Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-19
Not One of Ten Diaries in the
District Selling Milk Which
Meets the Specifications Of the
City's Present Ordinances.
City Physician COntempIateS Es-
tabIishment of white" List to
Show Those Who Sell Product
Which Is Up to the Standard.

Ten dairies selling milk in the War
ren district and particularly in the
city Of Bisbee, have had their licenses
held up pending their raising the
standard of the product they sell to
comply with the requirements of the
city ordinance, but in some cases, 1t
is absolutely injurious, due to foreign
substances contained in it,
The milk question was taken up
some time ago by the city physician
and the board Of health Samples Of
milk from eight dairies operating in
the district were taken and sent to
Dr. Charles Meserve, state bacteriolog.
list at Tucson. That official analysed
Ia and his findings are ihe basis on
which the city authors have re-
used to issue the licenses or the
coming quarter to any o the dairies.
The dairies are flocated in the San
Pedro valley, the Sulphur Springs val
ley and there are several parties sell
ling milk which is produced here in
the district All of these viii be eff
fected by the decision of the city
health authorities
In order for the milk to meet the
standards set by statute il must con-
tain not less than per cent butter
fat This percentage of butter fat is
lower than I'm most cities For in
stance, El Paso requires the milk
sold within the city limits, to con-
tain not less than 1925 per cent butter
fat The milk must be pure 1t can
not be skinned, nor can il contain
anw bacteria which would be injuri-
GUS TO thelhealth. nor can it contain
any foreign substance for preserving
purposes.
According to the authorities two Of
the samples sent to the state bacteri-
ologist came up to the requirements
as far as the percentage Of butter fat
was concerned. These two. however.
contained germs of such a nature as
to produce a bad effect on the health
Of those using il. It is even said that
sickness has been. in some cases.
traced to the milk sold in the district
The other samples taken had appar-
emily been either skinned or separ-
ated In one or two instances traces
were discovered Of some preserving
solution having been placed in the
fluid.
DR.. Meserve has co-operated in de-
termining the status Of the districts
milk with Dr. Herendeen, the city ply
sician, and he viii continue to do So
shortly the state bacteriologist will
send steulized- containers to the dis
trict and other Nsamples of the milk
viii be taken and sent to him. These
containers guarantee the arrival Of
the milk samples at their destination
as it was taken from the COW
DR. Herendeen proposes 20 establish
what viii be known as white" list
This list win contain the names Of
the dairymen whose product comes up
TO the standard set by the statutes.
The city health officer states that
GOOD milk is absolutely essential to
the good health of the many babies in
the district lnvalids also use milk
las nourishment to a great extent
and unless the product is good the ef-
feet is anything but that desired.
According to the officers any trans
gressions of the laws in regard TO the
sale OF milk win be prosecuted and IL
is entirely up to the dairymen operat
ing In the district TO see that their
products are brought up 10 the stand
ard