The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1908-01-09
Also Prepares Suggestions to
Milk Producers on How to Keep
Their Supply Reasonably Free
From Bacteria.

MIX Inspector Walter o. Scott has pre-
pared a number OF dont's for milk deal
crs and producers and also a number of
suggestions which have the approval of
DR. Swarts, secretary OF the state board
OF health. and DR.. Chaplin. superintendent
OF health, in this city.
Both rules and suggestions are design
ed 10 insure a purer and better milk sup
ply for the people OF Providence. Each
member or the board of aldermen has
received copies or the rules and sugges-
tions ,as Il Is TO the board the inspector
must look for assistance I'm enforcing his
crusade against the unclean or dishonest
dealers.
The text OF the rules follows:
To the Mix Dealers OF the City OF Prov
idence:
Your attention Is respectfully called 20
the following suggestions, which must be
carefully followed III the milk which you
cell is To contain less than 10000 bacteria
in cubic centimeter:
The stables must be kept clean an1
should be whtewashed at "least once a
year.
The cows must be groomcd daily and
be free from disease.
The hands of the mixers must be wash
cd Immediately before milking, and all
milking must be done with dry hands
The first milk from each teat must be
rejected and not collected in the milk pail
thoroughly cleansed by the use of boiling
~at0r. and all cans and bottles must be
stcrilized before they are again used.
All milk cans must be kept covered to
prevent dust and flies from contaminat-
ing the milk.
10 air by the dusty roadside. near the
sink drain outlet, the pig sty or tho open
privy vault.
All milk must be rapidly cooled and
continuously maintained at a temperature
below 20 degrees r.
Failure on your part or part of your
dairymen to comply with these sugges-
tions NAV lead 10 a revocation of YOUR
license TO sell milk
SOME SUGGESTIONS.
In addition the inspector says I'm part:
The department OF milk inspection has
adopted regulations intended to prohibit
the sale I'm the city OF Providence OF milk
which contains an unnecessary or danger
Gus number OF bacteria
The Investigations OF the department
have shown that milk properly collected
and handled does not contain a large or
dangerous number OF bacteria. This cir
cular is issued. so that those who are in
terested In the production and sale Of
MIX may adopt such precautions as are
necessary 10 prevent the milk being CON
demned. because 1t has been rendered un4
NJ for use by the growth OF large num-
bers Of bacteria I'm it,
The pals into which the milk is drawn
should not be OF the large open ton VA
riety. but should be covered with as small
an opening at the top as can be used I'm
milking. IL everyone would use covered
milk pals much OF the dust and dirt
which falls into the milk during the proc-
ess OF milking would he prevented and
fewer bacteria would be found in the
milk
Bacteria found in milk generally multi
ply most rapidly at blood heat and cease
TO multiply at all at the freezing tenn
perature. Any reduction of the temper-
ature below % degrees F. limits the ran
idity of growth, but IL Is not until the
temperature is reduced TO 45 degrees or
90 degrees II. that the growth is nearly
arrested At 32 degrees r milk remains
unchanged for an indefinite period In
fresh milk properly collected and quick
" cooled To 80 degrees r. and kept at this
temperature. during the first "A hours
there is no increase I'm the number OF bnc-
teria; after "a hours the peculiar proper
ties OF fresh milk TO resist the growth OF
bacteria become exhausted. and tho bac-
terra also become gradually accustomed
10 the cold so that even at this temper
ature they may rapidly increase and I'm
Few days cause the milk TO become sour.
DIARRHOEAL DEATHS
II Ia impossible to obtain cows milk
under the ordinary conditions which ex-
ist In most milk barns without allowing
some bacteria (Which always abound in