New-York tribune., 1907-10-02
DARLINGTON ON MILK.
FAVORS STATE CONTROL.
Ne7c Jersey SanitarianS Hear La5cs
Do Not Burden Farmers.
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Atlantic City oct. 1-Dr. Thomas Darling
ton. the Health Commissioner OF New York
City. was the principal speaker at the New Jer-
sey State Sanitary Society meeting here to-
night. The society has been in session sew
eral days. and was attended by DR.. Gufoy rep
resenting DR. Darlington. The Health Commits
sioner's subject was THE Ideal Milk OF the
Future" He said in part:
80 far as safeguarding the supply OF milk in
the rural districts the states should have un-
disputed control This would take a great bur
den from the cities. But the cities should have
the power 10 determine conditions under which
milk intended for sale within their borders shall
be produced. AS an example New York City
draws It's supply from 10000 dairies and 600
creameries situated in six states. New York.
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Connecticut. Massa-
chusetts and Vermont. The haul is from %
miles 10 400 miles. The complexity OF the
problem OF control can be seen from these prem
ises. Food aduteration can be controlled by
the federal authorities. But milk because Of
the fact that It IS for immediate use. can be
safeguarded only by the local authorities
1T really comes down 10 a matter OF educa-
ton This must be applied TO the public and
the governing power. Until there can be alb
solute control among the states II viii be nee
essary for the cities 10 do The cities should
not be compelled to go TO this expense but It
Will be necessary for them 20 do so until the
states take the matter up IN a comprehensive
way
There are two main factors to be considered
cleanliness from the time the milk IS drawn
from the COWS to the time it is delivered TO the
consumer, and second, the temperature. These
subdvded into seven links each requiring
drastic attention and inspection. They are the
dairy. transportation to the creamery or ship
ping station. handling at the station, transpor-
tation to the city. wagons which carry the milk
TO the stores the stores. and the household"
DR.. Darlington denied that the requirements
of the New York Health Department were bur
densome to the dairy farmers. thus refuting the
assertions OF the milk dealers IN the city. lie
said that very few of the farmers have found
the repairs or alterations in their daries so ex-
pensive or intricate that they were burden
some"
He then told Of the necessity of education in
the homes, and Of how the New York depart
ment was taking care Of this part OF the work
He said that since this educational work was
started, the deaths among infants had decreased
from 1856 IN 1876 TO 11S7 in 1906. This in
Itself. he said, showed the value of municipal
effort If rightly directed.
DR.. Darlington also called attention to the
report Of Mayor McClellan's commission last
spring. which the doctor said embraced the
whole matter in a nutshell. The recommenda-
tions were under three heads-milk from healthy
COWS. always wholesome if kept cool and un-
contaminated after production: tuberculosis
danger much overestimated; educate the farmer.
In conclusion, the doctor said that the state
should look after the elimination of tuberculosis
and that the farmers should be recompensed
for the cattle destroyed