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knowingly return to tuberculous milk as a steady diet for their 

 children, and the owner might find it difficult to dispose of his 

 milk should the conchtions on his premises become known gen- 

 erally. 



In this connection I am pleased to state that there is a pros- 

 pect of the renewal of the municipal milk inspection in coopera- 

 tion with this Board, Mr. Logan informing me that he intended 

 to take the matter up with the members of the Board. 



Respectfully submitted, 



Victor A. Norgaard, 

 Territorial Veterinarian. 



REl'ORT.S OF ASSISTANT VETERINARIAN. 



Honolulu, April 30, 1915. 



Dr. V. A. Xorgaard. Chief of Division of Animal Industry. 



Sir : — I beg to submit the following report for the month of 

 April, 1915: 



Tuberculosis Control. 



The following dairy cattle have received the tuberculin test 

 during the past month : 



T. P. C. 



Charles Lucas 102 102 



E. W. Williamson 6 6 



A total of 108 head have l^een tested all of which have been pass- 

 ed as free from tuberculosis. 



At the end of 1914 the records showed 2.08% of tuberculosis 

 for the entire Island of Dahu, this being a reduction from 31.25% 

 in four years work and 2.82% of tuberculosis in the city herds 

 proper, a reduction from 24% as found four years ago. .\t the 

 ■present time 76.08% of the dairies of the City and County of 

 Honolulu are free from tuberculosis and can be kept free from 

 now on if the dairy owner is willing to exercise all possible pvc- 

 cautions. 



The test this year, which is the sixth annual lest since the com- 

 mencement of systematic eradication of l)o\ine tul)erculosis on 

 the Island of f^Xahu, gives the following residts to date: 



Out of the above herds, two were found heavily infectel. < )ne 

 was tested for the first time this year and the other, although test- 



