, 1921-07-26
EIGHT DEALERS
IN MILK GIVEN A
CLEAN BILL BY
HEALTH OFFICER
Some Get by With Little
Percentage to Spare
! and Classification In
Future Is PROJECTED

OF the numerous agencies
and dealers which produce
Casper's milk supply, only
eight firms here have met the
standard prescribed by the
city, according to a report pre-
pared by c. II. Boderbaeh. city SAINT
airy and food inspector.
The firms which have met the
standard OF the city which conforms
with the requirements OF the United
States health service and the Amer
,can Public Health association fol-
low. Allen. Beggs. Carlson, Carroll.
Coates. Kelley. Tyler and Vincent
dairles. All other sources OF milk
supply in Casper couId not comply
with the city specifications because
OF high bacterial content.
Some few OF the firms mentioned
nosed undcr tho wire Of city require
incnts by a .ssrrow margin. Hore-
after published reports from the city
inspectors Office will grade the milk
into the following classihcations:
Good. fair, pSor, very poor. and OK
plain why the clnssincations are
placed.
The department OF inspection is in
scharge Of Cyril II Bodenbach. 4 grad
uate OF the Agricultural college OF the
University OF Wisconsin. a man who
n n experience with many diff
ferent boards 60 health In this lie OF
work. Sincc February OF this year
he has been carrying on an educa-
tional campaign among dairymen so
that a good standard OF milk would
be produced for Casper residents es-
peoially for children and babies.
On June L, the bacterial require
ments of the city ordinances were put
Into effect. The city at the time en-
tered into a contract with the wyo-
ming Clinical Laboratory to perform
all necessary chemical and bdcterio<
logical examinations.
Retailers of milk were required by
law TO take out a license emitting
them to sell milk. Samples Of the
milk have been taken twice monthly
and oftcner when examination indi-
catcd That II was necessary.
The campaign of education among
the dairymen has extended over a
long enough period and IL a
thought hat the office should func-
ton for the benefit of the people and
notify them of the supplies of milk
only that met city requirements. The
standards adopted is the standard
that is in effect In this country
wherever milk supplies arc super
vised. md cover both raw and pas
teurized milk supplies.
The object of giving publicity to the
findings Of the city inspectors Office
at this time Is to create a tendency
among the dealers to be more careful
in handling mill and products.
According to the statements Of Mr..
Bodenbach there is no question as to
the food value OF milk both for the
infant and the adult. He says there
Is no one article of food that has the
combined essentials for proper body
development that Is contained in milk.
This condition is true only when milk
Is at n proper standard.
MIX is OF such nutritive value thai
1t is at the same time an ideal car
rier OF bacterial growth subsequent
to contamination when it is handled
under u%nclean, unsanitary and
oftimes careless methods of handling.
With his realization in mind Cas-
per deemed it of sufficient Importance
10 establish a local supervision. which
places it in the unique position OF be-
ing the only city in the state bic
has its own dairy and food board and
the results that have been obtained
according to the statements of Mr..
Bodcnbach Justify the action Of tine
city.