84 CONFERENCE ON MILK PROBLEMS 



which, in order to arrive at the co-operation which is necessary 

 and has been dwelt upon and emphasized by almost every speaker, 

 it is necessary to inject into this subject the milk of human kind- 

 ness. 



THE CHAIRMAN: I will ask Dr. Wile to present a series of reso- 

 lutions which he has prepared, and which I am sure you will be 

 glad to consider and probably approve. Dr. Wile. 



DR. IRA S. WILE, Chairman Conference Committee: Mr. Chair- 

 man and Ladies and Gentlemen: I just wish to correct one state- 

 ment that the Chairman has made. These resolutions have merely 

 passed through the hands of the speaker, and were not prepared 

 by him. In order that there might be harmony in action, and in 

 order that no resolutions might be proposed that seemed to result 

 from some man's wearing a chip on his shoulder, it was decided 

 to eliminate the personal equation in the introduction of resolu- 

 tions. These resolutions have gone through the hands of the Reso- 

 lution Committee, and for that reason no one knows whence they 

 came nor why, but I trust we shall know why they go and whither. 

 The first resolution, Mr. Chairman, is as follows: 



WHEREAS, 16,000 babies die annually in New York City, of 

 which number 4000 are killed by bad milk and improper food, 

 and 



WHEREAS, there are 500,000 children in New York City 

 under five years of age, whose future health and strength will 

 depend in large measure upon their proper nourishment and 

 development during childhood, and 



WHEREAS, pure milk is the most important food in the diet 

 of these children, now, therefore, be it 



Resolved, That the problem of securing a clean, safe milk 

 for babies and yoUng children is the most immediate and press- 

 ing problem confronting the health authorities of this City, 

 and be it further 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that steps 

 should be taken to label milk so that mothers will know what 

 milk is safe for their babies and what milk they must avoid. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that milk 

 from tuberculin tested cows kept under conditions which satisfy 

 the highest medical and sanitary standards is safe for babies 

 in a raw state. 



Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that milk 

 from cows which have been physically examined for tubercu- 



