time, as soon
as the fall term of school opens, to
make more thorough examination of
|
it understood that in any criticism /
may make, I am not trying to injure
any of the dairies of the city. All
criticism, I think, to be worth while,
should be constructive. If I can at
any time offer any suggestions that
may tend to improve conditions, shall
be more than glad to do so"
Conditions Here Bad.
Marston Campbell insists that the
milk of Honolulu is pure and is getting
better every day. But he admits that
not long ago the conditions were very
serious. eff we had at the outset
stated what we knew to be true," he
said Yesterday, "there would have
went at it quietly to ascertain condi-
tions and impraye them, and we are
making good progress. We had at the
outset about 1000 COWS to examine. To
date about 1926 have been condemned
as afflicted with tuberculosis, and
about sixty of them have already been
killed. The rest have been segregated
and will be killed off as soon as pos
sible. The sick cows are being destroy
ed as fast as practicable.
Norgaard o. Z.
| ''There is one thing want to say:
1t is, this-every COW that has reacted
| to the tuberculin test under Doctor
Monsarrat and upon which a post NOR
tenn examination has later been made
has shown unmistakable symptoms of
| tuberculosis. One dalryman refused to
abide by the tests made by Doctor
Norgaard or the statement of Doctor
| Monsarrat that the cows taken from
him had the disease, and he took the
| lungs and liver to bacteriologist and
had them examined. He had the good
sense later TO come back and say that
they were full of the bacteria.
"The statement that there is any
tubercular meat being sold in Honolulu
is absolutely without foundation. All
meat sold has to pass the inspection
of the federal inspector, Doctor Mon,
sarrat. and any that is found to con-
tain in the lungs, liver or udder the
germs of tuberculosis is thrown into
the grease tank.
"We have cleaned out all the tuber-
cular cows from the Island of Kauai,
and within six months think we shall
have Oahu clean. But remember. this
is campaign that is not to end. 1t
/ will keep on forever, for cows are
always liable to become contaminated
and if we let up for while, condi-
tiOns will get as bad as ever.
Another thing: The tuberculn we
use is all official; we get it from the
United States department of agricul-
ture constantly and it is always good
and fresh. Any veterinarian can get it
but he is required to report his re-
suits back to the department, -
Mr.. Campbell stated that at the
meeting of the board of agriculture
and forestry to he held tomorrow, he
would move that the full report of the
tests so far made he given out for
publication.
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