TUBERCULOSIS.
THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. United Press Association — By Electrio Telegraph — Copyright. (Received' Ocfc. 28, 9.48 a.m.) BERLIN, Oct. 27. The International Qonference on Tuberculosis has opened afc Berlin. Tliei proceedings have aroused' great interest. Mons. N. Nocan^ the French veterinary \ authority, insisted that bovine tuberculosis was transmissible to man, especially by means of milk. He (held that ifc tras imperative to inspect cowsheds and destroy infected animals. Dr Koch adhered to his last year's statement that bovine tuberculosis was not transmissible to man. He had' only discovered twenty-eight cas€s Suggesting that it- was transmissible, and none had satisfactorily established th© theory. He maintained that the only successful way of combating tuberculosis was to provide better dwellings and workshops, avoid overorowding and isolate all infected persons.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7543, 28 October 1902, Page 2
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