& TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



K. Communications from health officer, District of Columbia, Nov. 14 and 23 



and Dec. 20, 1910 .................................................. 362 



L. Score cards used by the District government and United States Department 



of Agriculture ........................................................ 372 



M. Food and drugs act approved June 30, 1906 ............................... 377 



N. Communication from Chief of Bureau of Chemistry, United States Depart- 



ment of Agriculture, referring to prosecutions under Federal pure-food law . 381 

 O. Suggestions concerning sanitary arrangements for dairy farms .............. 382 



P. Act to regulate the sale of milk in the District of Columbia, approved Mar. 



2, 1895 ............. ................................................. 383 



Q. Regulations for Government of Dairies and Dairy Farms, promulgated July 



31, 1897, together with amendments of Nov. 5, 1910 .................... 385 



R. Act relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Colum- 



bia, approved Feb. 17, 1898 .................. '. ....................... 388 



S. Bill to protect the public health by regulating the production and sale of 



milk, cream, and ice cream in the District of Columbia (S. 4986) ........ 390 



T. Bill to protect the public health by regulating the production and sale of 



milk, cream, and ice cream in the District of Columbia (H. R. 17506)... 391 

 U. Resolution authorizing the Committee on Agriculture, House of Represent- 



atives, to investigate extent of tuberculosis among dairy and farm ani- 



mals in District of Columbia (H. Res. 605) .......... . ...... . . . ......... 393 



V. Amendment to health ordinances, District of Columbia, specifying actual 



content for milk bottles, etc., May 28, 1906 ............................ 394 



W. An act providing for labeling of milk vessels in District of Columbia, ap- 



proved Feb. 27, 1907 .......... . .......... ... .......... . . . . .......... 394 



X. Excerpt from District of Columbia appropriation act inhibiting health- 



department employees from serving dairymen or dairy farmers or manu- ' 



facturers of or dealers in foods and drugs, approved Mar. 2, 1907 ........ 395 



Y. Orders restricting sale of milk in executive departments ................... 396 



Z. Correspondence with officials of executive departments and bureaus ....... 399 



AA. Order governing milk used in institutions under control of District gov- 



ernment, Nov. 8, 1910 ............................................... 402 



AB. Order of District Commissioners for compulsory tuberculin testing of cattle 



within District of Columbia, Nov. 27, 1909, together with amendment of 

 Mar. 5, 1910 .......................................................... 402 



AC. Report of International Commission on Control of Bovine Tuberculosis. . . 405 



AD. Resolutions by National Association for Study and Prevention of Tuber- 



culosis, Apr. ,1910 .................................... ................ 411 



AE. Resolutions, adopted by board of directors, Association for Prevention of 



Tuberculosis, District of Columbia, Dec. 27, 1910 ....................... 412 



AF. List of States requiring application of tuberculin test of cattle imported . . . 412 



AG. List of States providing for slaughter of tuberculous cattle and indemnifi- 



cation of owners ...................................................... 413 



AH. List of States prescribing tuberculin test for cattle within their boundaries. 414 

 AI. Communication from Gen. George M. Sternberg, dated Oct. 9, 1907, con- 



cerning practicability of shipping milk in cans at low temperature ...... 415 



AJ. Communication from Chief of United States Weather Bureau, dated Dec. 



29, 1906, concerning the formation of natural ice during winter seasons 



in vicinity of Washington, D. C ....................................... 415 



AK. Report by United States Consul T. H. Norton of address by Prof. Hempel 



on Treatment of Milk, before German Association of Scientists and 



Physicians ........................................................... 416 



AL. Communication addressed to Mr. D. S. Horton requesting information con- 



cerning cost of installation of plant for pasteurizing District milk supply . 418 

 AM. Communication from Mr. Loton Horton giving estimate of cost of adequate 



plant for pasteurizing milk supply for District of Columbia .............. 418 



AN. Private pasteurizing plants in operation in District of Columbia .......... 419 



AO. Agreement between Medical Milk Commission of Essex County, N. J., 



and Stephen Francisco, dated May 19, 1893 ................... . ........ 419 



AP. Formulae for modified milk distributed by Nathan Straus Pasteurized Milk 



Laboratory ........................................................... 424 



AQ. Report of special committee appointed by District Commissioners on dis- 



posal of local Straus pasteurizing laboratory ............................ 424 



AR. Bill to authorize the acceptance by the United States of the gift of the 



Nathan Straus Pasteurized Milk Laboratory (S. 9716) ................... 425 



AS. Report of Dispensary, Settlement House, southwest Washington, from 



Apr. 13 to Oct. 1, 1908 ................................................ 426 



