The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
FOUR DIARIES RANK
 HIGHEST IN RAT ING
Register 99 Per Cent During October, City Health
 Figures Indicate

their product during October. They were the Central Milk company, for grade "A" pasteurzed milk; the White Dairy, certified milk; L. W. Burt, grade "A" raw milk, and the White Rock Dairy, whose product is distributed by the Glen Iris Dairy handling certified milk.
 The Central Milk company also registered a 97 per cent for grade B" pasteurized milk.
 In the dairies supplying the city 22 registered over 90 per cent in the October showing for various sorts of milk, principally grade "A" raw milk.
 The full report on the dairy In spection work done by the division of food and dairy inspection, city and county health department, for Oc- tober. is as follows;
 October Monthly MiIk Scores.
 The department of health submits the following report of the condition of milk distributed in the city ot Birmingham during the month of Oc tober, from sources which have been officially approved
 The ratings shown are based upon the sanitary conditions of the dairy farms supplying the milk, the bacte- rial count, percentage of butter-fat, solids -not-fat sterilization of bot ties, visible dirt bottle cap, flavor and odor, which constitute the most infortant features from the stand point of safety cleanliness and food value.
 To avoid confustion and to better enable the consumer to interpret the | scores, the various grades of milk are i purposely published under separate headings and have no relation to each other. Only those milk plants and dairy farms which have compiled with the laws and regulations of the 1 city of Birmingham and have re- ceived permits from the board ot health to distribute milk in said city are included in the published scores.
 These scores are based upon arbi- trary valuations approved by the l board of health and are to be inter preted in their relation to possiple e ! 100 points. The scores as published are intended as guide by which the public may be informed as to the true | quality of market milk q s well as the sanitary care and precautions at tending it's production and handling in so far as the same may be indl- cated by the above method of deter mining.
 Ranking Of Distributors.
 Persons using milk from sources not approved by and not holding { permit from the board of health d. so at their own rish.
 .a5-s -7 Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk
 Central MIX company 25SO First ave "D'' Grade "B" Pasteurized Milk
 Central MILK company, 26S0 First ave nue. 97. ...,.. ,,,u,
 | The White Dairy, Route I, BlrInlng ham, 9s; the White Rock Dairy. Route
 sDtstributed by Glen Iris Dairy com pany-
 Grade "A" Raw Milk
 L. w. Burt 72OO First avenue, Blrming ham, 99; O. C. Rasco, Route A. Birming ham, 95.5; w. B. Baker < Son, Route 4, | Route G. Box 172, Birmingham. 95.46i J. L W. Pool X Son, Route 4, Birming | Vile. s3.95; J. A. King, East Lake. 93.l5; | Charles Saluard, Route ,, Box l29, Bir- mingham, 92.5; w. NJ Rocket, Route G. ] Route S Box S5. Birmingham. 925; J. | E. Haigler. Route 6, Box 109, Birming ham. s2.2S; Baker x Lathem, Route l. Box 16l. Birmingham, 92.2; II; II, Shep- herd Box 4, West End, 92.2 J. D. Wat kins & Son, Route 4, Blrmlng ham, s2; ! SIS; E, E. Poareh, Route :, Box l2s, Birmlhgham 9l.s5; T., ". Riddle, Route Route | 2, Birmingham, sl; |. D. Robertson. | Route :, Box 1sS, Birmingham, 9l Ala i bama Dairy Farm, Route {, Blrmlns nam S9.35; k. V. Cain, Route 6. Box 12O, Bir- | mingham. s7.05; J. A. shepherd, Box I, West End. s6.5 Jacks Brothers. Route l, i Birmingham, s5.25 Charles C. Davis, Route ?, Box 12S. Birmingham, S5; O. J. Pardue, Route 4 Birmingham, S42; Ral- ham, S4 F, l. Wilkinson, Route A. Bir- Rnsham ssSS A E smith smi66 Route Route Mt Pinson, s2.95; IT, S. Brown, l431 Val | ley street, North Birmingham, S2b; ". M Barton Reate s sirmiinsham' s2'Ss; Valley Spring Dairy. Route 3, Pinson, { Ts,S5; ]; L. Wilkinson, Route 4 Box 4o' ton. Ala 7s; c. E. Carson. Star Route, North Birningham 7SS; R; " Kirk Route f Birmingham, ,t 55.sS; C. N' BeSs- w i little, Route 6, Box 1Is, Birmingham, 57;9; M; " Brics; Box 15t: North Bir- Box 2s5-A. Birmingham. 76.S; W. D. Moncrief, Route ' Birmingham, 76.15; C. gaiq Fous k Box NdIts a sTmiinshs aeirmnsSaiSn; 7ss; Il. |. Bailey Route 4 i North Birmingham Star Route, 755; J. NJ, Tqwnes Tarrant' Ala, 5s456i White Ssar Ps5y RVqte lsvta% Box tS fSirmiing street, north. Birmingham, 72:15 c. C. Gafford, Morris Route l. 6ss5; R, G. | Hamlett, Route l.. Birmingham. 67.5. ButtermilL
 | Fred c. Bynum, Tarrsnt; R. G. Griffith. l Tarrant; I. !. Dumas, Route g. Birming ham; Huffstutler Brothers, Tarrant l; ], | Atgginbotham, Tarrant; George NJ. Will son, Route l, Box 2S, Ensley.
 l Bacterial Count. Pasteurized Milk ! Average bacterial count Grade "A" Pas | teurized milk, $500 per c. C.; average l bacterial count Grade "B' Pasteurized milk, 292,000 per c. c.
 Certified Milk
 Average bacterial count certified milk.
 Grade "A" Raw Mnk | Number of samples 50,00O bacteria per C., c. or below, 125: number of samples above 50,O00 bacteria per c. C., IA; per centage of samples 5O,00O bacteria per c. c. or below, S9 per cent; percentage of samples above 5OOO0 bacteria per c. C.. ! II per cent; highest count, 940000 per c. C.. lowest 700 per c. C.. average count, 23.soO per c. C.; volume of milk embraced | in above scores, approximately 5.S14 gal l Ions; percentage of total city milk supply. | 52 per cent.
 Note, Further information may be ob- 1 talned inNregard to the milk supply by | application to the chief division of food l and dairy inspection, department of health Birmingham. Phone Main 3s26, ] ASK m PI AHE CIENC