Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-08-01
New Law Which Went in
Effect July II, Working
Well for Health.
PROTECTING BABIES
More Than One-third of the
Vendors Have Paid
Inspection License.


That the majority Of dairymen, milk
vendors and ice cream manufacturers
are as anxious as Mayor f. NJ. Wooden
and the board of city commissioners
to dispense only the purest of products
I'm Tulsa became evident last week
when the drastic health ordinance ap-
proved and passed July II went into
effect.
Although not more than oue-third
of those affected by the law had been
called upon by Dr. G. II. Walter pure
food and milk Inspector, or his force
Of assistants all readily paid the $40
Inspection fee and promised co-opera-
tion In every possible way with the
city officials in enforcing the or
dnauce to the letter.
Ii is for their benefit as well as that
of the city and It's inhabitants, they
argue, and whore there is hesitation 10
abide by all requirements of the or
dinanco IL should be taken for granted
something is amss with the manages
ment of such concerns
In addition to providing for inspec>
ton OF pasteurization plants, ice cream
manufactures and the establishments
OF vendors, the ordinance also Is de-
signed to reach dairymen within a
radius of SO miles from Tulsa who
ship their products here for consump-
ton. Previous ordinances eliminated
this class, with the result that dis
tribUlorT here got milk which from
Il purity standpoint was sometimes
questionable. In fact the true object
of the ordinance was to prevent the
shipment of this kind of milk, and
that II will accomplish that end now
seems a certainty.
The state board OF health Is back
Of the new ordinance and all its pro-
visions. The tuberCulin test required
must be made by a registered graduate
veterinarian, licensed TO practice in
oklahoma. Following the test, all
animals found free from tuberculosis
or other diseases will be tagged with
indestructible tags, which shall bear
IN Identification number, together
with the date of the test and the ~
ltials Of tho veterinarian making Z
The test will cost the dairymen 81
per head up TO ten head.
Can't BE TOO Drastic.
It has been cOnclusively proved that
tuberculosis among milch cows has
been the cause of more illness among
humanity than probably any other
source. Therefore no law can be too
drastic to prevent the products of such
animals reaching the consumer. Pure
milk once delivered there is additional
danger i'm unsantary pasteurization
plants The machinery may lie un-
clean, while conditions surrounding
the plant may be improper for such a
business
The ordinance requires that all per-
sons or corporations desirous OF
launching into the patseurzation busi-
a., ,.tI IL. To ha
intendout Of health for an inspection
of the plant. Afterwards this equip
ment shall be subjected to inspection
by the pure food and milk inspector.
who, If he finds the machinery and
other equipment proper for the pas
teuriZatiOn Of milk and cream, and IL
the plant Is situated In compliance
with provisions of this ordinance,
certificate of inspection will be issued
which authorizes the applicant TO op-
crate his establishment for one year.
Ice cream manufactures will be
inspected. as will the wagons,
cans and bottles of vendors OF milk
and ice cream. The ordinance also
provides that the superintendent OF
health and the pure food and milk
inspector always shall have access to
all plants i'm the city Should such
be refused, or should the
at any time be found not
tO comply with provisions Of the or
dinance. the certificate Of inspection
under which the plant is operated
shall at once be revoked
Dealers selling milk which they DO
not know to be the product Of tested
cows will be subject to arrest and
while the owner or
keeper Of animals which have not uu-
dergonc the tuberculosis test and who
insists upon marketing his wares, is
liable TO similar treatment. Fines for
violations Of the ordinance shall not
exceed 500 for each Offense, or 80
days In Jail. or both.
Save Babies Lives.
The ordinance is a great boon for
the babies. as II will be the means
Of saving the lives Of many tots Here
toforc milk sold for babies always has
been of questionable quality for the
reason that the purchasers never knew
whether they were buying milk free
from taint which would endauger the
health or lives Of the youngsters, and
In many instances the dealers them
selves were ignorant They bought
what they thought 10 be pure milk.
but there never was certainty OF
heir getting it.
Thousands OF gallons Of milk are
used I'm Tulsa every day. II comes
rom a radius OF fifty miles. although
4 considerable quantity is sent here
rom the immediate vicinity Of the
,ity limits. The product OF unsanitary
iairies mingled with that produced
inder lawful conditions at which
lines there was no way OF positively
Identifying the bad from the good.
All that now Is OF the past All milk
must be good. or the dealers therein
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