202 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTKICT OF COLUMBIA. 



It should eliminate a third of the cases under 15 years of age. (Dr. R. G. 

 Freeman, New York, N. Y.) 



Proper enforcement will entirely prevent tuberculosis infection. (Dr. M. P. 

 Ravenel, Madison, Wis.) 



Tuberculosis infection from milk can be largely controlled by tuberculin test- 

 ing. (Dr. C. E. A. Winslow, New York, N. Y.) 



None. (Health officer Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



Our investigations up to the present time indicate that the amount of tuber- 

 culosis spread by milk is very slight. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.) 



To whatever extent tuberculosis is due to the milk. The enforcement of the 

 tuberculin test, as I understand it to be carried out, would lessen the amount of 

 the disease. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 



To the extent of the possibility of infection of bovine tuberculosis. (Health 

 officer Birmingham, Ala.) 



To a great extent with reference to tuberculosis. (Health officer Bismarck, 

 N. Dak.) 



To the degree of preventing tuberculosis. (Health officer Columbus, Ohio.) 



The general enforcement of the tuberculin test is out of the question for any 

 large city under present conditions. (Health officer Cleveland, Ohio.) 



Tuberculosis will be lowered. (Health officer Detroit, Mich.) 



Only to the extent that tuberculosis herds are the means of spreading the 

 infection, and that varies a good deal. In Florida there is relatively little 

 tuberculosis among dairy cattle as compared with the herds North. (State 

 board of health, Florida.) 



It should reduce intestinal tuberculosis. (Health officer Jacksonville, Fla.) 



Bovine tuberculosis is, in our judgment, communicable, and a test would have 

 a tendency to diminish. (Health officer Kansas City, Mo.) 



Tuberculin test could not affect diphtheria, typhoid and scarlet fever. 

 (Health officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



The tuberculosis danger entirely. The others not at all. (Health officer 

 Montclair, N. J.) 



Relieve the tuberculosis condition. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



Much. (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



This would, of course, affect only tuberculosis, and would, it is believed, have 

 decided influence on tuberculosis in infants and children, provided, of course, 

 that the tuberculin reacting animals all of them were removed from the 

 herds. (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



Very considerably. (Health officer Rochester, N. Y.) 



So far as bovine tuberculosis is concerned, it would cease ; infection from the 

 milkers might continue. Of course, I am going on the supposition that the 

 diseased cattle are destroyed. (Health officer Seattle, Wash.) 



Only affecting tuberculosis. (Health officer Syracuse, N. Y.) 



I believe that most of human pulmonary tuberculosis is gained from the use 

 of milk from tuberculous herds of cows. This w^ould be very greatly diminished 

 by the enforcement of tuberculin test in a rational, systematic, scientific way. 

 (Health officer Topeka, Kans.) 



The tuberculin test may impress upon the farmer the need of care in handling 

 milk, but it will not remove the possibility of infection from those diseases. 

 (Straus Laboratory, Washington, D. C.) 



Very little, if a vigorous physical test is maintained. (John Thomas, Ednor, 

 Md., president Milk Producers' Association.) 



None. (Sharon Dairy, District of Columbia.) 



Not a particle. (Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New York, N. Y.) 



Any reply to these not based on statistics covering a long period would be of 

 little value. (Walker-Gordon Laboratory, Washington, D. C.) 



Can not say. (Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



I should expect some diminution in tuberculosis of the intestines in young 

 children. (Dr. S. C. Prescott, Boston, Mass.) 



It will finally eliminate all the tuberculosis infection. (Health officer Los 

 Angeles, Cal.) 



The tuberculin test will diminish tuberculosis if the test is carried out year 

 after year, or periodically. New animals should be tested before going into 

 the herd. The calves should be vaccinated. Many certified milk herds shrink 

 10 per cent to 15 per cent reaction every six months. (J. M. Houston, White 

 Cross Milk Co., Washington, D. C.) 



With tuberculosis to a considerable extent. (Health officer San Francisco, 

 Cal.) 



