Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-27
Text of Recommendations Sub
mitted to Commissioners.
INSPECTION OF DIARIES
Tuberculin Test of Herds to Be Rigidly
Enforced.
OFFICIAL FORCE
Inspectors and Clerks Needed to Garry
Out Provisions of the Sug-
gested Regulations.

The milk commission appointed several
months ago by the Commissioners agreed
upon its final report at meeting held In
the board room of the District building yes
terday afternoon at o'clock and the same
was signed and submitted. Gen. George NJ
Sternberg, retired, surgeon general Of the
army. presided over the meeting. Included
among those in attendance were DR.. Geo. NJ
kober, DR.. G. Lloyd Magruder, DR.. A. D.
Melvin, DR.. w. c. Woodward and Mr.. Geo.
M. Oyster. DR.. Woodward acted as the
secretary Of the meeting, and after the
minutes of the previous meeting had been
approved DR.. Woodward began reading the
report Of the commission, following an an
nouncement by Gen. Sternberg that the re-
port would be considered article by article.
The main recommendations made were
that chief milk inspector at a salary of
5000 yearly and other inspectors at 81 800
each be appointed in order that the milk
products of the one hundred farms which
send milk into Washington may be regu-
larly inspected.
The establishment Of District laboratory
for the proper testing of all milk and the
passage Of law empowering the health
officer to publish the results Of analyses OF
the standing of diaries investigated were
also recommended, and that the cows of all
herds be regularly inspected
The report recited:
The conference has had numerous meet
oh fha
for that purpose has collected information
bearing upon the sanitary aspects Of the
milk supply, and particularly upon the sani-
tary aspects thereof in SO far as they re-
late to infant life and to the relations ex-
listing between milk and the causation of
typhoid fever, diphtheria, scarlet fever and
other communicable diseases. And through
other committees, the conference has COL
lected information with respect to the COM
mercial aspects Of the milk business, and
upon the supervision and control thereof
by the government The reports of these
several committees are appended hereto.
1t is unnecessary, particularly in view Of
the extensive and detailed information en-
bodied in the appended committees reports
to describe here at any length the sanitary
Importance of milk as an article of diet
Here and elsewhere throughout the report
when the word milk" Is used 1t Is to be
accepted as including all forms Of milk
unless 1t would be manifestly improper to
do So and as including cream. And for the
sake of brevity, and to avoid repetition, 1t
may be said here that generally the facts
and principles relating to and governing the
sanitary features of the milk supply are
applicable, other things being equal, to ice
cream.
Classification of Milk.
In order that the milk supply of the Dis
trict may be pure, 1t must come from
healthy cows. properly fed, that are neither
about to calve nor have recently calved.
The milk from these cows must be MIXED
in clearly manner and be promptly cool
ed. All persons engaged in handling milk
must be free from communicable diseases
and of cleanly habits. All receptacles into
which the milk passes and all utensils and
apparatus used in handling it must be
perfectly clean, and the milk after having
been promptly cooled must be kept cool un-
til used. Actually, to attain ideal conditions
with respect to milk, is difficult and ex-
pensive, and adds materially to the cost
Of the milk, and, therefore, to the selling
price. But to undertake earnestly to APP
proximate such conditions is less difficult
and less expensive, and for practical pur-
poses may be regarded as yielding a rea-
sonably satisfactory and a reasonably safe
milk. The conference recommends that there
be recognized by law three grades of milk,
follows:
Glass One.
Certified milk-The use of this term should
be limited to milk produced at dairies SUBJ
ucts of which are subjected to frequent
analyses. The cows producing such milk
must be properly fed and watered, free
from tuberculosis, as shown by the tuber-
culin test, and from all other communicable
diseases, and from all diseases and condi-
tons whatsoever likely to deteriorate the
milk. They to be housed in clean
stables, properly ventilated and to be kept
clean. All those who come in contact with
must
ness. and such persons must not harbor the
germs of typhoid fever, tuberculosis, diph-
theria and other infections liable to be con-
veyed by the milk. Milk must be drawn
under all precautions necessary to avoid
infection, and to be Immediately strained
and cooled, packed in sterilzed bottles and
kept at temperature not exceeding 80
degrees Fahrenheit until delivered to the
customer. Pure water, as determined by
chemical and psychological examination, is
to be provided for use throughout the dairy
farm and dairy. Certified milk should not
contain more than 10000 bacteria per cubic
centimeter, and should not be more than
twelve hours old when delivered. Such milk
shall be certified by the health officer Of the
District.
Glass Two.
Inspected Milk-This term should be
limited to Clean raw milk from healthy
cows, as determined by the tuberculin
test and veterinarian physical examina-
tion. The cows are to be fed, watered,
housed and MIXED under good conditions,
but not necessarily equal to the condi-
-tfons provided for class 1. All those who
come In contact with the milk must exer-
else scrupulous cleanliness, and such per-
sons must not harbor the germs of typhoid
fever. tuberculosis, diphtheria, and other
infections, liable to be conveyed by the
milk This milk is to be delivered to the
customer In steriliZed containers, and Is
to be kept at temperature not exceed
ing fifty degrees F. until delivered to the
consumer 1t shall contain not more than
100000 bacteria per cubic centimeter.
Glass Three.
Pasteurized Milk.-Milk from the dairies