Evening journal., 1919-04-16
found in the milk house o, dairlcs of

found in the milk house OF dairies Of
this class.
MIX producers and distributors that
have installed the equipment and prac-
tlce the methods necessary for the pro-
duction and handling OF a sanitary
product should get credit for their
work Under the present system OF
milk control II Is not possible for the
consumer, the person vitally Interested,
TO distinguish between the better grade
OF dalrles and those dairles that are, al
times, a menace. Each dairy should sell
its product ON its merits and any dairy
producing milk under dangerous con-
ditions should have It's product barred
from sale In the city. II IS the duty
Of the city health department to con-
stroll the milk supply, but unless they
are given necessary laboratory and IN
spectlon facilities II Is impossible Tor
them to perform their duty.
Pasteurizing Plants.
Two plants are equipped 10 pasteur-
lze milk in Wilmington and at the
present flme handle about 3s per cent.
Of the total supply Both plants are
fairly well equipped for this work,
both use the positive holding system
Of pasteurlzati0n, and have the proper
facilities for sterillzlng bottles.
pasteurizstion Of milk Is one OF the
greatest safeguards known to Insure
the consumers against milk-borne dis
eases Pasieurization, properly done,
will kill any dangerous bacteria that
may be present IN the milk, including
the germs OF tuberculosis. lis value
does f.ot lie In the name. however, but
in the methods employed. IL should
not be possible for any person TO sell
as pastehrized, a raw milk; as we found
one dealer In Wilmington TO be doing.
It is the duty OF The Board Of Health
10 see that pasleurized milk be properly
pasteurized and for them TO be able TO
do this will require q definition OF
pasteurlzatiOn by city ordinance, and
the employment Of competent mspec-
tors provided with the necessary lab
oralOry facilities.
MIX Houses, Depots and Milk-selling
Stores.
Distributors ef this class handle over
IS per cent. or the ciiy's supply. The
milk is an handled in the raw state.
Il IS sold either bottled or dipped. The
average amount OF milk handled by
each distributor Is 900 800 quarts and
there are between 30 and 90 In opera
ton at the present time, not including
the stores that hanile the milk OF only
one or two producers.
The restrictions Under which milk Of
this class Is handled are very lax. 10
Is possible for any milk, no matter how
produced sr handled. % be received and
distributed without any precautions
taken 10 keep It free from contamlna-
tion. u is possible for any person To
engage IN the business OF selling milk /
regardless OF location of milk house, /
equipment, or source Of supply; pro /
vided veierinarians certificate Is fur /
nlshed. 70 IS feriher possible for them
20 sell this milk in any manner they
desire. be it IN bottles, dipped or poured .
from cans on TIE milk wagon, or IN
the depot
Regulations have been passed relative
10 the location OF The mlk-handllng
rooms, but they are not being enforced /
and u was possible for us TO see milk
poured and bottles tllled in easements,
kitchens or dwellings. on back alleys |
aed In one instance In a building used /
also as a horse stable.
When one considers that milk Is one
n the most easily contaminated OF
foods. the condition Under which most
mix OF this class Is handled, may be
called dangerous for the health Of the
community and especially so tho young
who are SO dependent upon II for their
sustenancc.
Ice Cream Plants.
The city ordinances contain no pro
visions whatever regarding the cOndi- !
tions under which ice cream shall be
handled or the standards OF quality that |
must be observed Inspections made OF
several Of these factories showed very |
poor conditions from sanitary stand
point. No permits are required and II
.yas impossible 60 ascertain the number
lf such plants operating or the sources
II their milk supplies Inspection and
control by the health department should
,e instituted Immediately.
Farms.
The city ordinance gives the milF IN
.pector authority to inspect all places
n the city where milk is handled or
,ffered for sale, but makes no provision
or the Inspection Of the farms where
he milk is produced. other than re-
uiring that each producer shall, on
he first OF each year, file with the
Board Of Health a statement from a
licensed veterinarian certifying that the