Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1907-05-10
The Commission Outlines a Law.

berg, formerly surgeon.general Of the army,
presided. The committee on sanitation,
consisting of Prof. George M. Kober, pro.
fessor of hygiene at Georgetown University
(chairman); DR.. g. Lloyd Magruder, school
of medicine, Georgetown University; DR..
John r. Mohler, bureau Of animal industry,
Department Of Agriculture; DR.. ]. M. Rose
nau, and Messrs. Emile Beriner and j. H.
Webster made an elaborate report and many
recommendations. Their recommendations
in brief are:
That all COWS on dairy farms producing
milk for the District Of Columbia be tagged,
tattooed or otherwise marked, for the pur-
pose OF Identification.
That all milk produced on such dairy
farms shall come from either tuberculin-
tested cattle, which shall be retested at least
once year, or be subjected to pasteuriza.
ton OF the Health Department in case the
herd lie not tuberculin tested.
That no additions to any herd, whether
tested or not tested, shall be made In the
future without subjecting such cattle to the
tuberculin test.
That no license shall in future be granted
except to applicants having herds free of
tuberculosis.
That the milk Of cattle showing any of
the udder affections, namely, anthrax, ra-
bies, castro enteritis, septic conditions or
clinical symptoms of tuberculosis, shall not
be utilized as human food, even though the
milk be pasteurized. Milk from COWS 10
days before and days after parturition, and
that from animals receiving any deleterious
medicaments or ioodstuffs, shall likewise be
excluded.
That the veterinary inspectors of the
Health Department make frequent visits
to diaries having INFESTED herds, In order
that they may discover all advanced cases
of tuberculosis, or udder tuberculosis, as
early as possible.
That sufficient number OF inspectors be
employed 80 that each inspector shall have
not more than 100 dairy farms, and at least
three inspectors shall be employed to cover
milk stores. That one of these inspectors
shall be at the same time chief dairy in
spector, and shall receive q salary of $4,000
per annum and travelling expenses.
That the inspectors 80 employed shall de-
vote their entire time to the work of inspec
ton, and that the salaries be commensurate
for the technical skill and experience Of the
men employed. That these men shall have
technical training in the production and
handling of milk and that at least FIVE of
every ten inspectors employed to inspect
farms shall be skilled veterinarians.
That the Health Officer shall have full
authority to make rules and regulations and
enforce the same, 80 as to safeguard the milk
supply of the District OF Columbia from con-
tamination through carelessness, ignorance
or malicious intent.
The committee states that the shipping Of
milk from the farm until 1t reaches the con-
sumner requires no abnormal care, provided
that provisions are made for keeping the
temperature Of the milk to or below the
legal standard, usually so Fahrenheit. In
the opinion of the committee, from May to
December 1t becomes imperative to artif-
cially prevent the rise Of temperature in
milk, and the compulsory refrigerating Of
milk on the farm, at the railroad station en-
route to the city and at the milk depots
here is recommended.
The committee believes that railroads up
to distance Of go miles from The city OF
Washington should be required to run one
or more refrigerating cars from May to
December /.
The report and recommendations OF the
committee will be referred to committee
appointed, which will be known as the COM
mittee on legislation. This committee, after
all of the committees which have been ap.
pointed by the commission have reported,
will draft recommendations to Congress for
necessary legislation, these recommenda-
lions, however, to be first submitted to the
Board of District Commissioners for their ap.
proval.
The committee on legislation consists oil
DIR. George Sternberg, chairman; DIR. VIC.
Woodward, Health Officer Of the District OF
Columbia, secretary; DR.. H. W. Wiley, of
the Department OF Agriculture; VIM. M.
Mattingly and George NJ. Oyster, Jr.
The committee In its report states that in
order to produce milk under conditions that
will comply with the requirements con-
tanned therein II will undoubtedly mean that
the price of milk and cream will be higher,
but that the added price, being due to i'm
proved quality, should be considered as
money well expended.