Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-29

obtained from cows free from disease and
produced and handled under such SAM
tary conditions that the bacteria count
shall ut no time exceed 100000 per
cubic centimeter; the bacteria count at no
time after pastcurization to exceed 5o,OoO
per cubic centimetcr.
PAsTEuRizATIoN.
All milk required to be pasteurized
was required TO be heated to temperature
of las degrees +, and held Mt that tenn
pcrature for 80 minutes and Immediately
thereafter cooled to a temperature not
higher than so degrees Il. Every pastcur-
ling plant must be provided with an
automatic temperature recording and
regulating, device and all Of the milk
handling machinery at such plants must
be of the most modern type. All apparatus
with which milk comes IN contact IN such
plants, including bottles and cans, would
have TO be stcrilized by live steam after
each separate Use thereof.
The grade A or b, and whether raw or
pasteurizcd, would have to be conspicu-
ouslv marked on every milk container OF
cap and in the case OF pasteurized miik the
day or date of pasteurization also stated,
hut no pastuerizcd milk could bc sold later
than 36 hours after pastcurization.
All places in which milk Is handled or
bottled must be provided with wster
tight floor. and used for no other purpose
than for the handling of milk. All such
places must be equipped with running not
and cold water and with steam under pres
sure.
All cows from which milk is produced
must al all times be kept in clean condi-
ton and the stable in which they arc Kept
shall contain Mt least 500 cubic feet per
COW and shall be light and clean NO new
COWS shall be added TO n herd until after
they have been examined and tested as re-
auired by the ordinance.
The milk Inspector was gwen authority
20 exclude from sale in " ilmington any
milk that is produced on dairy premises
either within or without the city limits,
whenever the owner of such dairy refuses
10 permit the city inspector to make m
spcctions, either by himself or by duiy
accredited representative. To determine
whether or not the requirements Oh the
ordinance are being fulfilled.
All persons engaged in the production or
handling Of milk would have TO he clean III
person and dress, and bc free from any
| communicable disease.
No cream could bc sold in the city I'M
| less produced, handled, labelled and dc
! Iivcrcd in conformity with tho require
ments set forth for the different grades OF
milk The standards for cream were as
| follows.
| Percentage Of butter fat ..... II
| Bacteria count grade A, raw. 250,ooo
| Grade 4, pasteurized 3u'.Nu
| Grade Is, pastcurizcd 25u'uWU
| No ice cream could be manufactured OF
| sold in Wilmington unless the milk and
| cream were Of grade that could be SOTO
| legally as milk and cream and unless the
| plant I'm which il is manufactured was
| clean, well-lighted. provided with well,
| drained, water-tight floor and equipped
with running hot and cold water, nor
| could any ice cream be sold which CON
| tains an excessive number of bacteria
| All persons desiring to engage IN the man
| ufacture Of ice cream IN the city OF WI
| mington would have TO make apphca-
ton for q permit therefor as required Ion
/ the sale of milk.
! All offenders against this ordinance
/ could be prosecuted before the Municipal
| Court on the complaint made by the milk
| INSPECTOR or other person designated by
! CIV Council and all persons convicted OF
| violations would pay fine OF not less
| than S25 for each ofTcnse.
Appearing before City Council, in com
mittee Of the whole, last night, DR.. {. NJ
Handy, president Of the Board Of Health
presented two proposed amendments e
| the milk ordinance, which have been
approved by the board and were published
| Yesterday. DR. Handy said the amend
/ ments would strengthen the ordinance
/ and make il answer present requirements
Councilman Murray and Lyon thought
milk dealers should be fined, besides Tor
fclting their licenses, for violating the
ordinance.
Councilman Forwood suggested pas
sage Of an ordinance that would not drive
small dealers out Of business.
Slow removal of milk bottles from
porches was criticised, and instances o.
| bows stealing bottles and selling then
were mentioned Improper use Of mill
| bottles was also discussed, and Deputy
! Acknowledgement Green expressed the
opinion that persons who purchased the
| bottles from authorized dealers could USE
| them for any purpose.
Council deferred action until mex
Wednesday night, when il will oonfc
with the Board Of Health, the city solicitor
| and the milk Inspector.