Milford chronicle., 1924-01-18
SANITARY ENGINEER TO START
SURVEY ON STATE HEALTH MOVE
Systematic Campaign To Lower Tremendous Loss Lives OF Babies
To Start This Month

This number-One-third of the deaths
were due to diarrheal diseases. It is
generally conceded that milk, when it
is unsanitary and impure is one of
the greatest carriers of disease germs.
and because it is a chief article of
1000 among babies, the danger
amounts to nothing short of a men
ace.
In checking up on the milk-produc-
ing sources, the state official will ex-
anime each stable or cow barn for it's
cleanliness. Cows will be examined
for the state of their health, whether
they have been tested for tuberculos-
is, the condition and character of the
food and water served them.
Every stable will be examined to as
certain if it is well-drained, size of
stalls, amount of light, how the stable
is constructed with regard to fresh
air, the bedding furnished the COWS
and other techinacl details; the uten-
sils used in collecting the milk-hoW
they are cleaned, milk cooler, milking
suits and other details; the milk
where it is kept, and apparatus used
in washing the milk pals, bottles, |
cans, etc.
There is state law, that has new
er been rigidly enforced by the state, |
which calls for all milk sold to be of |
a certain percentage Of butter fat, of
but a certain amount of bacteria
tests and clean enough to be called
sanitary. Samples of the milk will be
taken from each farmer who raises
it for sale. When the milk shows I'M
clean conditions, he will be notified
Of these and told to correct them.
Failure to do so, after sufficient warn
ing, will result in the provisions of
he state health laws being imposed
lpOn him.
In trying to bring about order, out :
If the former easy going customs, DR.. =
Davis has communicated with the
mayors of all towns in the state, ask
ng them to send him the names of
IL wholesale and retail milk dealers
q their communities. This informa-
ion has been pretty generally assem-
led, all but seven mayors having
with the request. Prepared
nth these lists, the State Health and ]
Welfare Commission will now request L
1ese dealers to register their bust o
ess with the commission. No difficult
?, but the greatest cooperation, is
Zpected from the dealers. They, as a IC
ajority, it is believed, want 20 COM CT
~, in every way, with the state laws n
I'd see that their customers get only W
lie purest milk Obtainable, under the Il
Ost desirable sanitary surroundings. w
ut they have failed, through. neglect, 81
comply with details that they are ne ne
lily too glad to have exist. ~ ~
The samples of milk taken from the o ~.
oducers will be analysed at the lab ~;
atory of the state chemist at Do T.,
r and wherever the samples are -
Und to be contaminated, the farm M,
S will be notified. AS far as butter IN
Is go, the samples of milk obtained g.,
creameries by the State Board of %
'riculture, appear to be fully UP to fo+
Indard. ~ ~
In the question of the high death res
.e from typhoid fever, the first M
Tree of contamination sought by wit
dical experts is usually that of the n
hiking water supply. Ge
Wherever conditions are not as they Mr.
)uld be, the matter will be taken up ant
h the township authorities and ev- Jos
: aid possible rendered to correct pla
situation.