§ 7. Sir D. Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland why all the available supplies of tuberculin-tested milk are delivered to schools in Bonar Bridge and none to homes with infants under school age and to nursing mothers; and how far this practice is followed in other parts of Sutherland and in Caithness.
Commander GalbraithIn Sutherland generally local milk supplies, all of which come from attested herds, are insufficient to meet the county's needs. The deficiency in the Lairg and Bonar Bridge area is met by bringing in pasteurised milk from the Wick creamery. Milk transported over long distances requires heat-treatment, and pasteurised milk is safe for young children and nursing mothers. There are no difficulties with milk supplies in Caithness.