The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-19
CITY TESTS SHOW
MILK SOLD BY 20
DIARIES UNCLEAN

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board members. The report was
filed for future reference.
In Doctor Jamison's report last
month he attrih uted the llnsanitar:
condition OF milk to the fact that
it had not been properly cooled
after being taken from the cows.
No. reference to this statement was
made in the present report, though
| Doctor .Jamison stated that all milk
was found to be cooledto the prop
er temperature.
Highest Is $4,000,
Samples of milk sold by Mrs. I.
T. Hawkins tested $4,000. Milk
from the HI. Piggott dairy showed
the presence of 1000 bacteria. l..
D.. Sturm, Everett McIntire and S.
w. McIntire showed $50 900 or high
er. Milk taken from J. W. Saun-
ders, J. L. Erwin and j. B. latter
son diaries tested 500, 000-odd. w.
liz. Hoye, Ben Coffman, Mountain
I CITY Ice Cream Co, w. w. Fleming.
In. L.. Carpenter, Earl Wise, G.. w.
Crush and Phillip Patterson, all
went higher than 100000.
Tests of less than 100000 were
shown; by the following diaries: c.
| o. Hayhurst 1000, Herman Stone
king 5000, L. J Murphy 5000. r.
| T. Marley 10000, Joe Kennedy 20
! 900. Robinson Ice Cream Co. 81 900,
]. NJ. Ross $1,000, James Gwynn
$1,000, e. H. Williams & Bro. 65,-
900, Fay Nuzum $4,000. II. c. Fetty
$4,000, Oh. Russell $4,000, G. W.
Clark rs, 900, w. n. Vincent $4,000
and R. E. Nixon $4,000
City Ordinance Cited
Sections of Ordinance No. SIS.
regulating the sale of milk ana
milk products, providing for the
Issuance Of permits to persons
! dealing in milk products within
the City of Fairmont, West Va.
which apply particularly to the
questions are. as follows:
No persons or agent. and no
agent, employe. wagon drivert OF
servant OF any person shall sell nr
offer for sale, delivery, distribu-
ton, exchange or transportation
any milk or milk product which =
adulterated or unwholesome.
THE terms .adulterated' an.
'unwholesome' as used in this Or
! dinance- shall mean:
Il. Milk containing less than 3
Id per cent of butter fat.
.2. Milk containing less than So
per cent milk solids not fat.
! 50. Milk containing a specific
| gravity of less than 1.029.
"a. Milk containing more. than
ST per cent of water or fluids
90. Milk which contains more
than 200 900 bacteria per cubic
centimeter.
sd Milk which. has not beena
cooled imm ediately after milking.
and the temperature which, after
! cooling, shall be at any time
higher than 60 degrees Fahren-
| heit .
Or. Jamtson's Report
1 Doctor Jamison's report, accom-.
! panying the list of bacteria tests
| submitted to the Board OF Affairs,
! was as follows:
This submits for your consider
/ alton the names of fifty four PEI
sons or firms who supply the most
of the milk sold to consumSrs il
this city, with the last test made
by. our chemist for bacteria and
| butter fat in same
| ..In securing these samples for
! testing purposes L found the tenn
| perature at so degrees or under,
except in two instances. l found
the specific gravity in all cases W.
to the requirements of the ordin-;
| ance, as was that Of the butter fat.
I'm my last report to you told
you that5sth est for bacteria We're
not satisfa Glory. Am sorry to say
at this time conditions have not
materially changed. do not feel
| competent to assign definite
| cause in all cases for this unclean&
condition
"Recently,. with Doctor Cram
!, well, our veterinary surgeyl,
number of dairy barns and their
! equipments have been scored. W..
Ibelieve with very few exceptions
Ian these sdairymen should eas1Iy
l furnish milk up to the require
1 ments of our ordinance but We do
not believe this will bebdonet wnen
| this business is carried as a side
issue and left to inefficient hired
help. Is
| ANY suggestions you gentlemen.