26 THE MODERN MILK PROBLEM 



SUMMARY 



We have seen that there are two general dangers to 

 health hi public milk supplies: (1) general bacterial 

 contamination and (2) specific infection. Both of 

 these are aggravated by modern conditions of city 

 milk supply and even of the supplies of comparatively 

 small towns, which may be derived and handled hi a 

 similar manner. Collection of milk from many separate 

 farms, more handlings than ever before, and longer 

 journeys favor greater bacterial contamination and 

 alteration. The mixing of many milks to make up 

 the larger supplies favors the spread of infection to 

 hundreds of unsuspecting consumers. 



Milk-borne disease is indicted by Dr. Charles E. 

 North as follows, under the title, "Why milk should 

 be pasteurized " : 16 



A. Raw Milk Causes Infant Deaths. 



Twenty-five per cent of all deaths are of children under 

 five years of age. 



More children die from intestinal disease than from other 

 causes. Children's food is chiefly milk. 



Dirt bacteria, harmless to adults, irritate and inflame the 

 intestines of children. 



B. Raw Milk Causes Septic Sore Throat. 



Septic sore throat is a violent form of tonsillitis. 

 It is often followed by acute articular rheumatism, erysipe- 

 las, peritonitis, endocarditis and other serious inflammations. 



Boston, Mass. 1,043 cases from one raw milk supply 



Boston, Mass. 227 " " " " 



Chicago, 111. 10,000 " " " " 



Baltimore, Md. 602 " " " " 



Cortland-Homer, N. Y. 669 " " " " 



