New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
After January Law Will Compel of Milk Sold lhs City
Health Proven Purchasable-
35.Year Crusade Added Is
Years to Life of Aver
age New Yorker.

in milk among infants and adults alik.
every year
"m my opinion said Commissioner
l.edcrlc in discussing the saving OF 80
many infant lives in one year. there if
no field in which the expenditure Of public
funds for thc Protection of public health
brings surcr or more satisfactory results
than iu tine safeguarding of n city's milk
supply
Nov. as regard, trc grading of tho citys
milk supply tHc Commissioner suggests
three principal considerations. First. the
milk used iy infants. second. that used by
adults for drinking. and third that ua.l
fc- cooking ara manufacture To bring
on this milk up 10 a standard of perfection.
De saws. world ho to max" .f hato bro.
H-lIyc price Certified milk has composed
only pot cont OF th" supply in tno last
cigh; years
The necessity for pastourlei milk fa7
recently been brought to mind no more
concusivalg than in tho typhoid epidemic,
i'm The Bronx and in Manhattan. which,
according 10 Commissioner LedeIlo. we're
the direct outcome Of defective milk eup-
plies
one remarkable instance where a typhoid
carrier caused an infection in this city
was brought 90 light It was forty-slT
years ago when the carrier had the dis
ease. and during AN that time he had been
probably a continuous distributor of ty-
/ phoid bacilll
Typhoid Mary" q woman who lor many
Years was a cook. and whom the Depart
ment Of Health lad placed on Ward ls'-
ana because it was said many cases had
been traced to her, Is now suing The de-
partment for $4,000 damage~. When Cone
missioncr Lederlc took office again in 1910
he ordered her release but made her prom
ise that sine would not cook again Tor a
living Typhoid Mary now sues for sev-
eraI reasons. among them damage sus-
tanned by the inability 20 cook and Tor
defamation of character The case is 10
come mp in iow days
It will cost am enormous amount OF money
20 install pastcurizaton plants I'm the whole
sale fashion necessary 10 meet the require
ments Of the Board Of Health, get 10 mus,
be done.
"I think the most serious objection 10
pasteurlzatlon is that it is possible for
selfish dealers to treat otherwise unmacke.-
able milk and make 10 salablo' said Com
missioner Lederle This objection must
be overcome by strict regulations, and the
conscientious dealer will endcavor 60 inn
prove his supply just as rgidly iu the ease
of milk which is 10 boz pastcur.zed as that
which is offered raw The movement FOR
clean milk must not and VIII not. he
retarded by the introduction 4 pastcurza-
ton
As was TO boz expected. tine plan has mot
with opposition from some dealers In the
main it has been due to sold>huess on the
part of certain concerns. which RESENTED
the necessity cf going 10 tho expense %
installing the required plants Honest con'
scientious and progressive milk dealers
and there are many Of thcm-hava agreed
entirely with the plan of the department
To the obstructionists COMMISSIONS L6d-
erie says Comply with the requirements
and supply clean and wholesome milk o..
YOU will not be permitted to sell in create.
New York
\ number OF the large dealers have made
the required changes in their plants, while
others are doing so now
ASIDE from the enforcement OF the fe'
quirements of pasteWization I'm New York
said the Health Commissioner "I believe
informed opinion generally is more and
more coming around 70 the position that as
practical expedieht IN the protection OF
the milk supply OF a large city. this meth
cd. in the light of modern knowledge OF
the Transmission OF disease, is a necessity
if We are TO keep the price of milk within
reasonable bounds. Pure and clean raw
milk is always preferable but there is a1
reasonable hope that It can be provided ~
a price which will bring this invaluable
food within the reach Of the city's masses
il is chiefly for this reason that pasteudza-
ton is necessary