The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1936-12-03
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
GIVES MILK LAWS
CLEANLINESS AND SANTA
TON EXACTED BY COUNTY
HEALTH UNIT

HEALTH UNIT.
The health department has been
| asked many times "What is Grade
A Milk" and we feel that the
public should be informed on this
subject in order that they may
better understand how this milk
is produced and what the health
department and the milk produ-
Ger is trying to do to safeguard
their health.
Germs Of all kinds grow easily
in milk because of its high foO(
value and other factors and many
diseases such as tuberculosis, un-
dulant fever, typhoid fever, dys-
EMERY, scarlet fever, septic sore
throat and infantile paralysis may
be transmitted through milk. 1t
is because of this that milk should
be produced under sanitary condi-
tons and is graded according to
the way that it is produced and
according to the bacterial and
chemical analysis.
Some Of the requirements for
grade GA" raw milk are setforth
below. Milk not meeting these
requirements is given a lower
grade.
Cows Examined for Tuberculosis
and Other Diseases.
A physical examination and tu-
berculin test Of all herds shall be
made before any milk therefrom
shall be sold. Examination Of
the dairy herd shall be made by a
licensed veterinarian approved by
the State livestock authority and
any reactors found in the herd
shall be disposed of in accord
ance with the current require
nents approved by the U. s. De-
partment OF Agriculture, Bureau
of Animal Industry. No milk
from a tuberculous COW may be
sold.
Dairy Barn.
The floors of the milking barn
shall be made of concrete or other
%impervious material, well drained,
properly ventilated and kept
clean. The walls, and ceilings
shall be painted once every two
years or whitewashed annually.
Cow Yard.
The dairy barn cow yard shall
be graded as well as practicable
and kept clean and the manure
removed and store in a manner
so as to prevent fly breeding.
Milk House.
The milk house for the storage
and handling of milk and milk
products and for the washing,
bactericidal treatment of milk
apparatus and utensils shall be
separated from the milk barn ana
hall be used for no other purpose.
The floor construction shall be
concrete or other %impervious ma
~terial. The walls and ceiling shall
be painted, all openings of the
milk room screened to prevent
the entrance of flies and shall be
kept free from flies, shall be well
lighted and ventilated and shall
be kept clean and in good repair.
Facilities for heating water for
washing utensils shall be provid-
ed and shall be piped into the
milk room.
Toilets.
Sanitary toilets shall be avail
able for the use OF all milk hand
lers and shall be kept clean and
in a sanitary condition at all
times.
Water Supply.
The water supply shall be
properly located, constructed and
Operated and shall be easily ac-
cessible, adequate and of a safe
sanitary quality.
Utensils
All containers used in the
handling, storage and transport
ing of milk or milk products shall
be made CT material that is easy
to clean, kept clean and in good
repair; shall be treated with
steam, hot water or chlorine in a
manner approved by the health
department, and shall be stored in
the milk room when not in use.
Milking.
The udarS teats flankS bellies