The Washington times., 1902-07-21
Crusade Started Again by
Health Department
Officials.
CASES IN THE POLICE COURT
One DaiIyman Had Been Supplying
Sick Woman With Milk Containing
rs Per Cent WateT-Was Fined $40
for 0ffense-Other Trials Recorded.

Health Department officials have
started another crusade against dairy
men, grocers, and others who it Is
charged are selling milk below the
standard required by law; that is. milk
containing less than 3ia per cent of
hutter fat
Last week there were number Of
such dealers in the Police Court
All except one OF these cases were of
the ordinary kind. The exception. how
ever. showed a peculiar condition. This
case was brought to the attention Of the
Health Department by persons connect
ed with the Diet Kitchen. Interested in
this establishment. which provides milk
and other food to needy sick persons,
are Mrs. II. 3. F. Macfarland. wife Of
the president of the Board of Commits
sicners of the District of Columbia. and
many other women prominent in social
and official circles.
Bad Milk for Sick Woman.
The defendant in the case was C
Street southeast dairyman. The man
agement of the Diet Kitchen, according
10 statements concerning his case. made
an agreement with him by which he
was to furnish milk to a woman who
lives on Tenth Street southeast, and
who has been i'll for some time. The
understanding was that it should be OF
the best quality. because of the uses 20
which it was to be put in this particular
case. Instead of supplying good "a
DR.. Hird, the District chemist. who
made an analysis of several samples,
declared to the court that fully % per
cent of water had been added to the
original product OF the cow a fine of
$50 was imposed
This is the highest fine for violation
of the milk regulation thai has been
imposed in more than a year.
Another Heavy Fine.
The only one imposed that was heavier
than this was in the case of man who
admitted that he had been in the habit
of using formaldehyde to sweeten and
preserve the milk he handled. He said
he employed the drug on advice from
persons whom he believed knew its
merit and who had assured him that Ii
was not only harmless but actually bene-
fetal to milk, but the court imposed al
fine of s25 on him. The victim in this
case was a Maryland dairyman, who
ships large quantities of milk into the
District daily.
One other case was based on the
charge that a certain dairyman had re-
fused to sell Health Department in
spector sample of his product for
analysis. The inspector testified that
the dairyman declined 20 give him milk
from q certain can from which he had
seen him supply lunch room, and which |
he had reason to believe was of an in |
ferior kind. The dairyman said there
was no milk in that particular can when |
the demand was made, and that he gave
the inspector some of the contents of a !
can containing milk OF exactly the same
kind, but that that did not satisfy him |
There being doubt as to whether there |
was milk in the can the inspector had |
had under his eye this case was dis
missed.
Another man who said he only sold |
TWO quarts OF milk day was let Off Oh |
the promise that he would hereafter sell |
none. 1t was charged that sample OF |
the stuff he dealt in contained less than |
per cent of butter fat