New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-08
LIVELY MILK HEARING.
PASTEURIzATION FIGHT.
Speakers Erpress Opposing Viescs-
AnotHcr Hearing March 81.

There was battle royal on the pure milk ques-
ton at the meeting of the health committee OF
the Board of Aldermen. held yesterday in the
council chamber. City E2u. Nathan Straus.
DR. A r. Green and other supporters OF the
pasteurization policy aligned on one side and
the supporters Of Dr., Darlington and the Health
Department on the other.
The hearing was adjourned from February y.
when Alderman Freeraan's ordinance first came Up
for consideration. There was another ordinance
before the committee yesterday that of Alderman
Max ). C;rifeuhastn. Each ordinance had for its
object pure milk through increased Inspection.
pasteurization and complete control Of the milk
supply that comes into the city. There was a Gras-
tic disagreement during the hearing regarding what
leading bacteriolcgists had decided as ultimate
wisdom the milk question At one time the con-
traditions came so thick and fast that Alderman
Jacobson, the chairman Of the committee. fastened
his eyes on the clock and started the ball rolling
for Adjournment. The dispute continued after
the gave1 fell adiourning the hearing until March
81 which viii be the last accorded before the
n,ittee will act on the ordinances before H.
There were present at the hearing yesterday Ma
than Straus. his representative DR.. Green; John E
sayles. OF the New York milk committee; Dr. L. r.
Williams. the chairman of the executive committee
of the same body; DR.. Emerson. William II. Allen.
representatives of several retail grocers assocIa-
ttons; Or. William S. Masill Dr. George y Hazel
and many others
Alderman jacobson said In opening the hearing
that The committee was looking for information. IL
was eager 10 get the combined wisdom of all those
who had made a study OF the question, and the
first to rise vas Mr. straus Mr.. Straus was clear
y vexed that Or. Darlington was not present He
said Il left my sick children TO be present in
order to hear what Dr. Darlington mad to say
regret very much that he is not present" Then
DIR. Green read the statement that Mr. Straus had
had prepared. 1t was in part follows:
MIX. according to Or. 11etchni.oT. the successor
Of PastcUT. is the NEST perfect human food. pro-
Iiarly suscentbie@the germs Of tubeTculosis. "
phoid, scarlet fever and dphtheria. Under Ideal
cGndtiQnsthdt Is where the milk IS obtained from
perfectly healthy cows under perfectly sanitary
fohIlon5 ano eohsunea %it mn snort TINE a1Ser
Darlington, president of the Board Of Health. has
through inspection by the employees of his depart
ment Therefore he suggests increasing the number
Gsnsnsn i. REQUIRES no extraordinary acg!e9ess
New York city which comes from i've or six dir
ferent states, the herds of which are al more or
closest inspection be in that ideal condition which
| have described. We are practical men, YOU and
/, anu we must meet conditions as they exist, not
as We would wish them 20 be. I have, nothing
iiev II to be- an Idle rasm TO saw fBst INA II Is ns
sbIe for inspectors Of the Board Of Health Of the
II farms so as to make them Ideally perfect does
not seem even ordinarily reasonable
shan welcome any good that may come from
large with no other protection than inspection As
business man / want TO get down 20 the practical
ubeut raw milk. The Royal Commission OF Great
l1El,Sin N a report sisted lasd month result %
taoerculosiS and of fatal tubeTeulosts in man A
Very considerable amount OF disease and loss OF
uted 10 tho consumption OF cows milk containing
Professor Won Behring the dfscoverer Of anti
toxin says The milk fed TO infants Is the CHIEF
cause OF consumption in infants and adults DR..
ey milk is The most important source Of tg6ercuIous
iuteIy reckless use of raw, unpasteurized milk IS |
paying very heavily in iii health disease and death
Professor Metchnlkof successor of Pasteur adj |
work The New Hygiene
Coming to our own country. Or. Abraham Jacob |
many Years taken the same attitude, and advised
the boiling Of all milk before pasteurizaton was
should do TO save ourselves from the dangers OF /
wber pasteurtzation is not available. boil
studied he cuesior tb 1y w. bo nav 7 my
hall knowledge respecting it. and assert that pas
sitl frfnSe e,,cb Observation-Disclosures 40 ric,sts FeGI
fefts in the world today They have spoken only
They are no; alormists. They know thoroughly (
sertions Of the half informed.
Advising you from my own experience. from the /
knowledge that have gained by careful study OF !
this subject with the desire be practical and
Your efforts toward securing proper scientific pas
teIrlzatton OF such 81 the milk supplied 10 New
mean very large portion OF it--about 80 per cent
which should be either boiled pas;eurized before
And here let me say that the objection. that has
I,SiJ ircyo-,es az 80 sb$,,1 Gs peITI13 r. he
state through its willingness 70 pay this added |
cost without Increasing the cost 70 the consumer
The city and the state pay for hospitals, for san
tary Inspection and for other methods IT protecting
the public health This Is more important than any
other and should be municipal and state expense
White We are waiting fo- the pasteurizat,o4 I
have sugsested-I warn You that every days delay
I urge YOU 10 warn tho PUBLIC through The Depart
meat o. Hea.lh, II II WI need your advice; and
able boil BON, boil B5 that do not mean 10
boil for an hour OF half an hour but only Iong
enough To bring the milk TO the boiling point, as
the greatest authorities ON this subject and should
be known in every home in this country.
Alderman Jacobson then wanted 70 know what
true pastcur.z1tion was and DR.. Green said that at
temperature of from l45 to los the milk should
main in the pasteurizaton thirty minutes and IL at
a temperature of It's to 10, twenty minutes.
DO you claim that there is difference between
bovine and human tuberculosis" asked Mr.. Jacob
son.
Everything we have quoted shows that IL IS not
different" Mr. Straus answered
Several among the audience got VI to have some
thing TO say but 3Ir Jacobson ordered the reading
OF the G-ifcnhagen ordinance In the first place IL
provides mat no raw milk cream shall be sold
after June J. 1907 that has not come from certified
herds or the Board OF Health certiiies that the
product contains not more than 50O00 bacteria to
the cubic certimetre. All milk rot certified IN one
OF these ways must be p2steurized by exposure to
heat from twenty TO thirty minutes. according 10
the degree of heat namely from is 70 16T degrees
The milk be iocosed in sealed or bottles
bearing the and location of the dairy and
also marked whether the milk is certified or not
Provision is made for tests Ter tuberculosis in the
cattle and periodical reports that the inspSc-
lions and eSumina tons may be continuous Should
any Of the milk and cream coming into the CIV