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These profits and losses are based exclusively on the business of buying 

 and selling fluid milk, and do not include the business of buying and 

 selling cream. It is believed that in some of the companies mentioned 

 the business of buying and selling cream brings in larger profits than the 

 fluid milk business. The profits and losses above mentioned are additional 

 evidence that at present prices under the existing competitive system the 

 fluid milk business does not produce large profits. 



CONTROL OF MILK SUPPLY BY ROCHESTER HEALTH 



DEPARTMENT 



The City of Rochester has no milk regulations of its own. In the 

 fall of the year 1914, the New York State Public Health Council at 

 Albany published a Sanitary Code containing a chapter on Milk and 

 Cream. 



Regarding enforcement of these regulations, the Code states in regu- 

 lation 15, as follows: 



"Regulation 15. When to take effect. Every regulation in this chapter, unless 

 otherwise specifically stated, shall take effect throughout the State of New York, 

 except the City of New York, on the 16th day of November, 1914." 



This means that these regulations shall apply to every city and town 

 and village in the State of New York. 



Review of the character of the regulations contained in the report 

 makes it very clear that every grade of milk, both raw and pasteurized, 

 existing in the State of New York, in towns and villages as well as in 

 cities, is recognized and perpetuated by this report. In short, the State 

 authorities, in issuing these regulations, did so with the full knowledge 

 that the same must be adapted to and available for country villages as 

 well as for cities. 



A special provision is made in the regulations on behalf of first- 

 class cities and other municipalities which may desire to safeguard their 

 milk supplies by more modern methods than those provided for in the 

 regulations, which is in these words : 



"Regulation 14. Supplementary regulations of local authorities. The health 

 authorities of any municipality may, in their discretion, increase the stringency of 

 these regulations, or add to them in any way not inconsistent with the provisions 

 thereof." 



This means that Rochester, or any other city, may adopt milk regu- 

 lations of their own, provided these are not inconsistent with the mini- 

 mum requirements of the State regulations. 



From the reports published by the Bureau of Health of the City 

 of Rochester during the past ten years, a tabulation has been drawn up 

 showing the work performed. Reports are incomplete and therefore the 

 tabulation is lacking 'in several important points. There is no complete 

 report published later than the year 1917. 



The figures reported are shown in Table No. 86. 



