208 MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



Q. Have you seen the records of outbreaks of infectious diseases 

 in other cities, in other countries due to raw milk? 



A. Yes, I have seen records of those. 



Q. You have a list compiled, have you? 



A. Not with me. 



Q. But you have seen the records ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. And it is on those records that you believe milk should be pas- 

 teurized ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. In order to prevent those outbreaks ? 



A. No epidemic has ever been traced to milk that was properly pas- 

 teurized. Any number of epidemics have been traced to milk that was 

 raw or improperly pasteurized. 



MR. FRANK E. GANNETT, who appeared as a witness at a public 

 hearing, held at the City Hall, Rochester, on July 23, 1919, gave the fol- 

 lowing statement : 



I was much impressed too by Nathan Straus' book, "Disease in Milk, 

 the Remedy, Pasteurization/ written by his wife. And this book makes 

 a very clear case out of his long experience in New York City Milk 

 Stations ; I believe, it extended over a period of twenty years, in which 

 he reiterates again and again and again that the city's milk supply should 

 be pasteurized in order to insure purity. And in the way of pasteuriza- 

 tion I thought Rochester was far behind; in fact, in this book he gives 

 a table showing that in New York City the pasteurization of the supply 

 is 95%, while Rochester he gives only as 20%. 



I think if the pasteurization was carried on in one or two or three 

 central plants it might be done cheaper than in a dozen or so plants; 

 and what would be a further advantage, the city could see that the pas- 

 teurization was properly done. This is just as essential as to have it 

 pasteurized. I do not know that we have any protection now, or any 

 guarantee, that the milk sold is pasteurized except the reputation of the 

 dealer that handles it. We know that certain concerns are reliable and 

 we depend upon them. 



DR. JOHN R. WILLIAMS of Rochester, appeared as a witness for the 

 Survey at a hearing held in the City Hall, August 13, 1919, and testified 

 as follows: 



Q. Do you think that the milk delivered by the small dealers is as 

 safe as the milk delivered by the large dealers ? 



A. I do not. 



Q. You do not, why not ? 



A. Well, I base my answer on my personal observations that I do 



