The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-03
PURE MILK TO SAVE BABIES.
RESULTS or An INQUIRf Just
CONCLUDED ny DOCTORS.
Proof That Many Infants Are Needlcssly
Killed BY Impure Milk Simple Mea'-
ures mat VIII Keep Down the bacteria
Action Taken BY the Health Board.

ACTION Taken by the Heatth boar"
The Board OF Health recently decided
that next year milk whose temperature
was more than 20 degrees Fahrenheit. OF
which was unnecessarily contaminated
should not he received In this city. The
new regulation Ii largely the outcome OF
the interest which the Medical Society oi
the County Of Now York has taken in the
milk question
A year and a half ago the society APP
pointed a commission composed of Drs'
Henry Dwight Chapen, Walter lester
Carr. Abraham jacob and Joseph E.
Winters to study the best methods OF i'm
proving tho milk supply OF New York
city. At that time the milk. when chem
ically tested. came fairly well up to tho
required standard. While the law calls
for only o per cent. Of butter fat, the ex-
aminations often showed that 4 per cent.
and frequently IA much as s per cent. was
contained in the milk furnished by the
best diaries.
While there has been a considerable
decrease in the mortality from intestinal
diseases of infants In the last few sum
mers, there IL yet much to be hoped for.
The remedy Lies largely in improving the
character Of the cows milk, on which many
city babies depend for their food.
In looking for the cause OF the deterio-
ration of milk Furnished N this CITY. IL was
An sllv determined that IL was due 10 con-
tamin NJ bacterial origin. and the
AK amin alton Of milk has now been placed
ON n bac,sr;al basis Inst s,mmer the
Roard ~ Health In connection with the
Rockefeller Institute for Scientific Re-
search. ~conductad some exneriments To
ascs,ta ain the eYects of various forms Of
m,lk q, infan,s
II was found Tim, xben ordin ary chean
orocerv milk xas used the res,,lt was
5an,orshlo c.r,a,n naron,s were told
10 go 10 their us,al stores 10 buv the milk
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