New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
PURE MILK FOR THE BABIES
THE PHILANTHROPY OF A BROOKLYN
MAN WHO WITHHOLDS HIS NAME
HE HAS ARRANGED. THROUGH THE DIET DIS
PENsARY TO DISTRIBUTE FREE 1000 QUART

HE HAS ARRANGED THROUGH THE DIET DIS
PENsARY. TO DISTRIBUTE FREE 1000 QUART
BOTTLES OF srERuIzED MILK DAILY.
Through the benevoence OF a wealthy Brooklyn
man, whose identity is unrevea'ed the Brooklyn
Diet Dspensary is to be furnished with 1000 quart
bottles OF sterlized milk daily for the remainder Of
the summer season. beginning next Wednesday.
The milk is to he distributed to the various
branches Of the dspensary. and will be Issued by
It's managers free of charge to the children OF the
poor but only on orders OF physicians The gift,
lust at this time. will come as great relief to
the hundreds Of babes in this city whose parents
are too poor to bear the expense OF pure milk
Health Commissioner Emery yesterday. in speak
Ing OF the large death rate Of the week ending
Saturday, July H. said that many deaths among
the children of the poor could have been
avoided with proper sanitary precautions. The
chief cause Of the large death rate among
children he thought was due to impure milk.
This, together with the cranped quarters in tene-
ments bad air. and uncleaniness only added 10 the
suffering Of the unfortunates during the heated
term. Continuing this subject. the Commits
sioner said:
Although the death rate Of the city of Brooklyn
has been lower during the years 1894 and 1885 than
at previous me in its history since accurate
records Of vital statistics have been kept, and al
though this death rate compares favorably with
those of the other large cities of the country
ana Indicate that from a sanitary point OF view
Brooklyn Is not tagging behind her sisters, ye:
careful examination Of the statistics Of death and
a compsr son with those of Nsw-York City. In par
ticular. have convinced the Commissioner OF Health
that the death rate NAV be still further reduced
The heaviest mortality OF the year always
occurs during the summer months and is due to
the large number OF deaths Of children under two
years of age of babies. in other words the princi-
pal cause OF death being diarrhoea induced by i'm
proper food. Contemplation Of these facts moved
Nathan Straiis. OF New-York in 1893 to make an
effort TO reduce the summer mortality of that city
by providing sterzed. modified milk according 10
a formula recommended by the best authorities at
a price low az that OF the cheapest milk in the
market. The result Of this enterprise Of Mr.. Straus
has justified his expectations. for whereas, pre-
vious to the institution OF his serized milk depots
the infant mortality OF NewYork during the sum-
mer months was always proportionately higher
than that OF Brooklyn. 1t has since been constant
ly less.
That this inequality might be overcome has long
been the hope or the present Commissioner of
Health. and he il gratihed be able to announce
that through the liberaty OF a gentleman who de-
sres that his name be not mentioned this city will
be supplied daily during the heated term with 600
bottles OF serlized milk prepared according TO the
formula used by Mr.. Straus In New-York. The milk
Will be distributed 10 the various branches Of the
Brooklyn Diet Dispensary and VIII be issued BY
them gratuiously TO the sick children Of the poor
on physicians orders only. the first Issue on
Wednesday next.
the Diet Dispensary realize that they will be under
an expense that they have not the funds TO meet
but they feel that they may rely upon the chart
able people Of this city TO supply the necessary
money Remittances for this purpose should be
sent to Mrs. Peter Bogert. treasurer No LII
Eighty-sixth-st Brooklyn