New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-01
UNITED ACTION ON MILK
DIR. DARLINGTON'S PLANS.
Wants Eight States Supplying City
to Work Together.

AS there eight states supplying New York
City with milk at the present time, the Health De-
partment has determined to obtain the cooperation
Of the proper authorities IN each, in order to get
the best possible protection for the milk that is 10
come into this city henceforth. DR.. Darlington Is
considering the best way to bring about this unity
Of action, and will be ready to formulate his
plan.
comparatively short time ago the Health De-
partment of this city received complaint from the
health authorities of Vermont regarding the con-
dition of the empty that were being returned
20 the dairies from this city. The were said
TO be in a filthy condition Il has been found that
unless the cans are promptly cleaned upon being
enpted, the task Of cleaning becomes a very diff
fflcult one The local department took prompt ao-
ton. The board held meeting and passed
resolution nstructing the dealers TO clean at once
all empty receptaces In their possession.
Notices containing this regulation were sent out
to all dealers and the inspectors were instructed
to enforce It, So far the results have been eX-
oellent, and as the warm weather approaches IN
vestigation into this part OF the machinery OF sup
plying the city with milk will. II anything. be more
stringent.
The department has gone the milk supply
question with the most careful scrutiny, in view
of the allegation that the recent epidemics OF
diphtheria in Pittsburg, Rochester, Chicago and
Boston were directly traceable to impure milk The
authorities in these places and throughout the eoun
try look to this city for initiative in matters ap-
pertaining TO nealLn. ana as result Ii
and his corps are determined to show the way and'
30 far as II is their power TO do demand that
this way shall be followed.
A conference of officials representing the leading
interests in the country, regarding tuberculosis In
COWS Is one of the possibilities of the near future
That conference will be held in this city, and it
may be made a national affair before all the ar
rangements have been made. Everything possible
will be done 10 arrive at some decision as 10 the
best way to eradicate the disease among ualISH
cattle Whatever this conference may 90, ~ VIII
have put before II everything Of moment concern
ing the safeguarding OF the milk supply.
II mch cows are on the average as unnealtHY as
general investigation leads the authorities 70 pc
leve. stringent rules will be formulated looking 10
the segregation Of the contaminated animals
One Of the department officials said yesterday
we have the greatest admiration for the Straus
stations alone because they supply pure mil X
TO the poor but also because of their educatlonal
value. These stations, or. rather those IN chaI Se
Of them have regular part of their duties the
instruction Of the ignorant foreign mothers on the
East Side in hygiene 49,,
for Improving the Condition of the Poor, at re-
cent meeting, decided to oppose entire pasteNriza-
ton Of the milk supply. The committee further aP-
proved the sterilization Of nursing bottles, as now
practised by the Straus stations.
The Health Department made public yesterday IT'S
mOrtuary statistics for last year. Inc total deatnS
of children of two years and under We're 66S9 with
a total of deaths under five years Of &,71. Deaths
from typnOid fever at all ages numbered $50: from
tuberculosis of the lungs $3.50 tubercular mentng-
tits 1885, other forms Of tuberculosis 474 smallpox,
Der. in view OF the fact that this disease is not
generally regarded as fatal except under extraor-
binary conditions.
The total number Of cases Of contagious diseases
reported was as follows: Diphthera and Group,
l,757: measles 1858; scarlet fever 1851 typhoid
fever. 3.46; smallpox, l00; tuberculosis. 200S5; a
1,24S The report shows that the death rate from
all causes in the city for 1906 was 1885.