MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 7 



Attention is called to the fact that the proportion of children under 

 5 years of age is greater among the poor than among the well-to-do, and 

 that the use of store milk and condensed milk is confined largely to the 

 laboring classes, which, it is suggested, is due to lack of refrigerators or 

 ice. 



The most interesting part of this table shows the large number of 

 milkmen going into each district. In section No. 4, 273 homes are sup- 

 plied by 27 distributers travelling more than 25 miles, whereas one dealer 

 could render the same service travelling not more than 2.6 miles. In 

 section No. 8 are 57 distributers travelling over 30 miles supplying 363 

 homes, which could be served by one distributer travelling 1.7 miles. The 

 report points out the great wastefulness of the present system of distribu- 

 tion, due to duplication. 



Another important branch of this investigation consisted of a study 

 of the cost of distribution. Information was secured from 173 dis- 

 tributers. Almost all, excepting half a dozen, had no accounting system, 

 and approximate costs were arrived at by enquiry into the businesses. 

 The results of this enquiry are shown in the following table : 



