New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-15
PURE MILK CAMPAIGN ON
RULES WILL BE ENFORCED
DIR. Darlington at Last Makes Ap-
parent HIS Position.

Now that DR.. Thomas Darlington. the Health
Commissioner, has begun his campaign for pure
milk for this city with the adoption Of the new
rules by the Board of Health yesterday. he is
perfectly free in his expression Of opinion re-
garGing his stand on this important question.
DR. Darlington said yesterday that If any doubt
ful milk was shipped to This city 1t would be
heid up with suddenness that might upset the
cans. No milk CT doubtful quality would be ad-
mitted into the city unless it was intended to
be pasteurized
II the inspected diaries could not furnish
enough 20 meet the demand. other diaries would
shin milk that. in order TO qualify for use would
have to be pasteuSzed.
But it does not follow that because DR.. Da--
lington has taken this catholic view Of the milk
situation the persons in the pasteurization and
inspection camps have abated hostilities Dr.
Darlington believes that he is arranging for
pure milk through the best possible means
whether these means are pasteurization or In
spection. But those in favor of inspection only
are still ready to fight for their plan to the
last ditch DR.. Darlington has now stated his
position, and partisanship Of others will not
sway him. His slogan is pure milk. and he pro-
poses to get It, il not by inspection, then by
pasteurization
TIE various medical papers Of the country
nave taken sides, one of the latest to have an
expression Of opinion on the subject being "The
Medical News" In an editorial In this weeks
number is the following:
The proceedings Of the section in public health
OF the New York Academy of Medicine at the
meeting held on Tuesday evening, ought to make
plain 10 those who clamOring for the wholesale
compulsory pasteurZatiOn OF the milk supplied 20
New York the fact that the physicians of New
YORK are opposed to the pasteuTiZatiOn project as
a panacea. Nobody denies the occasional useful
ness Of pasteurizatiOn. properly carried out but It
is very evident that the blind acceptance of the
scheme in favor of which some Of the newspapers
have eXeFted themselves would be fraught with
great evils. We would particularly call attention
TO the remarks made by DIR. ROby. of Rochester 70
the effect that since good raw milk had been fur
pished 10 the poor Of that city the infant NOR
tally had decreased.
1t is DR.. Darlington's intention TO have a coll
lection of just about every expert opinion on
pure milk ever made public. He has his men
gathering all articles the subject, all periodi-
Gals that contain stories regarding what in the
writer's opinion. constitutes pure milk and the
reports and addresses on the subject that have
seen the light OF day here and abroad. Dr. Oar
lington hoOlds that the consensus OF opinion
favorS supervision of the source Of supply with
paSteurizauon OF all milk from all sources not
strictly complying with regulations
You see, said he. I'VE must have a certain
quantity OF milk to supply the citizens Of these
boroughS. Now, suppose that the milk that viii
must then admit milk that mas not been inspect
ed. To make II pure IL must be pasteurized.
That is right, and that is what shall demand.
2pJ when We demand thing in the interests OF
the health Of the public, we have means OF en-
forcing our demand"