Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-28


Claimed as One Solution OF PurIt,
Problem.
The Rockefeller Institute For Med
Teal Research has issued report OF
the investigation into the milk supply
of New York city carried OH by the in
stitute with the cooperation of Pro-
lessor William Hailoek Park. says the
New York Tribune. The bacteriolog-
Zeal work was done at the laboratory
Of the health department The report
says:
THE milk delivered to New York
amounts to over 100000 quarts a
day. This comes from FIVE different
states and forty-four counties. Much
of it is brought 200 miles and some OF
It over eco miles. and its production
over such n wide area OF territory has
made anything like genera. supervi-
sion impossible.
The work OF the institute was be-
gun last June and has been contiGGed
up to the present time. The scope of
the work planned included observa-
tons on
First = The sanitary condition of
the farms and creameries supplying
the city with milk.
Second. - Railway transportation
and city delivery.
Third. condition OF the milk
on delivery as to the number and vari-
cites of bacteria present
"Fourth-The effect OF milk of vari-
Gus degrees of purity upon the health
OF infants and young children in insti
buttons ard tenements during the hot
weather
"Fifth.-A more definite study Of the
changes occurring in milk which cause
disease
sixth TO what degree both the
dealer and the farmer could be de-
pended upon for voluntary co-opera-
ton in improving the milk supply
1t goes on to tell Of the inspection
made at the farms and creameries by
Mr.. Burnett and DIR. Sarah Beicher.
Most of the milk for the city is col
lected at creameries. which each re-
ceiye the milk Of from twenty to fifty
farms. Many of the farms were ex-
amined. According to the report. the
COW barns were in fair condition. and
the cows were generally found in good
health. but almost no pains were taken
to keep them clean. There was no
pretenSe at personal cleanliness made
by the men. Two examples Of bad
conditions are then cited. The in
spector suggested improvements at the
various farms.
AT the creameries themselves very
great improvements were suggested
1t was found very rarely that a cream
cry was supplied with a steriliZer for
bottles or cans. and those in charge
were often ignorant of the simplest
matters r,.atin" to milk contamination
and how II was to be avoided"
The report then deals with Ae sub
feet of bacteria in milk and the result
ant diseases. 1t says:
"rhe chief dangers in milk are due
to the bacteria which it contains. Milk
IS the only article OF food in which
nearly all bacteria grow rapidly. and
in it they multiply at a favorable tenn
perature-i e. about blood heat-in
an almost incredible manner.
1.-THE number OF bacteria is the best
means of determining whether the
milk is clean and fresh and whether it
has been properly handled. and IT tells
with certainty the story of mistakes
and neglect
"Milk from carefully groomed cows
In clean stables when taken under the
best precautions now possible. cooled
Immediately TO below 40 degrees +.
and kept at that temperature during
transportation by proper icing and sent
BY express trains to the city. although
handled with every precaution against
t.af, = oh,
es the consumer from 10000 to 100000
bacteria in each teaspoonfuL This for
the best milk.
'Now. what OF the worst milk? Dur
ing last summer the milk sold in the
groceries of the tenement districts con-
tanned. as shown by the examination
made by the bacteriologist. from 1000
600 to Coz. coo. 900 in each teaspoonful,
and just such milk as this was fed last
summer to many infants in New York
During the latter part of June three
groups of infants living in different
sections OF the city and fed entirely
upon cows milk were selected for OBJ
oervation. In each section a portion of
the infants were left upon the grocery
milk which they were already using. |
while for the remainder special milk
was furnished. Comparatively little |
serious illness occurred among the in |
fants fed on the special sterilized milk |
The children who received the grocery |
milk did much worse in similar sur |
roundings"
The report advocates two require |
ments for the purity of milk-a steriliz
Ing apparatus at every crea merry where |
hottiing is done and great care in
keeping milk at the proper tempera |
ture. 1t asks for better methods OF
transportation from the country dis /
tricts- The local delivery methods are
q $50 found TO be at fault. the milk be /
ing permitted TO stand on the station /
platforms fer six hours at imprope,
Iemn.raIureS The report ends bE say. /