THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 



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was but a slight decrease in the number of deaths reported, as will 

 be observed by consulting the statement below : 



Death rates in the District of Columbia before and after the enactment of the 

 milk law of Mar. 2, 1895. 



Total number of deaths, 1910 6,520 



One year and over 5, 45C 



Under 1 year 1, 070 



Diarrhea, etc., under 2 years 301 



1 Reasonably accurate data are not available for the calculation of these infantile death rates upon the 

 basis of the infantile population alone. 



2 The act now regulating the sale of milk in the District was approved Mar. 2, 1895. 



The markedly beneficial effect of the enactment of the milk law 

 of 1895 is indicated by the fact that the death rate from diarrheal 

 diseases among infants in the District of Columbia during the five- 

 year period extending from 1880 to 1884. inclusive, was 162 per 



