MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 205 



Q. What did you find there ? 



A. This was an epidemic of septic sore throat. It was found that 

 the infection came from the udders, I think, of two cows. Laboratory 

 tests revealed this infection ; but not until, I believe, there were upward 

 of 600 cases. 



Q. Six hundred cases of what? 



A. Septic sore throat, very severe cases. We had twelve deaths; 

 one banker among them, a prominent citizen. 



Q. Where did this milk come from? 



A. From a small producer outside of the city. 



Q. How was it distributed? 



A. I am not positive whether it was distributed loose or in bottles. 



Q. Was it distributed by the producer? 



A. I believe it was ; yes. 



Q. Was it distributed only in Cortland? 



A. No, it was distributed also in Homer. 



Q. In the town of Homer? 



A. Yes, two miles from Cortland. 



Q. Was there an epidemic there also? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. At the same time? 



A. Yes, and same cause. 



Q. What reason had you to believe that the epidemic was due to 

 milk distributed by this farmer? 



A. Because it was in the herd of this farmer that the diseased 

 udders of the cows were found. 



Q. Where were these cases found among the customers? 



A. On the milk route of this distributer. 



Q. Almost entirely confined to those people? 



A. The outbreak of the epidemic followed his routes; there were 

 many of course, contact cases. 



Q. But most of the cases 



A. Most of the cases were on this route. The statistical evidence 

 pointed absolutely to this possible source of infection. After that, the 

 problem was to find out what was the cause of this infection and that 

 was done as I said, and the bacteria found in those udders were the 

 same, as found in the throats of the people who had this disease. 



Q. Do you know what the attitude of the health officers and 

 medical men of that town was? 



A. Yes. This was raw milk and raw because of the opposition of 

 the medical authorities and profession of the municipality to the pas- 

 teurization of milk because pasteurization was alleged to impair its food 



