Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-14
TYPHOID AND MILK
Important Topics Discussed by the
Medical Society.
PROPOSED REGULATION OF THE DIARIES
Earnest Efforts to Be Made to
Lower the Death Rate.
SUGGESTIONS OF EXPER TS

Two matters of great local interest were
discussed by the Medical Society last night.
The first was the report of the committee
intrusted with the preparation of n pure
milk BILL" and the second was the report
on typhoid fever in the District of Column
bia, submitted at the last meeting of the
society, and published in full in The Star.
The Commissioners of the District We're
present by invitation, and they took an
active interest in the discussion.
The first thing in order after the reading
of the minutes was the report of the COM
mittee intruste1 with the preparation of 4
milk bill. The committee was composed of
Drs. c. II. A Kleinschmidt. S. S. Adams
and W. C. Woodward. DIR. Woodward read
the report, which proposes several amend
ments to the bill prepared by the attorney
for the District. The report said:
Your committee, appointed to consider the
bill to regulate the sale OF milk in the
District of Columbia. and for other pur-
pcses," submitted to the society by the
District Commissioners, respectfully submit
the following amended bill for your consid-
GRAFTON.
The committee believe that not only the
sale but also the production of milk should
be subject to regulation by the health Office.
al have endeevored by the amendments
to secure this end.
Following is the bill:
A BILL 10 REGULATE THE SALE OF
MILK IN THE DISTRICT OF CO.
LUMBIA, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United Stases of
America in Congress assembled:
Section l. That from and after the pas
sage OF this act, no person SHALL within
the District of Columbia, keep or maintain
a dairy or dairy farm without a permit SO
to do from the health officer of SeIa District
Applications tor said permit shall be made
III writing, upon form prescribed by said
ilt alth officer. 1t shall be the duty OF said
health officer. upon receipt OF said applica-
lion in due form, to make or cause to be
made an examination of the premises which
1t Is IL ended To use in the maintenance of
said dairy or dairy farm. II, after such cx-
animation, said premises are found to con-
form to the regulations governing dairies
and dairy farms within the District of CO.
luI.,b Ia, said health oiliccr shall ISSUE the
permit hereinccfore specified, without
charge.
Provided, that said permit may be sus-
pended CT revoked at any TIM, without
notice, by said health officer, IL the milk
supply from said dairy or dairy farm is IN
his judgment, dangerous to the public
health
Section p No person shall bring or send
into the District of Columbia, for sale any
milk without a permit 50 tn do from the
health officer of said Dict-ict Application
for said permit shall he made in writing,
upon q form prescribed by said health of
icer, and shall be accompanied by such de-
tailed description CT the dairy farm or dairy
where said milk is produced or stored as
said health officer may require, and by a.
sworn statement as TO the physical condi-
ton of the cattle supplying said milk If
after examination Of said application
said health officer is satisfied that said milk
will be brought into the District of Column
bia. for sale or consumption. without danger