New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-29
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CLNCINNATI,S MILK SUPPLY.
THE BUSINESS CONTROLLED BY THE BOARD
OF HEALTH.
STRICT LEGISLATION AGAINST ADULTEHAtLD
MILK-cARE AND FOOD oS COWS
IN THE DIARIES.

IN THE DIARIES.
Cincinnati, JAN 20 tSpecial).-The milk sup
NV of Cincinnati is managed entirely by uhe
BOARD of Health, which has among It's SURROUNDINGS
milk and dairy inspectors. There is no orgahlZa-
ten of the dairymen, nor OF the dealers ana
producers of whom there were doing business III
the city, according to the last annual report oil
the Health Department, ,032, while there were
3O2 producers or dairymen holding permits 10 sell
tho tactical fluid here. The number of cows under
these permits was l2,207, and the acres OF pastur
ag. II Os9. During the year there were ,74j
dairy inspections made, 1925 cows being thor
oughly examined and ffty-six of the number con-
demned The number of gallons of sweet milk
sold daily was 2O,25O or 1891 $50 gallons for the
year. and the price ranged from 6 to 9 cents d
quart. though in the cases Of contracts with the
hotels and large restaurants the figure was some
what under cents.
The quality of milk sold in Cincinnati as
whole is good, mainly due TO the stringent leglsla-
tion regulating the sale, an ordinance relating to
it having been passed by the Common Council IN
the summer of 1888 which provides that VINO
ever. by himself, OF by his servant OF agent, or as
the servant or agent of any other person, sells,
exchanges or delivers, or has in his custody or
possession with intent TO sell, exchange or deliver,
or exposes or offers for sale or exchange, auui-
teratcd milk, milk to which water or any lor-
eign substance has been added, or milk from as
eased or sick cows shall be punished Tor the hrsC
offence nv n fine of from $50 to $500; for the
second by n fine of from 81 90 to $500 or imprison-
ment in the workhouse of from thirty to sixty
DAYS. and for subsequent offence by fine OF sou
and Imprisonment of from sixty to ninety days
A second section fixes the same penalties for
Offering as pure milk any milk from which the
cream or any part thereof has been removed
third section requires any dealer having Tor sale
milk from which the cream or part Thereon mas
been removed TO expose in conspicuous place
above the centre the outside OF every vessel
can or package from which or III which such hilik
is sold. the words skinned milk" distinctly
marked in uncondensed gothic letters not less
than one inch in length. The penalties for fail
ure to comply with this requirement are as
before given. The fourth and last section
of this ordinance fixes the milk stand
ord In these words: In all prosecutions
under this ordinance, if the milk is shown upon
| ANALYSIS TO contain more than 81 1-2 per cent
of watery fluid or to contain less than II IL
| ner cent of milk solid, or to contain less than
O 3-10 per cent of milk solids, exclusive OF TAT,
| IL shall be deemed for the purpose OF TINS ordl-
nance to be adulterated. and not of good standard
quality
During the past year there were eleven arrests
| of persons for violating the milk ordinances
Seven of these offenders had sold milk below the
standard two had been selling without permit
| and two had not turned their cattle out during
the summer months All Of them were convicted
| in the police court, and the aggregate amount
Of fines collected was 5000. Great difficulty has
been experienced by the Health Department In
| having dairymen take out permits at the proper
| time 1t seems TO be due more TO carelessncss
than to wilful neglect, and it has been suggested
that more efficient legislation ON this SUBJECT DC
obtained. The milk inspector has recommended
that every dairyman should pay small fee for
obtaining his permit. Such, lie says, is done III
| most Eastern Cities and seems to work admirably.
The fraud practised in adnlterating milk is to
add water, or remove the cream, or DOTH In t"o
| instances last year coOring matter-anatto-was
| discovered in samples of milk. The daires, those
| in the city as well as those in the country, are
| frequently inspected, and have generally been
| found in good condition, as have the dairy COWS
Reports are made weekly by the milk inspector
| through the Health Officer to the Board OF PuDhc
! Affairs, 10 which the Health Department Is
| subordinate, and the daily papers have made
prominent the names and addresses of all dealers
whose milk was reported as below standard,
| q
| condition. The fear of this publicity mas
undoubtedly been an important factor IN securing
| a better quality Of milk for consumption.
| While there is no organization OF dalryneh
or milk dealers in this city, there are two separate
| and very distinct classes OF tine former lhese
| are the slOp-fed and dry-fed diaries: Clnclhatl
| has as is known many large distilleries, and IN
the vicinity of these within the city limits are
| numerous small dairies, having anywhere from
| half a dozen to twenty cows each these are leu
| almost entirely the Stops from the dIstllIerles'
|
| 1t is believed that they give more milk than the
| COWS in the dry-fed dalres but the product
| is not considered so heathful, the cows beng
kept confined by far the greater portion oil ule
| time in stables, which for the most part are
lily ventilated and until the Health Department
| took severe measures were very generally hlthy.
| The dry-fed diaries are in the suburbs and
| scattered round about the outskirts OF the ci'y,
and range in size from three or four acres
| With these the Health Officer and his subordlnates
| have very little, if any, difficulty. In speaking
of dry" dairies, the intention is not to convey
the impression that nothing blH dry iced is gwen
| the cows at those dairies. There is some STOP
fed, and also malt, the designation being used
to distinguish them from M ~ f GS tEs G PSey
| County dairy and from others on the lines OF
the railroads leading into Cincinnati is brought
to the city every morning by raj, though there
is no milk train on any Of the roads DellVery
| is by wagon, and nearly every householder has
his dairyman who has this great necessity of life
nj tie residence before daylight each morning.
The regulations for milk wagons are almost as
stringent as those for aGulterated milk. Each
is required TO have painted upon It's sides the
name and location of the dairy the milk from
which is vended, and any failure TO
do this or to offer milk other than
from the, dairy represented is punishable
by heavy fine. Every grocer and almost all the
proprietorS OF daily markets have milk for sale,
though the price is slightly in excess Of that paid
by consumers TO whom the daryman delivers d.
rectly These required 10 keep the name
or names Of the dairymen from whom the milk
on sale is obtained posted cOnspcuOusly where
ever such milk may he sold or kept for sale.
| In reference to the care of cows in the diaries
one section Of the health law which is rigdy en-
forced requires chat cattle shall be kept In
any place where the water. ventilation and food
are not sufficient and wholesome for the pTeserva-
ton of their health and SAFE condition for food
and from the first dav Of ADr tOsthc first day of
| October no cow shall be kept in rooms stalls,