The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-05-07
The Necessity Of Milk INSPECTION

II is obvious from n consideration
of tho subject that the production,
distribution. handling and final dis
position OF milk must come under
scientific Investigation and control
MIX and it's products arc used in
enormous quantities as food. over
q billion pounds per year in the u.
D, an average of about $50
pounds per person. Seven hun
dread fifty pounds Of excel
lent culture medium for BAG
terra as well as food for people. A
month ago l took sample of milk
from a certain daryman in this town
and found that in single glass Of
MS milk there would be approximately
billion bacteria. When it is realized
that sewage in the same amount would
contain only about onc-seventh Of this
number. We can have some conception
of the process that milk undergoes
while dcteriorating when handled u.n-
der improper conditions. Pure milk
is an excellent l-balanced food
| containing all essential elements for
body metabolis'm and growth, it is
, easily digestcd by most people, is ca
Fable Of being modified into grea,
variety of healthful. wholesome and
tasty food. such as ice cream. cheese
butter, etc, and is the perfect food
| Tor babies. On the other hand i'm.
| pure milk has caused and is rcspon-
slblc for more sickness and death
chan all other foods combined The
reasons for this arc i'm the inherent
qualities Of milk itself which are:
| (a) Milk is an excellent culture
medium for bacteria. and a slight in
fcction may cause wide spread re-
suits.
(b) 1t is fluid. consequently i
takes into solution all soluble mater
ial that it comes in contact with, ant
its white color prevents the easy de
lection Of dirt.
(c) 1t is the most readily dccom
possible of all foods. due to the cas-,
with which fermentation and purify
ing bacteria may attack and brcal
down the lactosc and protein.
I I'D 1t is the only standard artcl,
of diet obtained from animal source
and consumed in its raw state.
These four characteristics Of mill
make 1T necessary and imperative tina
it's production. handling and DISPOSE
ton should be supervised by the stat
or city before it is sold as food.
direct relation between milk suppl,
and the health of a community exists
dirty and bactcrially decomopscd mil
will reap rich harvest from tn
babies especially in the summertime
So apparent is this. that only the ig
norant or the preiudiccd will advo
cate anything but the most strcnuou
enforcement Of modern milk ordi
nance: If it were possible to diver
only small portion Of the money an
effort used in the enforcement Of tn
18th anne ndmcnt as it stands. into tn
enforcement Of nationwide crusad
for pure milk. believe many NOR
lives would be saved and milk-born
diseases would vanish.
7 Methods Of Control
After six years Of constant activit
as bactcriologist and chemist. tw
outstanding thoughts impress them
selves along this line. First. IN
money, no milk control" second. IN
illegal support. no milk control.
These two factors are the very four
dation of all subsequent activities
and without them milk control wi
become simply farce-giving q falls
fsense of security and accomplishin
nothing, breaking down at the mos
critical time. leaving the health oi
ficcr high and dry to Stand the crit
cism that will inevitably result.
i Assuming that financial and lcgi
foundation has been secured. tn
health officer will then concern hin
self with the laboratory. Since cit
- ssNa
j afford to maintain laboratory witt
out state aid. two other pOssibilitit
Ipresent themselves, first, to send tn