[Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council.
- Berwickshire (Scotland). County Council.
- Date:
- 1933
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1933] / Medical Officer of Health, Berwick County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![(e) Number of any other daries known to have tubercle free herds ; state the average number of animals and the estimated number of gallons produced per annum. None. 4. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) Furnish a list of dairies holdiwj licence.^ for the pro- duction of Grade A Milk, showing the name and address of the dairy, average number of herd, and estimated number of gallons produced per annum. None. {b) Notes on any samples taken for examination in terms of Section 21 of the Milk and Dairies (Scotland) Act, 1914. No samples of milk were taken for examination. (c) Statement of the extent to which Sections 13 and 14 of the Act are being complied with. Sections 13 and 14 are given effect to, to the best of my knowledge. THOS. D. CONNOCHIE, M.R.C.V.S. THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF BERWICKSHIRE. I did not find anything of outstanding interest, and I certainly did not experience any administrative difficiilties in the carrying out of my work as Inspector. 1. CONDITION AND CLEANLINESS OF CATTLE. For the most part the registered dairies were kept very clean indeed, and there was a marked improvement in the cleanliness of the milkers and attendants. (a) Nature of fodder and diet as affecting quality of Milk. In all the registered dairies the fodder and diet vary very little, and in every case it was of a good cpialitv and quantity to insure a good supply of milk, and, in addition, these cows also receive an ample su]i]dy of concentrates and grass in season. (b) Number of Diseased Cows found—specify diseases. Four cases of acute mastitis were met. (c) Disposal of milk from diseased Cows. These cases were in newly calved cows and the milk was discarded.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28647701_0058.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
