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It Is perfectly feasible to keep milk below 5,000 with the present knowledge 

 of dairy hygiene, but 10,000 per cubic centimeter is a reasonable limit through- 

 out the year. (Dr. Henry L. Coit, Newark, N. J.) 



That must be a matter for each community to settle, depending on the cleanli- 

 ness of the dairies. (Dr. R. G. Freeman, New York, N. Y.) 



For a small city 100,000; perhaps 250,000 for Washington. (Dr. C E A 

 Winslow, New York, N. Y.) 



Seventy-five thousand to 100,000 per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Ann 

 Arbor, Mich.) 



Not less than 100,000 per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.) 



Not yet determined. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 



Five hundred thousand per cubic centimeter seems reasonable for general 

 market milk. While for "certified" milk the standard should range from 

 10,000 to 15,000 per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Birmingham, Ala.) 



One hundred thousand. (Health officer Burlington, Vt.) 



Dependent entirely upon local conditions. (Health officer Cleveland, Ohio.) 



Under new conditions, 500,000 count is all that is practical; with education 

 of the dairyman and continual enforcement of dairy rules 200,000 or 300,000 

 should be attained. (Health officer Columbus, Ohio.) 



By using cleanly methods in the handling of milk and by rapidly cooling it 

 afterwards, it is practicable to produce and vend milk containing not more 

 than 10,000 per cubic centimeter. Five to ten times this number is certainly 

 not too exacting. ( State board of health, Florida. ) 



When milk is produced locally, 1,500,000 ; when milk is shipped, 3,000,000. 

 (Health officer Jacksonville, Fla.) 



From 100,000 to 500,000 per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Kansas 

 City, Mo.) 



Five hundred thousand per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



For small communities, 100,000. Large cities should have a higher limit, 

 depending upon conditions, unless they require pasteurization. (Health officer 

 Montclair, N. J.) 



Average, 100,000 per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



One hundred thousand bacteria per cubic centimeter, media ; 1 per cent agar, 

 1.5 per cent acid, 1 per cent peptone; 9 cubic centimeters used. One cubic 

 centimeter milk incubated 24 hours at 37* C. in 9i cubic centimeters petre 

 dish, clay cover. (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



Depends on local conditions; 95 per cent of all milk on Richmond market 

 is produced within 11 miles of Richmond. Our results for 1909 are shown in 

 appendix . A city getting milk from a distance could not maintain as good 

 a standard as ours. (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



I would not specify any number, but would use 100,000 to hold up the milk 

 producer. (Health officer Rochester, N. Y.) 



Certified, 15,000; market milk, 100,000.. We have no special trouble in pro- 

 ducing milk as good as this. But it is only done by very rigid inspection. 

 (Health officer Seattle, Wash.) 



If specified, the location and conditions would determine. I could insist 

 on and enforce 25,000 in this city. Many of my producers sell 10,000 germ 

 milk at no additional cost, and in midsummer too, not certified, but just plain 

 " milk." (Health officer Topeka, Kans.) 



No standard can be set. (Sharon Dairy, District of Columbia.) 



In summer, 150,000; in winter, 75,000. (Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New 

 York, N. 1'.) 



Ten thousand per cubic centimeter seems to be the generally accepted maxi- 

 mum for certified milk. Possibly 100,000 would be as low as could be required 

 in milk of commerce. (Walker-Gordon Laboratory, Washington, D. C. ) 



Ten thousand per cubic centimeter. (This is intended to refer to " certified" 

 milk.) (Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



A sliding scale. At outset make the number within comparatively easy reach. 

 I should say 300,000; then reduce as conditions improve. (Dr. S. C. Prescott, 

 Boston, Mass.) 



Depends on grade of milk. Certified, 10,000 ; inspected, 100,000 ; market milk, 

 500,000. ( Health officer Los Angeles, Cal. ) 



One hundred thousand. (J. M. Houston, White Cross Milk Co., Washing- 

 ton, D. C.) 



Five hundred thousand. (Health officer San Francisco, Cal.) 

 Three hundred thousand. (Health officer St. Joseph, Mo.) 



