Report / Committee on Cattle Diseases.

  • Great Britain. Committee on Cattle Diseases.
Date:
1934
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Credit: Report / Committee on Cattle Diseases. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I. INTRODUCTORY. (a) Procedure adopted by the committee. On the 15th November, 1982, we held a preliminary meeting for the purpose of laying down the procedure to be followed in our inquiry, and in order to inform ourselves generally of the problems to be studied. We decided in the first instance to obtain written evidence from the government departments principally concerned with the subjects embraced within our terms of reference, namely, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Ministry of Health, the Department of Agriculture for Scotland, the Department of Health for Scotland, the Medical Research Council, and the Agricul- tural Research Council. We also prepared a preliminary list of institutions and individuals from whom we hoped to obtain informa- tion likely to assist us in the prosecution of our inquiry. 2. We were requested by the Minister of Health to report on the question of compulsory pasteurisation of milk in the larger towns. We have taken evidence from representatives of those who would be affected by it, and we make recommendations regarding it in our report. 8. We felt it wise to inquire into the control of animal diseases and the regulation of the distribution of milk in oversea countries. We are much indebted to the Department of Overseas Trade, to His Majesty’s Senior Trade Commissioner in the Dominion of Canada, and to His Majesty’s Commercial Diplomatic officers stationed in the United States of America, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, for the information that they have collected and sent to us. : (b) Evidence received. 4. We began the hearing of oral evidence on the 14th December, 1932, and in all held 32 meetings for that purpose. We heard evidence from the departments of state concerned both on the limited question of the compulsory pasteurisation of milk, and on the other matters included in our terms of reference; from representa- tives of institutions devoted to research in the subjects of our inquiry; from professional associations and public companies whose members were likely to be affected by any recommendations which we might make, or whose duties brought them into practical contact with our problems; from associations of local authorities; and, finally, from a number of individuals whose special experience in various fields was likely to be of value to us.