The San Francisco call., 1905-04-02

ing. their patrons with the SKINNED
article. were arrested and heavily
fined. This has had salutary enecr
on the dispensers Of the nutd and they
are giving the public the price OK
their money, as they fear another VISIT
from the health authorities
No. ons can sell milk in this city
without a permit from the Board OF
Health. ana those who possess the
permit must exercise great care In the
handling Of the article Of food. for
fear of having the permit revoked
Again, close watch II kept on. tns
dairy depots Of this city. Almost hair
the dealers ana dispensers OF milk
have no dairy farm and rely on tner
milk supply from outside sources Tne
depots must be kept clean and oper-
ated. in harmony with the ordinances
of the city and county, otherwise tney
will be subject, to vacation proceeo-
tngs. This means, OF course. the clos
ing up Of the depot
The Health Officer has forced tns
dairymen outside the county TO also
comply. with the ordinance. In or
der TO reach these milk producers ir
was necessary TO inspect their ranches
and where they were found TO be In q
filthy condition or did not come up 10
the requirements Of the ordinances the
denots handling the milk from these
places were notified that II the'r ship
oers ara not clean up the milk sent
into this city would be quarantined
and their permit to dispense It would
be revoked. -
Residents OF this city may rest as
sured that the milk supply OF this city
will be of high standard. as the Board
of Health Is on the alert and every
effort will be made to force dairymen
TO live up to the ordinances.
In-an article on THE Sources. Ef-
fects and. Prevention OF Dirty Milk"
written by that eminent authority.
Charles Harrington, NJ. D.. professor
of hygiene at Harvard University and
head OF the Boston pure food labora-
tory. the author says:
when we speak OF dirty milk we
mean milk which, largely by, reason
of the admission Of preventable dirt,
but equally, or even more, in eonse-
quence of improper methods OF cool
ing. handling and storage. contains ex-
cessive numbers OF bacteria The pre-
ventable dirt gains access in various
ways 1t is derived chiefly from the
body of the COW and consists largely
of. hairs and particles OF excrement.
"A single hair may contribute hundreds
and thousands Of bacteria TO the milk
ing pail. and the number OF hairs
which may be dislodged from the
parts Immediately above the pail dur
ing the process of milking. through the
necessary manipulation OF the udder
and the contact Of the person OF the
mixer. Is very great In the same
way. and through switching OF the
tail, PARTICLES of excrement, laden with
bacteria, fall In a constant shower into
the pail. 1t has been calculated that
under ordinary conditions OF handling
and storage the presence OF about a
twelfth of a grain OF such dirt per
quart will cause each cubic centimeter
of the milk to yield nearly three and a
half millions of bacteria by the time it
Is delivered to the customer. and Back
haus has reckoned the amount OF cow
excrement that the population OF Ber-
lin consumes daily with its milk at
about 500 pounds"
Another important item Is the care
of the dairy herd Drs- Hassler and
Brady are capable veterinarians and
in the course OF inspection OF dairies
they invariably examine the cows. If
a COW shows the least sign OF being
tubercular she Is quarantined IN an
Isolated spot for at least thirty days
and subjected 70 the tuberculin test. II
found 10 be afflicted the animal IS
killed and the carcass Is coal-oiled so
that the meat may not be sold for
food.
Not more than three months ago
samples OF Ice cream were secured
from all parts OF the city and tested
for preservatives and IN almost every
instance the test showed the presence
of gelatine, borax or thickener. Many
were arrested, but no convictions were
had, because the dealers IN ice cream
informed the Judge that they bought
the cream from a certain dairy and
were paying for pure. cream" The
dairyman was also arrested, but Sc
cured his release because the~State
laws we're inadequate to cover the Of
Tense charged
Every effort Is being made by the
Health Department to secure clean.
wholesome and unadulterated milk for
San Francisco. and we earnestly hope
and trust that the public will appre-
ciate the good work.