The evening times., 1900-05-21

generally. at s1.5o0 per anuum; three in
specors, veterinary surgeons, to inspect
dairy farms In the adjoining States. at
$500 per annum; three inspectors, 10 co..
lect samples Of milk and cream. and 10 as
sist in their analysis. at $500 per annum
with the inspection force as II would
exist IL the additions suggested above were
provided for. and 81 600 per annum for con-
tingent expenses, and with the law as pro-
posed in the accompanying drafts. thor
oughly efficient control OF the milk supply
OF this District can be maintained. but. as
has been said. much can be effected with
such an inspection force even without ad-
ditiOnal legislation, while such legislation
alone can accomplish but little. I would
respectfully recommend, therefore, that in
transmitting the accompanying reports to
the Senate. attention be invited TO the
fact that what is most urgently needed for
the Improvement ofEhe milk supply of this
District is authority for the employment
OF additional inspectors, and a contingent
fund sufficient to defray the cost OF their
work. as indicated above
j. d. Hird. the Inspector Of Dairy Pro-
ducts. reported that during the past seven
years he had analyzed about / 900 samples
OF milk. Independent OF cream. and had
thus had abundant opportunity TO become
familiar with this Important food product
in its various forms Of contamination. DR.
Hird defined contamination 10 mean. not
only the addition Of water. coloring mat
ter, pTeservatives, and the abstraction OF
cream, but also those forms Of cOntamina-
tion due to carelessness on the part o. per-
sons handling the milk tc which is added
those sources Of contamination such as the
Introduction OF bacteria into milk from the
air.
Contamination of the supply.
With reference to the contamtaation Of
the milk supply by the carelessness Of
those handling the product. Dr. Eird men
tions the introduction Of dirt G. manure
falling from the fianks Of the COW during
the milking process, and the Introduction
OF foreign matters into the cans or other
receptscles Of the fluid due TO he lack of
proper cleaning and care. When separat-
ed from the milk, DR.. HIrd says the sam
pies brought 10 him for examination. con
tained epethelium cells. parts OF insects.
hair. dust and execrementitlOus matter
from the COW.
Turning to the subject Of the adultera-
ton OF milk as Dracticed in the District
Dr. Hird mentions the addition Of a so
luton Of annatto used for oOl0Ting Dur-
poses DR.. Hird says the addition Of this
10 milk causes il 10 sour quickly. owing
to the putrefaetive changes through which
thinks that annatto is also injurious. as
the examination Of the paste under the mi
croScope shows the presence Of innumera-
bic bacteria. some cf which are known 10
be injurious to the human system To
preserve milk bOTic acid is used. and the
effect upon those drinking milk treat j
with il is 20 retard DIGESTION, making such
milk always injurious 70 the Consumer.
The greatest danger to be derived from
90 a mi tod milk ~ r-Tf fuf On
is from the use OF the fluid when il con
tains the germs OF typhoid fever. diphthe-
ria, and tuberculosis. the bacteria OF these
diseases flourish il milk CT all grades, and
II once introduced. from whatever cause.
the milk cannot be used without the grav-
est danger 10 the person taking H. Dr.
Hird mentions four methods By which bac-
terra may be introduced into milk From
the hands OF the mixer or from the ducts
OF the mammary glands; from the water
employed in diluting the milk; from the air
Of the stable or the dairy. and from the
germs which remain in the milk vessels
when not properly cleaned In the elucida-
ton Of this point in his report DR.. Hi-d
says:
Typhoid Fever Traced to Milk.
Up to the present time somthing like
40 epidemics Of typhoid fever have been
traced TO polluted milk. and while We have
been unable to fellow ~ The history OF ty-
phoid fever eases in the District 70 any
great extent. yet such analysis as / have
been able 10 make OF the waters from the
dairy farms in the District lead me TO the
opinion that this IS ore OF the important
sources Of the disease IN Washington.
which opinion is streEgl lhsned BY NY
knowledge % the condition CT some OF these
dairy farms"
Coming 70 the remedies for the evils
resulting from the sale and use OF con-
tamiuatsd milk DR.. Hird mentions the
compulsory sterilization OF milk by which
the germs would be killed In addition as
a step for immediate Improvement Of the
milk supply DR.. Hird suggests the i'm
posing O; license upon persons maintain
ing a dairy which he thinks would tend "a
wedding out irresponsible persons from the
business and would have a beneficial enect
al once.
The bill which the Commissioners havt
submitted TO the Senate with the foreg0
ing reports is somewhat vOlumihous bu
I il embOdies in the main the recommends
tiOns Of DR.. Hird and DR.. Woodward in
Guiding the regulation of the adUlteration.
OF certain alcoholic liquors as well as o
( the milk supply The Commissioners kav,
! also expressed the hope that the propose.
I bill be enacted irto law
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