Evening journal., 1920-07-02
raw MILK SALE
IS Under BAR
State Board OF Health Act
in Matter Over Head of
City Board
. PROTECT PUBLIC
FROM DISEASE

Without waiting action by City
Council. the State Bolrd Of Health has
moved 10 prohibit absolutely the sale
OF raw milk from tubfrcuiar cows IN
Wilmington and the rest Of Delaware.
Mix from tubercuhn cattle when
has been pasteurized according TO the
board. may, however, be sold.
This action carries out the decara-
tiOn made necently by Chester i.
Wells. stats Health Commissioner,
that unless Council adopted a more
protective milk ordinance, nc Sbau'
authorities would incfrvene.
While no specific date has been set
by the State Board for prohibiting
the sale OF raw milk from tuDercular
cattle. a resolution adopted by me
Board yesterday afternoon, PROVIDES
that application for tuberculin tests
must be received by August 4, AT the
recent special session Of the Legisla-
ture, a law was enacted providing
compensation for farmers obliged 10
slaughter COWS which are severe SUI
feners from tuberculosis. Il has
been estimated that as high as 90 per
cent. OF the cows in Delaware are
tubercular.
Text of the resolution adopted by
the Board Is as follows.
Resolved, That on and after Au-
gust 4. 1920, no milk or cream shall
be sold, offered for sale or delivered
in the State OF Delaware o. unless
It is pasteurized according 70 the reg
ulations Of this Board, or I'd unless
It is obtained from cows that nave
successfully passed the tuberculin
test within one year, such test Delng
made according 10 the rules and reg
ulations Of the State Livestock Sani-
tary Board, or OF the non-remoNal
ear tags and the records being iiled
with The state Livestock Sanitary
Board provided that no penalty Tor
violation OF this regulation shah pc
incurred in any case In which tne
owner OF the herd has illed with the
state Livestock Sanitary Board
written application for such a. fsl
before the date when such a test was
due. and be 10 further
"ResOlvod. That any person VINO Nlo.
lates any OF the regulations anoNe SCI
forth shall. upon conviction thereon
he fined not less than five nor more
than twenty-five dollars with costs
and each day during which a violation
Of these regulations shall be allowed
10 continue shall be deemed 70 be
separate and distinct offense.
Tho milk ordinance before GU,
Counsel now Is in the hands or ih'
.INN FfIIIIIMI.INs NNAAiAA WIZ W ~
Wednesday night 10 obtain an opinion
on lis validity at once from City So
Hcitor Huxley. and report The meas
ire 10 the committee Of the whol'
next Wednesday night. The ordinances
has been before Council for months
but final action has been deferred.
This ordinance would classify mlll
tndar four grades, tested and untesieS
pasteurized milk. tested and untectes
raw milk. The resolution Of the stat
Board Of Health would bar out sal
Of INFESTED raw milk, not paSleurize
entirely
Resolutions also were adopted b,
the State Board providing that on anC
after August 4, no person other thar
q duly licensed physician shall prac
tlce midwifery in the State unlesi
duly licensed by the state Board o
Health. Licenses shall be Issued from
wear to year and can be terminab'
on grounds OF incompetency, failuri
TO report births, etc. 10 further pro
vides that any midwife who refuse
70 permit a trained nurse 10 be pres
ent at hcildbirths shall have he
license revoked