The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-28
WILL MAKE NO CHANGE
IN TUBERCUL|N TEST
ally Set for Compulsory
Examination.
oNE.THIRD or HERDS TESTED
Department Can Furnish Names OF
Dairymen Whose Cows Are Free
From TuberculOsis-Will Not Re
quire General PasteurizatiOn.


length In executive session last night.
the Board of Health voted to stand by
its resolution Of March 80. fixing Sep
temper 1, 1915. as the time limit with
in which all diaries supplying milk to
Richmond shall submit to the board
satisfactory evidence that their herds
have boon demonstrated by the tuber-
culin test to be free from tuberculosis.
The decision officially ends an agita-
ton for an immediate or early testing
OF all herds, which has in the past few
weeks reached imposing proportions.
Pressure was brought to bear upon the
Board of Health to shorten the time
limit set by the resolution of March
80. and dairymen took alarm at the
possibility OF the drastic enforcement
of Il law for which many of them were
not prepared.
preliminary public hearing pre-
coded the executive session James
Bellwood. in behalf OF the dairymen.
asked that the board do not shorten
the September |. 1918. time limit a
drastic enforcement Of the tubcrculin
test rule. he said. would do much to
harm the dairy industry in Virginia
which was still in tho developing stage.
In time. he thought. the test viii be
applicd/by all dairymen as q matter Of
policy. hut n WAS not wise. he said. TO
put into effect at once "a compulsory
law.
VIII -SFs ifShbS
HAVE BEEN TESTED
Tables presented To the board by the
Dairy Inspecting Department showed
that of the $50 herds supplying Rich
mond. forty-sevcn herds have been
shown to be free from disease by the
tubercul!n test. While in some cases
these tests were made without the su-
pervision OF the Health Department by
private vetcriEaries. there WAS no rca
son to presume. IL was stated. that they
were not properly conducted.
In affirming the date fixed By the
resolution of March 50. the board took
the position that ~ thorough inforcc-
nent of the tubcrculin test rule would
not be possible in "a shorter time Every
cncouraSctncnt will be offered to dairy
men to anticipate the time limit by AN
earlier testing Of their herds. but the
rule Will not he rigidly applied until
September J. 1915.
T; was pointed out at the mcetirir
that every person in Richmond to-day
who desires milk from tested herds is
III position u Sct - from the forty
seven herds of this type that are. nov:
supplying ,he city. The Board OF
Health Is in 81 position TO furnish the
names OF all dairy"rcn who can comply
with this regulation.
DECIDES AGAINST
COMPULSORY PASrI;i RIZtrION
'rhe board decided also against in
forcing compulsory past"uriRation as
Il substitute for tubeTculin tcStinl; I'M
Ill the rule goes into effect. II Was
the belief OF several members that
pastcurized milk you'd not u" accent
able 10 a large propcrliou Of the pco-
pie of Richmond WHO with moro or less
justification object to lisufcrtc.l milk
II was thought FAR NOR" advisabl. to
leave the mater Of REORGANIZATION To
the individual consumed The process
Is comparatively simple. AMI the board
VIII shortly prepare printed inSti,ic-
tions describinf; hum" puStcuri.:atirn
These Will be casily obtain.tbIc at
Board Of Health hcauurart,ra
While II voted AGAINST compulsory
pasteurization. the board Will uot in
terferc with the commercial paatcuri.a-
tion of milk by such dealers as desire
10 employ :he process. The only SKIP
ulat;on that viii be made ~ that .hc
milk So treated shall hc pastcurized
III accordance with rules aud rc-ula-
tons which : III be adopted at the next
meeting OF the board al Health The
regulations Will In all proba bii,y in
clndc "a rule that all reccptaclcs con
tanning rastcurized milk shall bear =,
label indicating that the contents have
bee, pasteuriZcd ana giving the dute
of :9tcnriyaIian