Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-31
BELOW THE STANDARD
Only 4 of IA Samples Of Milk
Stood the Test
Evidently the Requirements Are Not Well
Understood-other interesting Matters
from Health Bulletin.

Evidently the Requirements Are Not Well
Understood-other interesting Matters
from Health Bulletin.
The quarterly bulletin of the state
board Of health which will come out
June 1 contains a rather discouraging
report for Bratteboro milkmen. The
statistics of the examinations OF samples
Of milk from Brattleboro milkmen made
al the boards laboratory i'm Burlington
show that only four Of the IA samples
examined were up to the required stand
ards Of richness and cleanliness Three
OF the 10 that did not pass were declared
deficient in solids as well as being dirty
and the other seven were disqualified
from the amount of dirt they contained
The samples from the milk of \. H.
JaqUith. Dunkee & Randoll, E. f.
Mather and L. a. Howard were passed.
the first three OF them each showing the
high percentage of 4.50 of butter fat. The
samples taken from Arad Hunt, H. H.
Winchester. G. A. Barber. II. NJ Barrett,
NJ. r. Robbins and II. G. Smith were
found to contain dirt and the samples
from w. NJ. Randall ]. /. Grover and
a. +. Torrey were declared dirty and de-
ficient in solids not fat Dr. w H.
Sprague Of Burlington. who has this
work in his direct charge. gives an ex-
planation on the milk standards required
in which he indicates that the require
ments are not well understood but that
they are not too high, else the large num-
her Of average producers could not have
passed.
The bulletin IS an interesting one and
the largest yet published. The first pa
per is by Or. H. L. White. medico- legal
chemist Of the state board. He explains
the medico-legal work in detail showing
that the small amount charged for exam
iuation is a great saving as compared
with the charges Of professional chemists.
He notes that too much demand is made
upon the state laboratory by unimportant
cases and that it is often necessary to
choose between analysis OF an animals
stomach and preparation Of matter for
homicidal prosecution cases. He asks
for greater care in recording details and
IN transportation.
The second paper is a timely one on the
Importance of the pure food laws to
physicians by DIT. II. w. Wiley of Wash
ngton. chemist Of the United States de-
partmeut Of agriculture He notes the
increase Of the natural treatment OF dis
ease and the smaller amount of drug
doctoring. The necessity of securing pure
food and knowing just what is in 1t for
the use Of invalids is apparent to all
physicians
Another paper which contains some
matter Of general interest is on the ty-
valley by DR.. c. s Caverly of Rutland
II indicates clearly the need of protection
from typhoid even in villages where the
conditions seem to be Of a high order.
Two cases Of typhoid at one time are
grounds for an investigation he says In
connection with the report some interest
ing statistics showing the decrease in
typhoid fever in the past so years are
given. In the 10 years ending in 1866
there We're 2601 cases reported in the
state. The next 10 years showed 2345
cases. the next 1867 cases. the next 1899
cases and the decade closing last year
had only 933 cases
The report on all Of the samples sent
for analysis is given in tabular form.
Besides the report on the milk the only
otner local reports were of maple sugar
from all the local grocery stores, all Of
which passed.
The summary Of contagious diseases re-
ported I'm the past three months in Wind
ham county was as follows: measles 6.
whoping cough GO. scarlatna s, diph-
liberia and Group 10. typhoid fever l.
chicken poX %, mumps 3, pneumonia .,
German measles 5.
The report closes with full program Of
the school of instruction for health Off
GERS which will be held in Burlington
June II to 20.