Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-27
MILK COMMISSION
MAKES ITS REPORT

cred to the consumer at temperature
not exceeding fifty degrees F. All. milk
OF an unknown origin shall be placed in
class three and subjected to Qualification
and pasteurfzatfon. No cow in any way
unfit for the production of milk for use
by man, as determined upon physical ex-
animation by an authorized veterinarian,
and no cow suffering from communicable
disease. except as specified below, shall be
permitted to remain any dairy farm
on which milk Of class three is produced,
except that cows which do not show phys
ical signs Of tuberculosis upon physical
examination may be included in dairy
herds supplying milk of this class, al
though they may have reacted to the
tuberculin test.
This milk is to be clarified and pas
teurized at central pasteurization plants
which shall be under the personal super
vision of an officer or Of officers Of the
plants may be provided either by private
enterprise or by the District government,
and shall be located within the city Of
Washington.
herein is meant the heating Of milk to a
temperature of 1907 F. or So C. for twenty
minutes, or 1907 F. or TO- c. for ten min
utes, as soon as practicable after milk
final containers. and after such heating
immediate cooling to temperature not
exceeding So F. or TO- c..
No milk shall be regarded as pure and
hours or less. reveals visible sediment
at the bottom of the bottle.
Supervision Of the Milk Supply.
In order that the sale of milk in the Dis
trict of Columbia may be properly super
vised the conference recommends as fol-
lows:
Regulations.-That the Commissioners be
empowered to make, on the recommended
of bo al
tons as may be necessary in their Judgment
to safeguard the milk supply of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Increase of Inspection Force.-That for
the purpose of supervision of dairy farms
and of the production Of milk, inspectors, in
addition to the chief inspector. hereinafter
mentioned, be provided in proportion of
at least one for every one hundred licensed
dairy farms, and for the purpose OF super
vising the handling and sale Of milk in and
about the city the number of inspectors
be not less than three.
Qualifications and Duties of Inspectors
That all inspections be selected because of
their special fitness for the work that they.
are to perform Not less than one-half of
the inspectors of dairy farms should be
veterinary surgeons. Appointments should
mendation of the health officer and remov-
ais made at the discretion of the Commits
sioners. The exact duties and limits of the
jurisdiction of each inspector should be
fixed and the work of the inspectors should
be supervised by the chief inspector, ap-
pointed for that purpose, under the direc
ton of the health officer Every inspector
should devote his entire time to the per-
Torrance of his official duties.
Salaries of Inspectors.-That salaries be
paid commensurate to the technical skill
and experience of the inspectors. to be in
the case of the chief inspector not less
than $1,000 per annum. with travelling ex-
penses, and in the case of the other in
spectors not less than from sixteen to
eighteen hundred dollars per annum, with
travelling expenses.
Increase of Laboratory Facilities-That in
connection with the health department
there be provided facilities for the making
of such chemical and archaeological analy-
SEES of milk and of water from dairy farms
and from other places where milk is ham
died and sold, and for the making Of such
chemical and archaeological analyses gen.
orally in the judgment of the health Of
i1cer may be necessary.
Clerical Assistance Needed.
Increase Of Clerical Assistance.-That such
additional clerical assistance be provided
as may be required to meet the increased
demands upon the clerical force of the
health department that will result If the
recommendations Of this conference be
adopted
That there be established by private enter
prise, If possible, and otherwise by the Dis
t . gover VEN plants Ior me pasteurfza-
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neVocalion VI Licenses ny dealtn Omcer.
suspend and to revoke summarily any Ii
celse 10 produce OF sen InllK IN the District
triot - the hoIdeu ~ an,, , s,,oh ';o INC S
late any of the laws or regulations govern
ing the production and sale of milk, or the
bringing OF milk into the District in such
a manner as IN the judgment or the health
omcer, TO endanger the health OF persons
consuming the milk produced. sold or
brought In by the holder of such permit.
revocation OF Licenses by Inspectors
That any authorized inspector In the serv-
Ice OF the health department, duly charged
with the inspection of places where milk is
produced, handled or sold, be empowered
to suspend summarily for period not ex-
ceeding forty-eight hours any license to
produce or to sell milk in the District, and
any license to bring milk into the District,
II the holder Of such license violate any Of
the laws or regulations governing the pro-
duction and sale Of milk, or the bringing of
milk into the District, in such a manner
as, in the judgment Of such Inspector, to
the health Of persons consuming
the milk produced, sold or brought in by
the holder Of such license. nrovidod