South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-23
Health Officers Give Public
Result of Tests Which De-
termine Purity of
Product.
PURPOSE OF PROBE
TO PROTECT USERS
Board Gives Names of Dealers
Whose Commodity Was
Found to be
Legal.

With the intention Of allowing the
milk consumers of South Bend 10
choose the cleanest and most sanitary
source of supply, the board of public
health has for the past few weeks
taken samples Of every dealer in the
CITY and tested them at the South
Bend Medical laboratory at Epworth
hospital. Some of the tests show that
dealers have been violating the law
by selling their milk, and others have
been selling dirty and insanitary milk.
The names of those whose samples
are up to the legal standard, regard
less Of the number OF bacteria con-
tanned in each cubic centimeter, are
named in the list below, which was
furnished by the health board. The
board in presenting the list Of names
made the following statement:
Report of Board.
For the protection of the health OF
the community the board of health
has ordered the results of milk tests
made public. This information is
due inasmuch as the tests are made
at the South Bend Medical laboratory
at public expense. We herewith sub
nit the result of analysis recently
made. Samples were collected by
Charles Van Lake city food inspector.
The milk was kept on ice from the
time of collecting until delivered 10
the laboratory Samples were pur-
chased at the regular market price
and dealers signed receipts which
serve as acknowledgements of the
check numbers placed upon the bot
ties at the time of collection. The
laboratory tests were made for butter
fat. visible dirt and for the number
of bacteria contained The legal
standard for butter fat is not less than
1926 per cent. Visible dirt is illegal.
There is at present no state or city
law defining standards for the num-
Der of bacteria in milk; the stand
ards we give as those accepted by
milk experts. There are at present
three grades of milk sold in South
Bend Raw milk is marketed as GER
titled or special milk produced under
unusually favorable conditions and
selling from 10 to 10 cents per quart
and intended primarily for baby feed
ing This grade of milk should not
contain more than 10000 bacteria to
the cubic centimeter .(one-fourth tea
spoonfuD. Ordinary raw commercial
or market milk should not contain
more than 100000 bacteria to the
cubic centimeter. PasteuriZed milk
should contain less than 100000 bac-
terra per cubic centimeter.
Should Know.
The consumer has the right TO
know whether the milk he purchases
comes up to Standard whether ii is
certified or special pasteuriZed or or
dinary market milk. The purpose Of
the board is to give this information.
In this list, the names Of those deal
ers who were said to have sold milk
below the legal standard. have been
eliminated
Special Milk.
Victor Jones, 4.2 per cent butter fat,
1880 bacteria per cubic centimeter.
Studebaker's Summit farm. "a per
cent butter fat, $4,000 bacteria per
cubic centimeter.
c. A. Carlisle. So per cent butter
fat. 10000 bacteria per cubic cent?
meter.
Raw Milk.
John H. Pilschum, 3.25 per cent
butter fat. 1900, geo bacteria per GU
oic centim meter.
Herman Foxler. 81 per cent butter