Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-26
Compulsory Perturbation OF All
Milk Sold u Also Recommended.
Against District Plant.

favor Of the tuberculin test ana OF pas
teurization.
II the committee has it's way tho only
milk which will be permitted in the Dis
trict for sale and consumption will be
certified milk, inspected milk or pas
teurized milk, according to the Melvin
classification OF 1907.
The committee goes on record in its
report against the operation OF the
Straus pasteurization plant here by the
stead the U distribstion Of milk iHor to the
poor, especially for infants. through
charitable institutions already estab-
lished.
No Increase in Cost.
The charge made by representatives
OF the dealers and producers in the
District that the enforcement Of the
regulations prepared by the District
health office will result in an increase
in the price Of milk. thereby raising
the cost of living beyond what it is at
present, is declared to be without
foundation.
Ten cents per quart for milk is the
highest price which the committee be-
lieves will be reached for a long time.
1t points out that several dealers here
already sell milk which has been
lions OF the committee for less than 10
cents a quart.
The suggestion made by dealers and
producers that the rigid enforcement
Of the regulations prepared by the
OF Agriculture for the control of the
milk supply would result in a serious
milk famine in the District Of Colum-
bia is disbelieved by the committee.
The report Of the milk committee is
20 inf y,oe nj
written matter. In addition to this there
is an appendix containing $50 pages. The
work has consumed nearly four months
and the committee has had the beneht
in its Investigations Of authorities on
milk and its care in all parts OF the
country. It is believed that 1t will be
considered q standard work on milk
through the country.
The committee consists Of J. Louis Will
lige, chairman; George w. White, Ben5ae
min w. Guy; Thaddeus e: Dulin and %
the committee q vote Of thanks was ex-
tended to Mr.. willige for his work In
writing the report.
Health Department Endorsed.
Referring to the complaints lodged by
the representatives of the Dairymen's
the committee finds that the
under the supervision Of DIR. woodward.
health officer. has been unusually Ell
ficient and satisfactory: that the In
spectors appointed to the service have
been competent and capable Oh discharg-
inx their duties with satisfaction.
The report contains sixty-three recon-
which it urges the Chamber
Of Commerce to approve Among these
are the following:
That unless washing. bottling and cap
ping machines and other apparatus ana
the maintenance of separate sales
room be uniformly insisted upon, no de-
merit be recorded by the health depart
ment against the small dealer not pos
sessing these appurtenances.
That Congress provide q suitable IN
crease I'm the number OF inspectors to
fully meet the requirements Of the milk
inspection service.
That no investigation be authorized Of
the administration Of the District health
mems Association, the department being.
in the view of the committee. singularly
free from conditions demanding such an
That all milk supplied for the use Of
hospitals, founding asylums and other
within the District Of Column
bia supported wholly or in part by pub
lie funds be required to comply with the
recommended by the Wash
ington milk conference Of 1907, subject
to the exceptions recommended by the
committee.
Tuberculin Tests.
That Official applications Of tho tubercu-
lin test to farm animals be restricted to
authorized veterinarians or other skilled
persons under the supervision Of the fed
eral government. SO far as this comedies
with the powers granted by tho federal
Constitution for the regulation OF inter-
state commerce.
That all animals exposed to tuberculosis
be retested at intervals Of six months to
one year.
That with view to securing uniformity
In legislation regarding the control and
Of bovine tuberculosis the
laws Of the United States. Canada and
other American countries governing the
admission of animals from without their
borders be made stringent and as uni
form as possible, as well as those regu-
lating the interprovincial movement Of
cattle.
While the committee unqualifiedly ia
yors the application Of the tubercuiin test,
applied gradually. the herds supplying
milk to the District being inspected seri-
atm with such gradualness rs may be In
diligently calculated to enable the re-
placement of infected animals with
healthy ones. thus avoiding q possible
in the District milk supply. For
this purpose it Is proposed by the COM
nittee that q period Of approximately two
years, January /, 1913, might appropriate
y and advantageously be nxed for the in
reduction Of the test compulsorily among
nerds supplying milk for tho Washington
market.
Compulsory Pasteurization.
That tho pasteurization Of all milk not
certified" or inspected In conformanee
With the requirements OF the classification
by the washington milk
conference Of 1907 be insisted upon, ana
hat for this purpose 1t be required that
IN exposure OF the milk uniformly ct a |
Of 40 degrees r. GO degrees
- continuously Tor Q period Of thirty |
minutes COR 146 degrees r. FOR q period OF
wenty minutes) be enforced. with the UNI |
that the periods OF thirty to |
Wenty minutes referred to shall not In |
dude the interval during which the milk |
q attaining the specified temperature
That compulsory pasteur1Sation - pro-
,osed be arranged to take effect January |
|, 1918.
That the contemplated pasteuriHng |
,lant or plants be conducted under pri.
,ate auspices and not maintained by the |
District government, the establishment OF |
such plants under municipal ownership