Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-10
IMPORTANCE Of
PURE MILK IS
CLEARLY SHOWN
Speaker Before National Gath
ering RecIteS Decrease Of
Mortality in Cincinnati Re-
suIting From Reforms,
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Cincinnati, June In an address
before the American Association OF
Medical MIX Inspectors today, Dr. }.
n. Lands, Of Cincinnati, discussing
pure Milk---Its Influence on Mu-
nicipality's General Death Rate de-
voted himself chiefly to presenting
facts tending to show that the reduc-
ton in the death rate OF "A municipal
ity brought about by the purlfication
Of its milk supply is practically the
same as that caused by its change
from polluted to a pure water sup
ply In Cincinnati, he said, the aver
age yearly saving Of lives by COM
pelling a pure milk supply was 45S.
Wholesale assassination OF Cincin-
natis infant population, he said, had
been carried on for years when the
milk industry was largely in the hands
Of dairymen who fed their cows al
most exclusively on distillery slop.
Cows were chained with their noses
In slop trough from the time they
were received I'm the farm until they
passed into the hands Of the butcher
The dairy barns were dark and reek-
ing with liquid manure. The COWS
were plastered with this material, as
were many of the workmen. and the
finished product had a generous sup
ply when it reached the consuming
public. What had been accomplish
ed In changing these conditions had
been chiefly made possible by em-
ploying on fun time as health Officers
competent specialists under a non
partisan board of health.
Conditions Are Changed.
The Cincinnati plan eliminated
milk inspection by q physician on part
time and placed it in the hands of "A
graduate in veterinary medicine on
fun time Il. b. Blumc, ID. V. s., an
emplOye of the United States bureau
of animal industry. was chosen and
to his industry, honesty and courage
the results are largely due.
one of the Cincinnati regulations
gives the health officer the authority
to dump milk that shows visible sedi-
ment in the container. This regua-
ton was rigidly enforced against those
who persistently fought all attempts
at Improvement. Milk permits were
revoked, and i'll numerous instances
prosecution in police court drew fines
ranging from S25 TO $500 In a few
instances, respected gentlemen had
opportunities in the quiet of the city
jail to mediate on the uncertainties
of milk producers career. Former
ly prosecution meant a little temper
airy. cheap notoricty with a tenge of
martyrdom thrown in; now, If Il man
Is arrested for some other gross viola-
ton of the regulations, he loses caste
in his community and IS classified as
cheap crook or "bonehead,
Compelling proprietors of restaur-
ants, saloons, hotels, etc, to serve
milk to customers in the original
sealed package met with. the unquali-
fled approval of the public.
( Opposition to. pasteurl2auou was
pronounced at first, but al the present
time If anyone desired to start a riot
backed exclusively by the milk indus
try the one sure way would be TO try
to eliminate pasteurization in Clncin-
natl Through pasteurizaton the
dealers have practically eliminated all
waste and have completely escaped
outbreaks Of milk born infection, with
attendant loss of trade. In over Il
year not one case of typhoid fever,
diphtheria, scarlet fever or septic sore
throat has been traced TO an infected
dairy or to an ice cream mandatory.
No Chances Taken.
No chances were taken on having
pastcurigatlon hung up Indefinitely in
the courts of ohio. Offenses such as
dirty bottles and visible sentiment in
milk can be seen by court officers
and appeal to them. When those OPP
posed to pasteurization slipped up on
either of these regulations, instead of
receiving a warning they faced an
irate court Fines and lawyers fees
constituted an appeal to reason that
quickly convinced them of the sound
ness OF the strategy. At present every
drop of milk on the Cincinnati mar
ket, with the exception of that pro-
ducod under the supervision of the
milk commission of the Academy Of
Medicine. Is pasteurlzed, and we pS-
lievc that time will demonstrate that
pasterization will have marked in
fuence on the incidence of tubercuo-
sis.
In conclusion Or. lands said:
with wooden floors III barns rapidly
being replaced by concrete floors and
feeding troughs, and with all barns
receiving adequate light aud air, the
type of dairyman resembling the
the Man With the Hoe has disap-
peared. Drinking milk in Cincinnati
has ceased 10 be hazardous oc-
cupation. and the municipal supply
is no longer like a lottery from which
one may draw an attack of typhoid,
diphthera, scarlet fever. septic sore
throat or hovine tuberculosis.