The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-04
DR.. T. B. Beatty Says Board of
Health Will Furnish
Tuberculin.
NECESSARY T0 PROTECT
HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC
Bulletin to Dairymen and Agri-
culturiSts Circulated at
Fair.

Or. T. B. Beatty. secretary Of the
state board Of health. has just issued
bulletin urging all farmers to avail
themselves of the tubcrculin text for
their cows, which will be furnished free
by the board. The bulletin is to be
printed in circular form and will be
freely distributed at the state fair dur
ing the week, where it VIII convey IN
formation where it is most needed. DR..
Beatty holds that the test is necessary
in the interests Of public health, and
some suggestions are made in the cir
cular relative to needed legislation. The
bulletin in full follows
tuberculosis is contagious disease,
caused by 81 specific germ known AS the
tubcrclc bacillus.
The germs gain entrance TO the body
OF the animal by way OF tho Dostrils or
stomach, after having been expelled in
the saliva, nasal discharges, or cNcrc-
ment etc. OF another animal affected
with tho disease.
The forage. litter and drinking water
become contaminated Dy the discharges
and through them tho infection is con-
vcycd. Healthy animals ''nosing With
those that are infected or feeding and
drinking after them are liable TO con-
tract the disease.
One tuberculous COW may infect an en-
tire heard
Calves which are permitted to suck tu
ncrculous dams, and swine fed upon the
milk. arc often infected.
Most important OF all human beings
who consume the milk or butter from n
tubercuous COW are directly endangered. |
tuberculosis in cattle may be entirely
eradicated by the discovery and saugh- |
ter OF all infected animals.
Test Is Harmless
This is made possible by the tubercuiin |
test; which IS entirely harmless and prac- |
tlcally infallibe.
II is impossible 10 detect the presence |
OF the disease by any other means eX-
cept when it has reached advanced |
stage.
The animal may be fat and seem en-
tlrely healthy and yet be infected.
II infection Is present. however slight
1T may be surely determined by apply
ing the tuberculin test,
II the animal reacts a postmortem
examination will always confirm the eX-
istence OF tuberculosis In some part OF
the animals body.
The disease advances slowly but sure
", and during IT'S entire progress the
animal is a direct source OF danger TO
the Importance OF the early discovery o2l
the disease by the use of the luoe-cuin
test
Utah has taken a leading position IN
tie by the enactment in 1909 Of the fol-
lowing law:
Section 1, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person to import or
bring into this state any cattle for
dairy or breeding purposes except
when such cattle are accompanied
by certificate from an Inspector
certifying that they have Ieen ex-
amined and subjected TO the tnbcru-
lin test and are free from tubercu-
losis. or any conta agious disease; pro-
vided that the provisions of this sec
tlon shall not apply TO what Is known
as range cattle. =
Sec, .. Every person who sells
milk to a dairy and every person
engaged in the dairy bus,:,css in this ]
state shall at least once each calcn- :
dar year cause every COW MIXED by
him TO be examined and subjected
10 the tuberculin test.
In accordance with this law the work
vas inaugurated by the state board OF !
United States bureau of animal indus :
ry. AZ this date more than seventy I
i've hundred G50o) cattle have been I
ested. OF which four ana onc-half t3J 7
er cent reacted; or. in other words, !
,ere found TO De infected, and were :
:
This is an extraordinarily low per- I
entase compared with tho results of 7
ne test In eastern states. which aver C
se more than twenty-five (25) per cent, s
many instances reaching fifty (SOj 5
er cent OF dairy animals tested. d
Begin Work Early.
The advantage OF having begun the =
,ork OF eradication In Utah in advance n
inc more extensive dissemination OF II
lie disease that was otherwise iueyita- y,
lie. is obvious. Dairy men and cattle q,
wnerS are urged 10 cooperate and !,
ND all the assistance in their power u
this important work n
Economic considerations and re..ard r
II Inc public health demand that there l.
lal be no relaxation In the effort 10
eradicate the disease from
le state and TO prevent its future i'm
ortauon froU. other states, r.
The law should be broadcned in its a.,
;ope TO include all cattle in tho stale =,
sed Tor milking purposes: and II is "
'ped that the next Legislature may pro- sc
dc Tor this and also for partial in III
'mnity for losses sustained through rho L
information OF diseased animals te
In order 10 avoid the infIiction OF nm u,
'cessary hardship on the owners of We r.
ting animals. the sale OF meat from = =
ose In which the disease Is found unon ~
reful inspection after slaughter. to he @
'sht ann confined 10 the glands Is Dl
rmttcd Si i e.
This Is in accordance with the ,no,t oo
spccilon regulations of the Iinjrcd -
ateS bureau OF animal industry bnec,i I az
ION the fact that such meat is in No VI
ny dangerous to the public health da
An effort Will bc made by the state Di
ard OF health 10 provide free tnber- DIR
IN testing of all cows suspected Of ,vI
Ing affected with tuberculosis ON an
cation 10 the board by the ownerr w
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