The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-05-16
PUT BAD DEALERS OUT
New Amendment to Present Ordinance
Will Give Health Dept Power to Re-
strict Sale of Milk Tests of Which
Show Less than 100000 Bacteria.

OI1CISel ISCUSAl11On WdS given Id GuG
crusade for better milk for Kenosha on
Thursday evening when at the call of
the health commissioner the council
committees on health and sanitation
Judiciary and ordinances held joint
meeting at the council chamber. Mayor
Joachim and several of the other city
officials were present at the meeting
and an insistent call was made that
some definite movement to safeguard
the milk supply of the city.
AS result of the meeting the com
mittee on Judiciary and ordinances will
present to the council at its next meet
ing proposed amendments to the old
city milk regulation ordinances. One
of these amendments will provide that
10 milk, a test of which shows a bac-
terra count Of more than one hundred
thousand, can be sold in Kenosha,
Another amendment will provide that
no person suffering from a communi-
catable disease may be employed in
any way in handling milk sold in the
city. It is expected that these two
amendments to the ordinance will be
promptly passed and this will give the
health board a chance to clean out from
the city diaries which have been class
ed as every dirty" and as dirty
At the meeting on Thursday night
DR.. Wright made strong appeal for
universal pasteuriation of milk in the
city and it is possible that later on the
council will be brought to see the need
of this step in order to safeguard the
lives of the babies.
DR.. Wright presented to the joint
meeting of the committees large
amount of interesting matter relating
to the safeguarding of the milk sup
dent Wilson calling upon health boards
of the nation to unite in campaign
to save the lives of one hundred thous-
and children this year. In his letter the
President declared that safeguarding a
milk supply was one Of the best ways
to save the lives of children.
DR.. Wright presented expert opinions
on pasteurization from health officials
in Milwaukee, New York, Rochester,
New York and from DR.. Evans Of
Chicago, showing the need of pasteuri-
cation as the best possible way to Sc
cure pure milk supply.
He strongly urged the committees
to recommend at this time the passage
Of the ordinance presented to the coun-
Gil year ago which provided for proper
pastuerization of all milk in the city.
Reports showed that at the present
time some of the companies selling
pasteurized milk in the city were hand
ling very dirty milk and milk which
showed a considerable count Of bac
terra. It was declared that this fact
was due to improper handling and i'm
proper cleaning Of the plants used for
pastuerizing the milk.
1t is thought that pasteurization
plus inspection of the milk supply
would go a long way to eradicate the
dangers in Kenosha.
TfThe action which the committee will
recommend to the council will aid very
materially in cleaning up the milk sup
ply, said DR.. Wright this morning,
s'but it must not be considered as the
ultimate aim of municipal regulation
along these lines. We must have
pasteurization and inspection of all
sources of mi k if we are going to get
the right kind of a milk for Kenosha
babies. The supply at the present
time is bad. The members of the health
board know this and the members Of
the council have shown willingness
to meet the situation and provide for
changes. We must root out the diaries
which do not supply milk which is
safe for the children. The only way
to do it is to give the health board
powers to act. -
The members of the official family
seem to be thoroughly aroused over
the situation and it seems probable
that the new milk regulations will be
in effect before the coming of the
warm weather.