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4. All utensils and receptacles used as containers of milk shall be tnor- 

 oughly cleaned and sterilized, preferably with steam, and shall be pro- 

 tected from contaminating conditions until used. 



5. The proprietor of a dairy producing- milk shall immediately give no- 

 tice to the State Dairy and Food Commissioner of the presence of any 

 communicable disease upon the premises or among his employees. No per- 

 son having any communicable disease shall be permitted to handle milk. 



TRANSPORTATION. 



1. Milk shall be so transported that it shall not be liable to contamina- 

 tion from external conditions. 



2. Milk shall be transported under conditions which will maintain a 

 temperature of or below 50 degrees F. 



3. No person having any communicable disease shall be employed In 

 the handling of milk during transportation. 



DISTRIBUTION. 



1. No milk cotaining more than 500,000 bacteria per cubic centimeter, 

 or any pathogenic bacteria, or having a temperature above 50 degrees F. 

 shall be sold or offered for sale to the consumer. 



2. All cans, bottles, or other containers used in the distribution of milk 

 shall be thoroughly cleansed and sterilized before use and shall be kept 

 from contamination until used and all dealers engaged in the distribution 

 of milk shall possess proper appliances for the cleaning of utensils. 



3. All premises upon which milk is pasteurized and all appliances used 

 in pasteurizing shall be so constructed that they can be easily cleaned and 

 all such premises and appliances shall be kept scrupulously clean. 



4. No can, bottle, or other container intended for use in the distribution 

 of milk shall be filled with milk elsewhere than upon t-he premises main- 

 tained and equipped for that purpose. 



The department is also co-operating with the office of the Fed- 

 eral Food Administrator in securing data relative to the cost of 

 producing milk. 



CITY MILK LICENSES. 



Table showing the number of milk licenses issued to city milk 

 dealers for each year from 1908 to 1917. In each caso the year 

 ends on July 4th. 



LOCAL STATE MILK INSPECTORS OF THE STATE OF IOWA. 



Cities Inspectors 



Boone Maurice Healy, M. D. 



Burlington .W. F. Schroeder 



Cedar Rapids Phillip Pray 



Council Bluffs W. M. Hendrix 



Davenport H. J. High 



Des Moines W. B. Barney, Jr. 



Clinton J. H. Spence, D. V. S. 



