New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

I milk was taken when Section No POI was added to
| the Sanitary Code. That section was adopted on
January q of this year and Is quite brief although
1t is to have wide-reaching effect. !, reads: mo
| milk shall be received held. kept. offered for sale
or delivered In the city of New-York without a
| permit in writing from the Board OF Health and
Subject to the conditions thereof"
Before the Health Department could begin to
enforce the new section OF the Sanitary Code IT
necessary to notice all Of the milk dealers
In the city that they must apply for the permits.
and that was done several weeks ago. a complete
list Of the milk dealers was In the hands OF the
milk inspectors before the section was adopted.
The Health Board decided not to charge anything
for the permits. 1t was necessary to provide appl-
cation blanks for the dealers and to detail clerks
receive the applications and Issue the permits 10
the dealers who furnished the information desired
All this has meant additional expense, but the
Health Board decided that tho money would be
well spent.
One object to be attained by the permit system Is
the collection of complete Information as to the
sources Of the ctys milk supply. person VINO
sells milk in q store in the city is required to Ill
application blank. stating his or her name
business. address, the average number OF quarts OF
milk sold every day, the name and address OF the
person from whom the milk II purchased the time
OF the delivery Of the milk at the store ana the
marks on the milk II the milk Is purchased
direct from farmer or creamery, or comes from
owned by the storekeeper the applicant for the
permit must fiji out a special Information blank.
stating the town. county and State In which the
farm or creamery is situated. the shipping station
the railroad which carries the milk. the time Of the
milking and the time OF the shipping. the time In
transit the number breed and condition Of the cows
the method Of feeding and housing the cows. and
other information Owners Of milk wagons must
I'll out application blanks. stating most OF the In
formation given by the storekeepers. and also the
number Of the wagon the time OF entering the CITY,
the ferry road taken from the railroad station,
the name Of the driver and his address.
The sanitary officials believe that the information
thus obtained will be Of great service in the work
of tracing SKINNED or watered milk and ascertain
ing what farmers or agents In the country send In
pure milk TO the CITY, The information will also be
of much Importance when there is reason to suspect
that the milk Of cows suffering from pleuro-pneu-
monia or tuberculosis is being sent to the city. With
a complete record Of the milk supply at hand and
classified, the inspectors can keep a much more
effective watch on herds Of cows
II is believed also that az soon as the permit sys-
fem IL fairly in operation the dealers In milk In this
city will be much more careful not to sell any milk
that Is not pure and wholesome. II a dealer is
caught selling impure milk his permit VIII be re-
vokcd and he will lose his business SO long as IL
was possible for a seller OF aduterated mix 10
escapc with fine when he did not escape detection
many dealers were willing TO take the risk on ac-
count OF the profit dealing In SKINNED or watered
milk but few Of them. II Ii believed. VIII DE VIKING
TO take the risk when detection VIII mean me loss
NJ their trade in addition TO the fine. OFFENDING
dealers In the city have declared frequently that the
milk was skinned watered before 1t was sent
from the FARMS and that they were not responsive
for Its condition I: is believed that the dealers VIII
be careful to ties. all Of the milk received by them
before II Is offered sale. and that they VIII thus
aid the Health Board in exposing the farmers VINO
send impure milk to the city.
The Health Board has been at some pains 10 oe-
fine clearly In the sanitary law what Is meant oy
unlawful milk adulteration. BY a special amend-
ment TO the code "adulteratcd milk is declared 10
mean
/. MIX containing more than IS per centum OF
water nuids. ~ |
z MEX containing less than y per centum Of milk
solids.
& MIX containing less than . per centum Of fata
Z MIX drawn from animals within fifteen days