The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-10
MILK RULES EXPLAINED BY BILMER . ---a azaaai-
 Denies Charge That Reg tliations Are Changing ..l,.... Constantly ONLY 1 AMENDMENT
 IN LAST 3 YEARS Says Milk Volume Dou- bles In Jefferson Coun-
 1y In Two Years CITIZENS DISCREDIT RIDICULOUS, YARNS. Permits Not Revoked Except For Failure To Comply
 With Requirements
CITIZENS DISCREDIT
 RIDICULOUS. YARNS


 .sThe statement that the milk regula- tions of this city are continually chang ing and that dairymen are at a loss to know from day to day the requirements which they are expected to comply, is not only sbsurd but is a gross mis- statement df fact which small group of interruptions milk peddlers spread in order to arouse sympathy and thus cover up their misdoifigs in an en- deaS6e to find market for their boot 1eEeproducts among cer4ain simple ins dfyiduals who are gullibie enough to be hese such propaganda.H3
 This wae the reply Saturday of L. C. Bulmer, chief of the food and dairy division of the health department, to fhe group of dairynen who announced several days ago they were organizing for. a finish fight on the ever-chang- ing milk regulations. Bulmer also prenared for The Age-Herald q sum mary. of the regulations, which he de- claTed had been amended but once since enrichment of the milk ordinance three Teaxs ago.
 ~e1nhsisted chiefly of lowering the legal haeSsrial content to the present stand
 
 S0D00 eommencing January 1, a926 A petition requesting this amendment, sfEied by 30 per' cent ef che dairymaa of the county, is on dlg in the health department and may be- seen by anyone desiring to verify this -statehent-g ;
 Volume Increase as.
 The volume of milk sold ip Birming- ham today is double that of two years ago, BuImer said He denied em- phatieaIly that arbitrary requirements'' had ever been enforced or any dairyman and declared the 44vaSt majority of citizens totally discredft the ridiculous yAEAs that are constantly being cir culatsd.' : ah 7
 Copies of the milk ordinance, Bulmer saids have been available in pamphlet form for three years. He added it is hard to believe that any person asso- ei1ted with the milk business is not fully familiar with the requirements after three yeaKss> enforcement.
 Dairy permits cost $1 and are fssued after certain fundamental requirements have been complied with, BulmeK aa- serted He said permits are neves re voked unless daiEymen subsequently,. 4G1f to maintain such requirements.
 Bulmex briefly enumerated tlfese re- Qnifements as folfowss
 l. An cows tosbe free from tubercu. loSis and other eonfagfous diseases.
 -sAn persons s6K employees coming in contact with afnilk for human eon- sumption to be medically examined and certified free from communicable disease by q licensed physician.
 g. A clean, hght.zw well ventilated COW barn. provided with proper drainage. DaiEymen are given the option of pro- viding either q waterfight wooden floor or cement floor In the barn..
 A clean. light, well ventilated milk house aff0rdfng a milk room. q wash room for cleaning bottles and cans, an adequate cooling system for milk and a sterilizeK for the purpose of sterilizing all utensils and bottles
 8; A plentiful water supply under pressure in the barn~ and milk house,
 A convenient and sanitary IaVas tory for use of employees.
 Clean. sanitary surroundings Elthin a radius of 1000 feet of milk
 Mix te be free of preservatiye and adulteratiOn.
 a. Milk to haxeza bacterial content nos exceeding 30, 900 Nt time of delivery to the: consumer sElsas,
 Declaring these regulations were not difficult to- comply with. Bplmer said that all daiFymen, good, bad and indif- fenenf,n last year produced milk with an average bacterial, content of 31 900, while the 20 leading dairymen produced miIk with sR average of below 15,000,
 Bulmer said the health department is frank to admit it tshas- jeopardized the business of a few raw milk dealers re centIy, but that in each case the with hoEding of permits was essential from a public. health standpoint; He explained that the sale Of raw milk is not pro- hibited, as many believe. provided it is produced under the departments re- QuiTements,
 Nc milk permit has thus far been withheld except in cases where dairy men or members of their families were found to be typhoid carriers or where sanitary regulations we're not complied with, Bulmef eontiH1ed ss
 aaThe health departnent,H BuimeE added, replies frequently to letters fr6hf citizens eoaeefning the status of individual dairymen whose permits are temporary jeopaEdiaedf5 While all pos. sible information is furnished, time will not permit going into much detail, and pIaee a eeftahi degree of confidence in in such cases we would ask citizens to the department of health,
 Should. the department arbitrarily exceed it's legal authority in, the interest of public health, the .dairyman con eerned can always have such actions re- viewed in eOuft of law"
 BuImer said the chisf obstacle now confronting daiTymen is the gradual closing in of other dwellingS on theif dairies. Dairy districts in Oak Grove, North Birmingham and Tarrans City lave become thiclly populated, he said. West End dairymen, he adaed, are also RaEing trouble in keegins ansanitary conditions 1 900 feet more distant.