The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-15

08e9 IN ROck lBIanc's milk
ordinances, are contemplated in an
ordnance submitted to the city
council b. Mayor Harry N. Schriv-
~ " yesterdays, meeting, which
US considered. II Will absolutely
prohibit the sale Of common raw"
mix.
More rigid requirements for deal
ers tn certified milk" more accn-
r1te pasteuriGation methods and a
more. elaborate provision for low
b1ctsrial counts, are the three
eh4gges emphasized In the pro-
posed ordinance.
Or. G.. G. Ellis, Moline district
health physician, addressed the
council In support of the changes
considered In the new measure.
He pointed out that certified
milk, defined in the new ordinance
~ .all unpasteurized milk offered
for sale In the city Of Rock Island
derived from animals free from
tubsrcuiosis-conforming with the
'msthOds and standards for the
production and distribution of Ger
tilted milk adopted by the Amer
lean association Of medical milk
commissions, 'sris not on the mar
ket in Rock Island at present.
The old ordinance is much less
definite, permitting "dairymen who
wish to put milk of exceptional
excellence on the market, TO use
the words certified milk" on their
labels, provided that they shall
comply u every respect with the
certified milk" requirements.
Check PasteurixatiO1.
All milk sold in Rock Island not
OF the certified variety must be
pas-eurized. that is, rendered free
from disease germs by heat, ac-
cording to the proposed ordinance.
Automatic recording devices for
pasteurizating machines are an
other requirement. This device rec
ords the temperature of the milk
and the length of time heated.
These charts would be frequently
consulted by the city health Of
1ctalsA to check on dealers and in
sure proper pasteurization. At
present, II Is said, pasteurization
conducted by dealers supplying
milk Us In many cases unscientific
and does not accomplish it's pur-
pose. Ut is claimed that proper pas
teurization is the best known me III
cd Of keeping milk sanitary for
public distribution.
1t Is allso required that bottles
used for milk must be subjected to
boiling Water or live steam for
three min ties before being filled,
this step sterilizing the containers.
Widely Violated.
DR.. Ellis charged Rock Island
milk dealers with neglectfng this
phase Of Observation-Disclosures of
the milk bottles. Few OF them. he
said, sterilize Z and clean out the
bottles.
The section dealing withJ pas
teurization standards in theI pres
ent ordinance consists onlyfof the
provision that milk sold as pas
teurized milk, and containsfa table
setting forth how long ayuuantitv
CT milk must stand at a certain
Uniform heat to be pasteurized
v'hich provides certain heats for
hort periodss and lesser heat for
longer ones.
More exacting too are the pro-
visions Of the third nropocod
amendment, regarding the bacteria
and sediment tests. The present
ordinance provides that milk sold
here must not contain, more thar
10000 bacteria 10 the cubic cent?.
meter from May l to Oct. /, and
10000 from Oct. i to May 1.
Two Additions.
Two additions are proposed. On,
Is that pasteurized milk shall re-
main In a sweet condition.4S hour.
after reaching the consumer. If /
is kept at temperature of 60 de
grees Fahrenheit.
The other is that no milk shall
be sold that haslmore than a per
ceptible amount Of sediment q,
stain other than that of natura
butter fat when one pint is rur
through q cotton disc one inch il
diameter.
Milk dealers attended the conn
Gil meeting. and heard and voiced
approval OF the proposed amend.
ments.