New-York tribune., 1906-06-17
PART V.
EIGHT PAGES,

-be recent appointment or sixteen new milk in
,e-o-s calls attention 10 the renewed efforts nut
s.-.b by The Department o. Health this summer 10
-,,ec: the mill, supply of :hn city from undue
sD,,sr1lnatiou. ! feTv days $50 through the cour-
,s, O. the I}urcau cf city Betterment OF the Citi-
.,s I-aioa The wr.ter made an early morning
80 vita an experienced milk Inspector and saw
ycb 70 prove Ira: ;he methods pursued by. these
hssta officers are bound 10 have the effect OF i'm
sssug upon dealers tic Importance and neces-
siv q serving pure milk 10 their customers
Tfe-e are twenty-five thousand milk dealers IN
xew York aud they dispose OF fifteen hundred
,Aa1r7al quarts each day Seven thousand OF the
5eslers 5g i..sein,zs in the Borough CT Manhattan
ere.t yrstslItv are small groccrs some are pro-
e.o-g oI better and egg stores. while Others are
tskers al ara licensed hy ;hc Department os
Eesith whose officers have the right TO inspect
,bs:r premises thor carts and wagons and the
r,ers.!s used fa- milk. Until the recent appoint
r,srts were made the Department OF Health had
orly seventeen milk inspectors.
TIC milk inspectors day begins At 6:30 q. n for
9. that tlue the dealers start serve their Gus
miners II would be useless fo- the inspectors to
ret around g. the stores after The milk is sold. So
,ro milk Inspector reaches the district which he
s assigned before the average citizen IS awake.
no cc-rr1,r. of IN inspector consists OF testing
r,irro- thermometer. lactometer. bottles for sam
,'cz ot milk d rubber ice bag 10 cool The bottles.
elradavl l.ad seals. a punch 70 stamp the seals
and PADS OF blank forms for reports. all carried
;r leather bag Il his mental equipment includes
@-naess tact and quick Wit lie IS likely 10 set
along without much annoyance
The sale Of milk which Is watered, adulterated,
r-auced or changed in any respect is forbidden.
MIX v hose temperature Is above % degrees Fahr-
er.e!; IS deemed ny the sanitary code TO be adu-
isratei. and jAc inspectors have power 10 seize
and destroy aluljelated milk. Dealers are re
CURED 10 provide proper receptaces for their milk
snl they arc r5t permitted 20 keep it in any room
0re1.rc ia;o q living apartment
The uptown district which The writer visited for
.se ru-posa of gaining an insight into milk inspec-
non methods is populated wiki families that are
.21ly vtI 10 60.
"Eou wanr 10 see how We so about our work -
s4.5 thl milk inspector. briskly. We'll. come
alolg"
4 clean grocery store was the first TO be visited.
Tie proprietor said that he sold only seven quarts
day. and that the mornings supply had just
cone in. The inspector stirred the milk thoroughly
make ii uniform, filled his testing cylinder, and
white fluid. After a while he examined both in
s,rumeu,s and shook his head.
The quality IS ali right he said amiaby. but
tie temperature is TOO high. Look at this
TIE proprietor bent over the thermometer while
IL Inspector talked: The law says that the tenn
reratu-s Of milk must be - degrees. bat We allow
you degrees mere. You see, this is more than -.
III hz,s 10 destroy it. Whom Go you buy milk
from Ia advise you 10 tell him 10 deliver il
coeler Where's the sinke"
More c.sErined than astonished. the grocer led
IT. way into back room. and gurglnE sound told
rhere Tie milk Went. Then the inspector made out
aTep.r which lad the date and hour of inspection.
erect and number. and business of the dealer,
tame Of the person from whom he purchased the
NIX. contents OF can examined. number of quarts
suld daily hy.lhe dealer. lactometer and thermon-
Ger readings and The number Il quarts destroyed.