Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-27

Nor shall milk taken from cows during tn
period beginning fifteen days before ant
ending five days after parturition, or from
cows receiving any deleterious medica
ment or foodstuff, be, even though pas
teurized, used as food for human beings.
Frequent Examinations.
Physical Examinations of Dairy Cattle
That the veterinary inspectors Of the health
department make frequent visits to dairy
farms having INFESTED herds so as to dis
cover as early as possible all advanced
cases of tuberculosis Clinical case of tu-
berculosis) and particularly tuberculosis
affecting the udder
Water Supply Of Dairy Farms and Dali.
ries.-That particular attention be Cover
to the water supply Of dairy farms and OF
diaries, with special reference to the loca-
ton and construction of such wells, springs
and cisterns as are used in connection with
the business
equipment of Diaries and Dairy Farms
That every dairy farm and every dairy be
equipped with all necessary appliances for
cleaning and scalding or otherwise steriliz-
ing all receptacles, utensils and apparatus
used for the handling of milk, and with all
necessary ne ,ess appliances properly to cool and
Definition of Dairy and General Re-
strictions With Respect Thereto-That every
place where milk Is sold be deemed a dairy
for all purposes whatsoever, and that the
ana other similar places be prohibited, ex-
cept when the milk so sold Is sold and de-
livered In the original package in which it
has been received.
sale of milk, wherever conducted, should
be maintained absolutely and entirely apart
from all household operations.
Delivery Of Milk in Bulk.
That all receptacles containing milk in
quantities exceeding one quart for delivery
to customers be sealed in q manner salts
factory to the health officer before being
placed upon the delivery wagon and kept
SO sealed until after delivery, except as
1t may be necessary to open them for the
purpose Of official inspection and sampling.
Method of collecting Samples.-That when
ever sample of milk Is collected for an
aiysis the inspector shall divide the sam
pie into two parts, placing each part in
a proper container and sealing such con-
tanner with a proper seal, and then deliver
one such sealed container to the vendor for
ing; bottling and dealing. Of the samples
to be done when practical tn the presence
Of the vendor or his agent
condemnation of Milk.-That immediate
seizure and denaturing with some odorous
substance or colorng matter Of milk found
to contain preservatives, or to be in such
conditions to render its sale unlawful. be
authorized by law.
Publication Of Results of Examination and
Analyses.-That at least pending the time
which must necessarily elapse before the
production of certified milk is begun on a
commercial scale the health officer be au-
thorized to publish from day to day. as
result of his Inspections a list of dairies
and dairy farms from which the milk sup
ply Is drawn, giving the rating of each
chemical composition and bacterial count
of each sample Of milk analysed.
Certincation OF Milk-That the health Of
hcer be authorized to advertise for dairies
and dairy farms the proprietors of which
may be willing to modify their barns,
stables, ETC., If necessary, as to procure a
certificate from him showing that they are
producing what Is hereinbefore described
as certified milk
Milk for Infants.
Modified ~Milk.-That for the purpose of
modified milk for infants and for
persons in Ill health, according to the pre-
scriptions Of physicians. the milk commits
sion Of the Medical Society of the District
Of Columbia be requested to procure the
Of laboratory under its
supervision in which only certified milk
shall be used. and in which, by the use
OF separator, or otherwise, milk of a
definite chemical composition may be OBJ
tanned from certified milk in harmony with
the physicians prescriptions relating there
to.
G1Ort
be made to procure the establishment of a
refrigerator car, service for the transporta-
ton of milk coming into the District of
Columbia from May 1 to December l. and
to provide for cooling rooms or devices at
all stations where milk is held awaiting the
arrival of milk trains.
Duties Of Consumers.
Use Of Certified Milk to Be Urged-That
parents and guardians be urged to use
ov,ly
infants under the age Of three years.
Popular Education With Reference to
Sanitary Relations of Milk-That sys-
tematic instruction with reference to the
sanitary relations Of milk as an article of
diet, and Of other foods, be made a part of
the curriculum Of the public schools Of
this District; that popular articles be fire.
quently prepared for the press; that lee
lures and demonstrations be given; that
pamphlets in plain language be prepared
by the health officer for general distribu-
ton. and that rules and suggestion accom-
panied by statements of the reasons there
for, be placed in the hands Of darymen
and Of dairy attendants.
Home Inspection of Mlk.-That con-
sumers of milk be urged to patronize no
milk dealer whose milk. after standing for
two hours or less, reveals visible sediment
az the bottom Of the bottle, as such a
sediment Is evidence of dirty habits,
tremely suggestive of danger and entirely
),
without greatly increasing the cost of the
milk. The consumer should Furthermore
subject the milk that he receives, unless it
come from a tuberculin-tested herd and
from source otherwise above suspicion. to
a process Of sterilization {pasteurization p
by bringing it to the boiling point, cooling
it Immediately, and thereafter keeping 1t
on ice.
Increase in Price Expected.
In conclusion, the conference desires to
say that it fully recognizes the fact that
the efforts that are now being made to
improve the milk supply may lead to an in
crease in the price of milk, but the con-
ference feels that If the increase in the cost
is accompanied. as presumably 1t will be-
by diminution in the dangers that now
accompany the use of milk. no one should
begrudge the money spent for the safety to
life and health that results therefrom
The conference will carefully consider the
legislation heretofore proposed by the Com
missioners for the betterment of the milk
supply, and will suggest to the Commits
sioners, at later date, such notifications
thereof as seem to the conference desir-
able"