Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-12
MILK INSPECTOR
MAKES STARTLING
REPORT TO COUNCIL
Conditions Alarming; One Out OF
Every -Four Animals Infected
With tuberculosis.
ASKS FOR MORE POWER

Alarming conditions in respect to the
milk supply OF the people of the city OF
Wilmington were shown III the report ot
Milk Inspector David W. lIollctt, made
to the City Council last night. ne
Inspector asked for an amendment 10
the milk ordinances to provide Tor lne
compulsory examination of all herds IN
vcw of the fact that about one COW OUT
of every four Inspected has been iound
10 hc injected with tuberculosis
During the past few weeks, cxaIniha1I4h 1S2
of about twenty herds was nade. ne
report saws that il IS doubtful II the pres
cnt conditions rs To tuhcrculos's aiil'ilS
the children of the city would exist now
# propcr precautions had been taken IN
providing laws for compulsory cNamlha-
mon Of herds and the elimination o. inject
ed ANIMALS II was stated that the only
remedy was the pastcurizailon oi an
tullk that docs not come from tcrDuciln
tested cows. Following Is the report IN
DETAILED analyses OF the milk samples
collected during the past week are append
ed
During the past two or three weeks
exarninatlous of the cows from which
the Wilmington milk supply IS obtained
have been made to determine whether or
rat the COWS are in llt condition to give
pilk furlfthc COWS arc diseased no amount
ut earg ou the part of tho dealer will
make tie mix safe for consumption.
The results of thcSn veterinary in
spcetIgns show an alarming condition.
Dt DE titeen or twenty herds that have
boon examined about one cow in every
tuur has hcCn found II Toe tubcrculous,
and hi some herds the disease had pro-
gresscd L. such an extent that about
H. -.l
by physical examination alone Several
ii Tie ANIMALS were 50 badly diseased
that tile entire carcascs we're condemned
~ the government Inspector rs unit ter
food. Vet during all o. this time mllk
from the>, Same animals had been finding
lts wav INTO the NIimivgton market
careful physical examinations oi the herds
had been maGa h the pas, as required
Is the city ordnance, il is doubtful
whether the present amolnt III tubcreu-
ll-l~ would hayc cNsStcd for IN two or
three If THE most badly injected herds
nearly ~ per cent ot the animals were
tubereulnHS
The ouIv remedy ior conditions such
as have been revealed hy recent oNaniaa-
tonA ii The DAIRY herds from which the
Wilmington niuk supply Is obtained is
the pa>tturlzatIun - Hi MIX that does
hot come from tuborcuau-tc~tcd COWS.
The Present milk ordinance viii
have 10 bc amended before the pubic
can hc safe guarded from the danger Of
tuberculosis. ier while the services Of 4
veterinarian are available without charge
for the owners Of such herds rs desire
to have their COWS tested the remaining
dealers are not obliged 70 have the test
made.
ton that tuberculosis IS transmitted
from cows to human beings, especially 70
children While this fact IS stIli disputed
hv some misinformed persons. extensive
invest cations by the United states
government authorities BY private labora-
tories. hv State and city health depart
mcuts. bv the British royal commission
that was especially created 70 study
the question and iy tho German imperial
commission have shown that II least -
per cent 81 the tuberculosis Ia children
under FIVE wears oi age Is caused by Use
Of infected milk Further investigations
N this country have shown that from
per cent TO 10 per cent o1 ordinary market
milk contains tubercle bacclll and that
from 10 per cent to % per cent Of all
cows from which CITY mix supplies are
obtained have tuberculosis.
W hIlc no specific tests have been made (
n determine whether or not tubercle
bacllh are actually present in the Whining
ton milk supply, as such tnsts are long
aud expensive. the conditions Of the
herds that have thus far been examined /
indicate that the milk must be dangerous /
owing to the large number Of infected cows !
from whict the supply Is obtained.
Cows having tuberculosis are being |
removed from the herds rs rapidly as
thev are detected.
The figures herein given do not relate |
to herds that have been r eg1Ilarly tubercu- |
lln-tested IN the past, which are very few
IL number.
The results Of last weeks analyses
are gwen below Tie state require
ments are: Al least - per cent Of fats
bacteria count not IL exceed 100 600 /
In the sediment test e" signifies clean /
M medium and D dirty.