THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 41 



readily contaminated by disease-producing germs, thus greatly impairing the 

 public health and increasing the general mortality rates; 



Whereas this dissemination of disease by dairy products has been pointed out 

 by writers the world over, and has in this country been especially disseminated 

 in Circulars Nos. 114, 116, and 153 of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture, and Bulletins Nos. 41 and 56 of the 

 Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service; 



Whereas these facts have been confirmed by numerous authorities here and 

 in Europe, and have been recognized within the past month by the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, United States Department of the Interior. United 

 States Department of Commerce and Labor, United States Navy Department, 

 United States War Department, United States Department of State, and by the 

 Commissioners of he District of Columbia : Be it 



Resolved, That the United States Congress be requested to appoint a com- 

 mittee to investigate the questions of dairy products in their relation to the 

 public health, in order that proper standards for dairy products may be adopted 

 by the United States Congress ; and be it further 



Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the President of the 

 United States, to the Vice President, to the Speaker of the House of Representa- 

 tives, to the chairman of the Public Health Committee of the United States 

 Senate, and to the chairman of the Committee on Agriculture of the United 

 States House of Representatives. 



RESOLUTION 2. 



Resolved, That the conference on milk problems of the New York milk com- 

 mittee indorses the classification of milk recommended by Dr. A. D. Melvin, 

 Chief of Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Department of Agri- 

 culture, approved by the milk conference of the District of Columbia in 1907, 

 and published in Circular No. 114 of the Bureau of Animal Industry and in 

 Bulletins Nos. 41 and 56 of the United States Public Health and Marine-Hospital 

 Service. 



This classification designates three kinds of milk: Certified, in- 

 spected, and pasteurized. 



I. Certified milk must be produced in accordance with the require- 

 ments of the American Association of Medical Milk Commissions. 



II. Inspected milk must be a wholesome, clean article, obtained 

 under sanitary conditions from cows shown to be free from tubercu- 

 losis by the tuberculin test, ami contain not more than 100,000 

 bacteria per cubic centimeter. 



III. Pasteurized milk must be a clean, inspected milk, which has 

 been properly pasteurized under an official standard, any shipment 

 of which shall at all times be subject to inspection and test by public 



inspectors. 



RESOLUTION 3. 



Whereas it has been demonstrated by papers presented to the discussions by 

 this conference held at the invitation of the New York milk committee, that it 

 is imperative that definite standards and regulations should be adopted to gov- 

 ern the production and handling of dairy products for the prevention of disease 

 and the saving of lives : 



Resolved, That the New York milk committee be requested to invite between 

 12 and 20 recognized experts on milk problems to meet in conference, and that 

 these experts be asked to make a unanimous report recommending proper milk 

 standards on which Congress or State authorities may formulate milk legisla- 

 tion. 



The following additional resolution was unanimously approved by 



the conference: 



RESOLUTION 4. 



Resolved that whereas 16,000 babies die annually in New York City, of which 

 number 4,000 are killed by bad milk and improper food ; and 



Whereas there are 500,000 children in New York City under 5 years of age, 

 whose future health and strength depends upon their proper nounshmen 

 development ; and 



