148 CONFERENCE ON MILK PROBLEMS 



"WHEREAS, Pure milk is the most important food in the diet 

 of those children, 



"Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the problem of se- 

 curing a clean safe milk for babies and young children is the 

 most immediate and pressing 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, produced and kept under condi- 

 tions which satisfy the highest medical and sanitary standards 

 is reasonably 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- 

 losis, and are kept on farms which score at least seventy-five 

 per cent by the Health Department's methods, is safe for 

 babies if pasteurized at a temperature not lower than 4*0 de- 

 grees F. and for a time not less than 20 minutes ; provided 

 that such milk has a bacteriological count not higher than 100,- 



000 per cc. before pasteurization and not more than 10,000 

 per cc. after pasteurization. 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of this conference that all 

 other milk is not safe for babies ; that it should be pasteurized 

 as above described; and that it should be recommended for 

 cooking purposes only and not for drinking purposes. 



"Resolved, That this conference recommend to the New 

 York Health Authorities that an effort be made immediately to 

 secure a quantity of milk of Grades 1 and 2 above described, 

 sufficient for the 500,000 infants and children under five years 

 of age in New York City." 



DR. MAGRUDER: Mr. Chairman, as I remember that resolution, 



1 would like to move that it be adopted, because it has been changed 

 in such a way that it would not be possible to object to it. Here 

 we have the words "milk producers" inserted. Before we had 

 "permitted." Now we have it that it is to be properly produced 

 and kept, which makes it perfectly satisfactory. Then, we have 

 that clause in regard to its being reasonably safe, which carries 

 out the idea that you have advanced. I earnestly hope that the 

 resolution will be adopted. 



