Deming graphic., 1919-10-07

re orlfeIpsl si,jef q ne rsy MA
yeruIsfions Win ~ 20 make MIN <sIs
4, les1lnx GOT ss many dissas< erss
NJ f,sibls and Killing flss fsnsisosf
11,e danger from contaminated fslis
49, ..s,eu lesu drnonzfraied IN mssJ
purts fine United 5tsiss rs
sears ago one California f1ir pe
fhrouriI a tragic miIk'borns vys'o,,
fever erldeIale. and rsoensf one % v's
xew usfiesp cities exp<rtenfsd :
miIk. borne spldsinic of fypboid wnl<h
mlri,f have been very severe ~ Hfss
,i.,. measures t0 prevent iDfecfh,ns hso
-. -. taken. sesrief fever 500
aluthsria may b. spresd by The MID
s,,,,tay. Tuberculosis a. eonstsDht
surssd 10 children by fhs milk ff'm
tnI@reulous cattle. The greatest lcs-
"a ne from dlseass germs 10 milk -
eurs among babies and yonng ehiiofen.
and the amount " serious pyss
troul.is among babies VIII be msfkso
Iv decreased when the general MIN
suptly Of the state n prcduced un6sr
more cleanly conditions and u, ~ h''
dIfiOn, pstsurized. "A.
Under the proposed regulations. 0ls-
ease germs are, ~ far a. possible, 70
t,e kep out Of milk. To keep the MIX
which may h. used raw, free from con
tamInatlon with fubereis bseiih. fbs
ea,tle are 10 10 tubereulin tested ana
sII COWS which show signs a tuf<rcu-
Ioels are 10 be excluded from dsify
herds because tubercie bseini are
prevalent In the dust and manure %
dairy harms housing tui,erculous cat
he Disease germs Of all sorts sre %
he kent out BY encouraging scrupul0us
cleaniIness In milk production The
nrovIsIon for grading milk partly @
the basis on the bacteria u eonfains. -
designed 10 reward producers who are
earefnL The most dangerous bade-
ria-tbose bacteria coming from sick
human beings or from people who sre
disease cnrriers-are further gnsroe1
against by the special requirement.
al.,ut the healfhfulness and cieaniibes
of those persons who handle SUCH MIX
as may he sold raw.
Fxperiepce has shown that, II MIX
Is 10 be sold raw with entire safety.
ali these precautions must be carried
10 such an extreme that the prize 10
raised until the product win be ussd
only by the wealthy and the very par
ticular. The general milk supply can
not be- rapidly and iDexpensively MT
ed 10 the standa rds OF certified milk
II becomes necessary. therefore 20 pro
tect she health Of the large public
which must use milk Of cheaper sort
by killing any disease germs which
NAV he present In such milk This can
he done by heating II 10 a temperature
high eDoug 10 kill the germs. but not
high enough to cause any undesirable
change In the milk This process IL
called pasteurization-
Pasteurization, which is effective
and vet produces the least alteration
in milk. Is a delicate operation and
must he performed with the greatest
attention TO details. II the tempers-
ture falls too low the public health win
suffer. II II rises too high. the cream
line will he interfered with. and the
customers complain. The milk regula-
tons win specify that the method q
pasteurizing milk for drinking pur-
poses shah he the holding method.
wherein the milk is kept at n fempera-
ture between 14o degrees Fahrenheif
and 145 degrees Fahrenheit for y
minutes. The disadvantages Of over
heating and Of undertaking will he
avoided II this method Is followed.
Official pasteurizati0n Il an ex-
important matter and must
he performed under inspection A reg
istering Thermometer which win show
the duration and elevation Of the tem-
perature Of the milk Is an essential
Only by such preca utions can We In
sure against occasional lapses In the
efficiency Of the process
In order to give the greatest pro-
lection milk should he pastenrized as
near the customers home as possible.
The less the milk Is handled after
the better. In pracfice
the hest place Is some large central
station near the point of
where official inspections
can he frequent Equal protection Il
not given by small pasteuriEing plants
at the many points of production. b.
cause of the later handling and the diff
ficulty 81 providing adequate inspec-
tion service Some cities In other
states have provided by ordinance or
regnlati tion that the milk must BE- pas
teuriEed az a station within the city.
Pasterurization at large dairies.
with the consent of the insTecting de-
partInent may In some Instances he ad-
vantageous. II will often facilitate
the pasieuriEation Of milk for calves
from their tuherculous mothers aud
keep them from infection by segregat-
Ing them and seealng them pasiea-ired
milk As general rule. however. thu
proper place for paSteuriEation Il al
large central stations.
In small communities where paSteu-
riEation under official supervision Is
not possible. it will he necessary 70
Omply with the regulations nv having
the COWS officially tested with iuher-
culm and excluding the tuherulous
Pastenrintion wiz not give com
plete protection. for Il cannot ruard
against careless handling and dirty
utensils In the home whether raw
or pasteurized. milk should he stored
In the cold. az temperature helow ~
degrees Mhrenhelt. IN sterilined con-
tainers. and handled as httle as pnSsl.
ht until eonSumr1 THIS Il especially
true of milk usGs for the feealng az
infants and small childrcn.
Copies Of the proposed regulations
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