New-York tribune., 1907-10-19
DARLINGTON ON MILK.
Tells Sanitary officers Hoe to Sc
cure Pure Product.

Csy Telegraph to The Tribune)
Buffalo. oct. Is-The state sanitary officers, in
session here. heard tonight from DR.. Thomas
Darlington Health Commissioner OF New York
city. regarding the work done by him TO cleanse
the dairies the state and elsev here that supply
the metropolitan city with milk Dr. Darlington's
subject was What Health Departments Can
DO to Secure Pure Mix" He rather startled his
listeners when he said that only fortyseven dairies
out OF thrty-fve thousand inspected had tenn
poragiIy gone out of business the result of
rigid inspection It had been reported that in
spection was one Of the chief reasons why the
price Of milk in New York City had been raised
above what had ever been known experienced
before. Dr. Darlington also said that these forty
places simply preparing to conform to
the Health Department requirements before going
into business again. Dr.. Darlington said in part:
The problem for pure milk supply for a city
Is solved when the Department of Health can
guarantee that all milk sold within the city limits
Is drawn from perfectly healthy and normal cows,
MIXED by a clean and healthy person into sterile
SSontaIn%r, quickly cooled, transported and de-
The milk supply Of New York City consists of
over 5000 farms and shipped from about 700
crean!eries, located in six different states This
tact that the farms are in six states precudes the
possibility of uniform supervision by the various
1t is. of course understood that the Department
OF HealJh has no authority outside Of the geo
provides that no milk Shall be received held
kept. offered for sale delivered in the city cf
this permit if nsanitarv con6itions exist AT he
dairy or creamery where the milk is produced or
handled New York City has. therefore the right
TO say what pure milk shall be and 10 forbid en-
trance 10 the city Of any milk not produced with
the proper attention 10 cleanliness, hygiene and
It has been the endeavor of the Department Of
hI sTsemac and SoBstant ~ iIsectio G5A and Sc
ond by preventing the sale Of any mix not pro
duced under clean and wholesome conditions.
Rules ana regulations for the production Of sant-
tary milk were issued, and the country division
year Of its work of dairy inspection
tremeiy unsanitary conditions Were found. The
situation IN some instances was beyond hope Of
provements recommended amounted practically To
pasteurization could ever make milk produced amid
such surroundings I'll for human consunlPtion In
ventve measures are better than corrective ones,
, ana Whatever opinion may he held as to the rela-
llre of pure milk sl1pplV Is thaf The milk be nro
duced under clean conditions, and that it be kept
market for their milk unless tEev comp1, win the
rules Of the department has been a potent factor
IN causing them 10 comply with our orders The
regulations and the dairies and farms are being
rapidly put into sanitary condition.
After discussing the rules concerning the COWS,
stables, water supply, milk houses. communicable
diseases, care of utensils and treatment of milk.
all Of which are simple, Or. Darlington said:
The matter Of testing every herd with the state
establish quarantine and prohibit infected cattle
from coming into the state: II should test every
COW within its borders. should condemn and de-
Copies Of dairy rules. printed linen,
posted in thirty thousand barns
milk shed These rules are encouraging uniform
lTOduclon ana are making IIthy and unclean
methods the exception. With the dairy rules post
ed. the next step is 10 that they enforced
our sixteen inspectors are each assigned dis
tTlCt, through which they move in d systematic
way. They first inspect d creamery and ascertain
its sanitary condition. they then inspect all daries
next Each inspection is complete in itself, all
of the information obtained is tabulated on cards
New Tl1p
tors average ten Inspections a day, and with
present force cover the entire milk shed once 4
year Te qualify men for this work admit
iedly a hard task. Daily inspectors must have
liking for the problem Of the farm. and must be
qualified to give helping suggestions to the dairy
when necessary. 4 Civil Service examination
knowledge Of the work; then by a course of in
suucuon by experienced inspectors. we have Sc
cured corps OF men whose qualifications and
Judgment nj them for their duties.
Other phases of the subject Of pure milk were
given by DR.. Ernest Wende Health Commissioner
Of Buffalo. Dr. Henry r. Hopkins of Buffalo: Dr
George ". Goeler. Health Commissioner Of
Rochester and Or. Ellis H. Santoe dairy expert |
United States Department of Agriculture, Wash
ingtOn.
At to-day's session DR.. J. T. Wheeler spoke on /
Practical Points Quarartines." and DR. II
Ernest Schmid, president of the Board OF Health
OF White Plains, n. Y, the Detection Of Com
nlunicabie Diseases in Schools as a Part of Medi-
cal School Inspection" DR.. Herbert D. Schenck
consulting ophthalmoogist the State Department
Of Health. read a paper 1.-THE Detection of De- |
fects OF the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat" Dr.
Harlan Cole consulting orthopedist IN the State
department Of Health, discussed The Prevalence
OF Physical Defects in School Children"