Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-08-23
CITY GETS PURE SUPPLY BUT DEALERS
DO NOT PROTECT MILK, Is CLAIM
Interesting Facts Given Out
by Officer Thompson at
Health Board Meeting

Inc HlSH DdCleTId COUNT III
delivered to residents in this city
and in some cases the low percent
age of butter fats and solids. are not
due to the failure of the wholesalers
and creameries to send goLo milk
into Perth Amboy, it was learned al
the meeting of the Health Board
last night, but due to the hit OF
miss method in which the milk is
handled On the wagons by local
dealers. Health Officer Charles S
Thompson presented to The board
analysis reports of the same milk
samples of which were taken at the
station or plant and other samples
taken a few hours later when the
milk was being delivered from the
wagons. The differences in the anal
ytical reports of the same milk were
surprising to the membe"s of the
health board and it was decided
to take immediate steps to force the
dealers to maintain the quality Oh
\ the milk at the same degree as when
it is delivered to them.
AS result of the disclosures
made by the reports, which were
made by the Edel Laboratories OF
Newark Health Officer Thompson
this morning had two inspectors
making temperature tests of the
milk being sold from wagons in all
parts of the city. These inspectors,
armed with thermom eters, made
records of their findings and they
will continue their work Indefinitely.
The health officer informed the
commissioners last night that dras-
tic means will be resorted to hence
forth to compel the dealer to main
tain the low temperature of the
milk they handle. Failure to do so
will result in their being served with
a warrant and they will be brought
before the recorder IN police court
charged with violating the health
code.
The analytical reports showed q
great increase in bacteria count II
every case from the time the milk
is taken from the railroad depot to
the time it is sold from the wagons
and in one case at least, the com
missioners said, indications were
that the milk had been tampered
with.
Pasteurized milk from the Farm
ers Exchange at Three Bridges
when tested at the depot, showed
$4,000 bacteria per cubic centime-
ter, solids were 11.79 per cent. and
butter fats $50. When the same
milk was taken from the wagon of a
dealer carrying this same milk a
few hours later, however the test
showed the bacteria count had leap
ed to the enormous amount of g.
100000. The butter fats had, on the
other hand. dropped to 2.75 and
solids had decreased to 1877 pei
cent This was the most glaring in
stance of difference in quality of the
same milk as shown by the reports
The standard set by the health
board for bacteria in the case OF
pasteurized milk is 10000.
The milk sold by Reder Brothers
at their plant here, the reports
showed, was the old pasteurized milk
to have bacteria count within the
standard set by the Perth Amboy
health department. The bacteria
count at FEEDERS E,;.nt was 800 sci
ids were 1927 and butter fat $50
Despite this low bacteria count at the
plant, the analysis of the same milk
taken from the wagon of a dealer
in Reder milk few hours later
showed a bacteria count of 5S5,00t
while the solids had dropped tc
11.89 and the butter fats increased
to $50.
The pasteurized milk of the Cush-
etunk Mountain Creamery, of Leb-
anon, showed 49,500 bacteria at the
depot, 11.51 solids and 1925 butter
inspected on the wagons had 14,50(
bacteria, 11.31 solids and $40 but
ter fats.
Woodbrool< Farms pasteurized
milk. delivered in this city from the
Metuchen dairy, had bacteris
count of 10000; 11.29 per cent was
solids and 2.70 butter fats.
The health boards bacteria coun
standard for certified milk is a.st
10000. The Raritan Valley dairy:
certified milk test showed l5,90t
bacteria, $40 butter fats and IL 81
solids, while that of the Wood
brock Farms showed 3,035 bacteria
40C butter fats and 1918 solids.
A bacteria count of 100000 is al
lowed by the local health depart
ment in the case of raw milk. Bu
the test of the milk of a Mr.. John
count of 4.540,000. with butter fat
a, $50 and solids at 1915. Th'
Maplehurst Dairy. of Metuchen, hat
raw milk with 100000 bacteria, 3.5'
butter fats and 1881 solids. o. d
Oldenboom, of Woodbridge, had ;
raw milk analysis showing 2lS,A0'
bacteria (Which is within the heath
boards standard). with butter fat
at 400 and solids at 1886. Th'
other report was on the milk of c
C. Christensen of Woodbridge. thii
showing 469,000 bacteria, 4.20 but
ter fats and 1866 solids,
All of the above samples were col
lected on August II and sent to thu
Eide, laboratories where the tech
pician made the tests.
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