The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-05-27
Some Cases in Pensacola
Due TO This Clause Says
DR.. D'Alemberte.
MILK ORDINANCE
SHOULD BE PASSED
Must Be Enforced and Not
Allowed 70 Suffer Fate
of Other Laws.

That the milk sold IN Pensacola can
and Ia producing summer complaint
among children. but that II il not re-
sponsible FOR al cases Ct diarrhosa
and other children's diseases now pre-
vaillng. IL the belief ~ pr. e. w.
D'Alemberte. assistant % tho state
health officer when nslged for
statement on the proposed milk orii-
nance. Or D'Aiemherte said:
Il am tn favor of the ordinance. bue
do not believe that milk IL RESPONSE
bic for all % the cases 81 summer
complaint In Pensacola. We ara going
20 have a certain percentage under
all conditions. but we certainly can
reduce the number II We have clean
milk, and that number viii he sufilci-
ent 20 warrant every effort being made
Is pass the ordinances.
But I wish to state here and 20 lay
emphasis on Il, that there Ia no USE
81 passing this ordinance II II l. guinx
20 suffer the fate II the screening ordi-
nance and the ~ proof surface closet
ordinance, which were passed some
months aro IN justice o. Dr. Mobiles.
however. I want 20 say that he has
made every effort 20 see that the nv
screening ordinance was enforced, but
know % one instance where the pros
prietor Of a hotel was allowed 10 op-
crate. with the consent 81 the citv
commissioners. with his dining room
unscreensd despite the efforts az d.
Mobiles.
4 notice tonight thar the dairymen
are - assist the commissioners ia
drafting the ordinance. I don't be-
lieve the average dairymEln IA COM
pefent 70 frame a iaw which viii pro-
vide for pure milk. no Teatter how
much he may desire 70 see a proper
/ law enacted
The Esoambla County Medical So
ciety Tuesday night passed a resolu-
tion urwinR tha necessity ot this pure
milk ordinance and believe this
should have some weight with the city
commissioners
The passage u this law win re-
qulre the expenditure Of some money
and probably viii be an unpopular
movement with those compelled 20
make this outlay. but 7 sincerely trust
that the gentlemen who have II IN
their power % pass the law and then
see that Il 10 enforced. will follow the
advice % the medical men who are
urging its passage.
AS local representative OF the state
/ board 81 health I wish % offer my SER
/ vices 70 the dairymen OF the COM
/ muuity IN any movement they care 70
inaugurate 70 produce puraf milk and
I will be glad 10 meet with them af any
/ time and discuss with them tho best
methods 90 pursue In obtaining this
1 result
n believe n is largely matter oe
education with most Of the men SELF
/ ms milk ID this city and I do not
think that any u them would inten-
tionally sell milk knowing that Il
might be the means OF pruducsng the
illness or death Of some Innocent child.
Relative % icing all milk offered
/ for sale. would like 70 say that va
all know that milk Is an excellent sou
/ or culture medium for the growth If
/ bacteria and that under tho conditions
/ Of heat and moisture they multiply
/ rapidly. Therefore. the icing 81 milk.
/ commencing az the time Il II taken
from the cow. until Il Ia consumed. "a
most important In lnhihtinR the
growth Of any bacteria that may BE- ia
the milk Competent tests have been
milk iced and not iced. ard Il was
found that the milk that had not been
iced contained many times more hae-
terra than that which had been iced
The city % New York makes Il
I an ofenae 10 sell milk which has not
/ been kept a. so degrees, FAHRENHEIT. ur
| less. II this is done with al milk Ger
/ tainiy the chances Or its producing
/ greatly reduced"