FROM THE PRACTICAL VIEWPOINT 



Home Pasteurization 



Many physicians who thoroughly believe that 

 milk should be pasteurized for infant feeding, also 

 recommend that this pasteurization be performed 

 in the home, and that the pasteurized milk be 

 fed as quickly as possible after the heating is 

 completed. This method eliminates the possibil- 

 ity of recontamination which may occur when milk 

 is handled under commercial conditions, and it also 

 insures that those bacteria which are not destroyed 

 during the pasteurization process will have little 

 opportunity for growth and increase between the 

 pasteurization of the milk and its consumption. 



It is not the purpose of the writer to here de- 

 scribe the various methods employed for home pas- 

 teurization. Such information may be obtained 

 from the pamphlets which are distributed by those 

 responsible for maintaining the various infant- feed- 

 ing stations located in our cities. Some of these 

 stations are maintained by the municipalities and 

 some by private individuals. Dr. Rosenau, in his 

 book on "The Milk Question," discusses this phase 

 of pasteurization quite fully. 



Whatever method of home treatment is employed, 

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