Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-11
wATERLoo's MILK ORDINANCE.
Banner Milk Ordinance Of State, De-
cIares Iowa Health Bulletin.

DIR. Cora Williams Choate, chairman
Of the American Medical Association
public health committee. for Marshall
county cites the milk ordinance as in
troduced by the city council Of Water
loo as worthy of perusal by all per-
sons who are interested in pure milk
supply-as all persons should be. The
current issue of the Iowa Health Bull
letin, which declares the ordinance the
best one ever seen. contains the follow
ing article on the ordinance, written
by Mayor r. A. Doty, of Waterloo. The
article follows: -
After having satisfied ourselves.
from the best authorities. on the sub
ject, that there was actual danger of
transmitting disease (more PARTICULAR
~. tuberculosis) thru the medium Of
milk, we set about to remedy the cause,
feeling that we owed duty TO our
citizens, as protectors of the public
health
without any model to guide US we
drafted an ordinance, which provided
for the licensing of dealers in milk,
cream, and buttermilk, the same to be
issued upon certain conditions. with
out any fee or cost to the dealer. The
conditions, upon which a license was
granted. Were as follows: First, that
all dealers should make application to
the clerk of the board Of health, set
ting out the number of cows in the
supply herd, location of herd. and 9TH
er details necessary to arrive at the
exact conditions. Second that all milk,
cream, or buternlilk sold in the city,
should come from cows that had passed
a satisfactory tuberculin test, and was
free from other disease. Third, that
the city would appoint a milk 1nspec-
tor, whose duty 1t was to inspect all
cows, by subjecting to at least once
each year a tuberculin test, and san
itary inspection of premises, utensils,
etc, at least once in thirty days, such
inspection to be free of cost to the
dealer or producer. Fourth, all licenses
to be granted by the board OF health,
after having been apprised by the in
spector, that all the requirements had
been met. Fifth, that all cows reacting
under the tuberculin test should be
segregated from the other herd, or dis
posed Of thru an abattoir, having U. s.
inspection.
AFTER this ordinance was prepared
we invited the dealers and producers
of milk products to meet the board
meeting, we had with US, a representa-
tive from the United States bureau OF
animal industry for the purpose OF set
ting out the reasons for and necessities
for such inspection. The meeting was
vel lattended, and to say that the pro-
ducers came prepared to kill of the
ordinance by nipping it In the bud,
would be putting it mildly. The meet
ing ended in near riot, with no tan
gible argument against the adoption,
other than that Of infringement OF
rights and financial loss, and threats OF
a organized milk famine.
EFT there had been up to that time.
any question In the minds Of the board
as to the feasibility Of the adoption of
the ordinance. 1t was there settled be-
yond question, and the ordinance was
adopted by unanimous vote.
THE ordinance was adopted In Octo-
Der, 1908, to 60 into effect May 1, 1903.
giving plenty OF opportunity to prepare
for the same. The board had some little
difficulty in procuring suitable in
spector, but finally went to the college
at Ames and procured good man.
This was ccomplished some time In
April, 1909. UP to that time, no step
had been taken b. the dealesU or pro-
ducers TO comply with the % a.: :: =
but az expressed by some. they were
waiting to hear that IL had been aban-
doned as impractical. At about this
time. our health officer, DR.. Sumner.
took the matter UP with Secretary Will