Evening star., 1923-09-11
ideal D. c. Mix Inspection
Studied by World Experts
supply Here Far
head OF Many
Large Cities.
Dtstrict Plant May
Become Model
for Britain.

Weshington's milk inspection sys-
tenn one OF the best in the world. is
soon to be studied by the Interna-
which viii meet here September %
and 20, and October l. The meeting
IS called just prior to the opening of
the Worlds Dairy Congress.
The Washington milk supnly
which ranks far ahead of that of
many of the largest cities in the
country, has reached its high stand
ard with the aid of little in the way
oTrales and regulations, but by most
ene8ont inspection work under direc-
uori5 of Health Officer Fowler.
dust as, one local dealers plant has
been adopted as the model, after
which Great Britain seeks to pattern
its distribution work, so the inspee-
tion service has risen to a point
waere experts look to it for their
The only laws governing the pro-
auction OF milk here are that the
milk must test 40 per cent butter
tat, and that each cow must be
tunerculin tested each year. No laws
exist requiring pasteurization of lay
lng Gown any rules about steriliza-
non, OF utensils, percentage of solids
IN the milk or any other of the mat
tere that go to fill page upon page OF
Eekhtations"'in other cities.
Reaches High Standard.
1et In spite of this lack of law.
hashRngton W milk has been delivered
W; She, householder, in some instances.
WITH the bacteria count down as low
~. as S'OO0 per cubic centimeter, qua
Oh Il
milk in most cities The general
average runs about 10000 per cubic
centimeter here, which is of grade A
standard
ut It is usual for cities to grade milk
INTO four classes certified, and
grades A, B and c. In washington
there are but two certified and the
9sual grade Certified milk, pro-
duced under the most exacting cir
ouInstances. scores about 995 per
milk here. by the better equipped
cent
This guarantees that all people.
sured of milk of excellent quality
instead of cheaper. grades being
available that would be a menace to
health.
Each Dairy Inspected.
The inspectors OF the department
of health visit the farms, carefully
going over the farmers euuipment
and methods. He Is then given a
score based on how near his handling
or the milk comes up to the ideal.
dealers.
The. milk itself is carefully an
ALLEGED, the percentages of fat and
other solids and the bacterial count
are taken.
The work does not stop here. how
ever, for the inspectors so over the
plant of the dealer. score him as
strictly as the farmer Is scored and
samples of the milk he delivers ara
taken after his driver places them
upon the porch of the consumer
Ihcn comes the final reckoning of
the score. The farmers methods are
scored one-third of the total. This
third is the composite score of all
farmers delivering to the dealer.
Another third is based on the quality
OF the milk, both as to- bacterial
quality and makeup of food value,
and the fiflal third is the result of the
dealers Operations.
Scores Printed.
These scores are then printed in a
bulletin, which is issued once month
by the Board of Health, and mailed
out free for all who ask for it. This
bulletin is the real power of the
entire system, for a buyer; finding
that his dealer is tagging in his
efforts, can change dealers to one
found On the bulletin to be up to
standard The dealer is then forced
TO Improve his methods. to retain his
trade. AS his individual work counts
for but one-third, the balance resting
upon the quality of the milk suDniied