Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1920 — VERY SERIOUS MENACE WHICH TUBERCULAR CATTLE ARE TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

VERY SERIOUS MENACE WHICH TUBERCULAR CATTLE ARE TO THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN

(Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) One of the most Important objectives In the campaign against tuberculosis among cattle, which is sometimes overlooked in the agitation regarding the effect of the disease on stock itself. is the very serious menace which tubercular cattle are to the public health. Children, in particular, are great sufferers from this source of Infection. Origin of Tuberculosis. According to the best authorities tuberculosis of bovine origin represents about 25 per cent of all the cases of tuberculosis in children under five years of age. In certain types of the disease it is very much more, but taking the tuberculosis cases as a whole, about one case in four of every child under five acquires tuberculosis from cattle. It is estimated that in New York City between 6 and 10 per cent of the children that die in hospitals yearly of tuberculosis die of bovine tuberculosis. Medical authorities point out that, the country has been very slow to appreciate the greatness of the menace of bovine tuberculosis in children. This need fcfr greater

protection of human beings, particularly children, from the dangers of bovine tuberculosis is one es the things strongly emphasized in the campaign against diseased cattle. There are only two ways in which the disease can be eliminated. ,Otis is to assure that the milk is free from tubercle bacilli when it is produced, and the other is to destroy the tubercle bacilli present in the milk. The experts point out that the public should accept the statement that a common herd is free from tuberculosis with a deal of caution unless there Ie ample evidence that the tuberculin test has been applied and applied frequently and applied correctly. Uss. Eternal Vigilance. Unless the milk which comes from the herd is in fact free from the tuberculosis it should be pasteurized. Furthermore eternal vigilance is necessary to make sure that pasteurization Is carried on in the proper manner, otherwise the public consuming the milk is subject to great danger because it Is acting on the assumption that it has been protected by proper pasteurization.

this Entire Herd, Apparently Healthy, Was Found to Be Affected With Bovine Tuberculosis.