Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-16
DEMAND GOOD milk
Prominent Men Urge Pasteur-
ization for District.
SYMPOSIUM Is CONDUCTED
Proper Treatment Of Publicly Sold
Dairy Products Urged.
DISEASE MENACE IS CITED
Danger Of Communication of
Typhus and Other Fevers
Is Shown.
SYMPOSIUM IS CONDUCTED
DISEASE MENACE IS CITED

Advocates Of compulsory pasteurizatfon
| Of milk consumed in the District won a
victory last night when 800 prominent
men and women Of the capital, at a SYM
postum on milk and other dairy products,
| at the Public Library, unanimously
adopted a resolution that all milk and
cream served in restaurants, hotels hos
pitfalls or children's homes, the character
OF which is beyond the control of the in
dividual consumer. should be pasteurized
| under official supervision.
The meeting was held under the Joint
auspices Of the Washington section of
the woman's welfare department., Ma
tional Civic Federation, and the Associa-
ton for the Prevention Of tuberculosis.
Resolutions Adopted.
At the conclusion Of nearly three hours
OF addresses by government officials and
others, in which the needs of Washing
tons milk supply were discussed and To-
cal conditions with respect to the pro-
duction and handling of milk were de-
clared to be far from satisfactory, the
meeting adopted the following resolu-
tons.
That 1T is unsafe to drink raw milk be-
cause 1t often contains active tubercle
bacilll and other disease germs in large
numbers.
That. as cream contains about 60 Der
cent of all the germs in milk, it is evil
dent that raw cream Is even less safe than
raw milk. and that>ice cream and butter
made from 1t are also unsafe.
Ihat, in the light of modern science
properly pasteurized milk is excellent food
Tor children and invalids, who, according
to the best available evidence thrive bet
ter on such milk than on high-grad or
certified raw milk
That all milk and cream sold or served In
restaurants, hotels, hospitals or children s
homes. and the character Of which Is be-
You'd the control of the individual con-
sumer, should be properly pasteurized.
Inat improper pasteurization does not
insure SAFETY, hence paSteuriZation should
be under official supervision.
That Congress be urged to pass the
bill. III. r. 500 and S. 1902. the title of
which is a bill to protect public health
the productio nand sale of milk, cream
and Ice cream in and for the District OF
Columbia
Among the speakers were DR.. William
G. woodward, health officer of the Dis
trict; DIR. George NJ. Kober, professor of
hygiene and dean of the school Of medi-
cine, Georgetown University; DIR. J. ].
kinyoun. bacteriologist. health depart
ment, District Of Columbia: DIR. John r.
Mohler, chief pathological division, bu-
reau of animal industry; DR.. L. l.. Lums-
den, passed assistant surgeon, public
health and marine hospital service; DR.
u. C. Schroeder, superintendent expert
mental station, bureau OF animal indus
try; DIR. G. Lloyd Magruder. emeritus
professor of materia medica and thera-
peutics. School Of Medicine, Georgetown
University: Mr.. Emil Berliner: Henry 8.
Ayers, 3. s., bacteriologist, dairy division
bureau Of animal industry, United States
Department Of Agriculture, and Dr. Har-
vey w. Wiley.