190 CONFERENCE ON MILK PROBLEMS 



man, a farmer who was President of the Eastern Dairymen's Asso- 

 ciation, another farmer from the western part of the Province, 

 where milk is not so extensively produced, and your speaker. The 

 conclusions the Commission arrived at were as follows: 



That the present laws governing the production, care and dis- 

 tribution of milk for human consumption are cumbersome and in- 

 effective and should be consolidated and amplified. 



That the general principles governing the production, care and 

 distribution of milk for human consumption should be fixed by the 

 Legislature. 



That inasmuch as the administration of such laws is and must 

 remain in the hands of the municipalities, such amplification should 

 be in the direction of giving municipal authorities larger powers 

 of licensing and supervision. 



That a general definition of adulteration should be adopted, but 

 that municipalities should be given power to fix a standard of food 

 value, said standard to be not less than three per cent, butter fat 

 and twelve per cent, solids. 



That in the interests of public health and common decency more 

 attention should be paid to the cleanliness of stables and health- 

 fulness of cattle, and to this end the consuming municipalities 

 should be empowered to make inspections at the sources of supply 

 and be urged to appoint veterinarians to act in conjunction with 

 the medical health officer. 



That with a view to lessening the alarming infantile mortality 

 in the Province, municipalities should be empowered to establish 

 and maintain or assist in the establishment and maintenance of 

 infants' milk supply depots. 



That firm measures should be taken to combat the ravages of 

 tuberculosis, which constitutes a serious menace both to the bovine 

 and human species; and that as an initial step, along with an edu- 

 cational campaign, all cows suffering from tuberculosis of the ud- 

 der or showing clinical or physical evidences of the disease, or 

 whose milk is shown by bacteriological or microscopical examina- 

 tion to contain tubercle bacilli, should be promptly removed from 

 dairy herds. 



That pasteurization is not a provincial ideal, but may be a mu- 

 nicipal expedient if carried out in accordance with proper scientific 

 regulations. 



That in cities of over 50,000 population no milk should be sold 

 in shops except in bottles or other sealed packages. 



That cans, bottles or other utensils used in handling milk should 

 be used for no other purpose and should be promptly rinsed by the 

 consumer on being emptied. 



