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Measures to be exercised in the handling of milk are set forth in Hygienic 

 Laboratory Bulletin No. 56. (Surgeon General Public Health and Marine- 

 Hospital Service.) 



Clean utensils, protection from flies, etc., cooling. (Dr. William H. Park, 

 New York, N. Y.) 



Immediate transfer from delivery wagon to proper refrigeration in the home, 

 with precautions against droppings in open vessels. (Dr. Henry L. Coit, 

 Newark, N. J.) 



Ordinary health board regulations. Its enforcement would, of course, be 

 difficult. (Dr. R. G. Freeman, New York, N. Y.) 



When a dealer of known reliability serves milk to persons who complain of 

 the milk going bad constantly, it is good evidence of careless handling. It might 

 be possible to stop the sale of milk to such parties by all milkmen. It would be 

 hard to carry out (Dr. M. P. Ravenel, Madison, Wis.) 



(a) Milk should be promptly removed after delivery and kept cool or 

 pasteurized. (&) Milk receptacle to be kept clean after emptying. (Health 

 officer Baltimore, Md.) 



The same as in case of other dealers in milk. (Health officer Columbus, 

 Ohio.) 



Keep milk cool ; put in refrigerator as early as possible after delivery ; rinse 

 and wash bottles thoroughly before returning to dealer. (Health officer 

 Jacksonville, Fla.) 



As adopted by United States Bureau of Animal Industry. (Health officer 

 Kansas City, Mo.) 



That would be difficult, owing to the different degrees of intelligence. (Health 

 officer Portland, Oreg.) 



No milk to be turned on street, in stores, and all milk to be below 50 F. 

 (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



See last reference. (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



Our milk is all distributed in bottles. We send hundreds of thousands of 

 instructions to housekeepers each year asking them to place their milk in the 

 bottle on ice at once and to use same from bottle and then to thoroughly clean 

 bottle before delivery. (Health officer Seattle, Wash.) 



Keep cool and properly guarded from exposure. (Health officer Syracuse, 

 N. Y.) 



None. (Sharon Dairy, District of Columbia.) 



Keeping the milk at a reasonably low temperature, say 55 F., and free 

 from contamination. (Walker-Gordon Laboratory, Washington, D. C.) 



Prompt care of the milk. (Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



I suggest that consumers be given instructions as to care of milk in the home, 

 effect of temperature, etc., putting all information on a basis of securing their 

 own welfare and that of family, rather than as a command from a public health 

 official. (Dr. S. C. Prescott, Boston, Mass.) 



It is impossible to compel the consumer to exercise caution in the handling 

 of milk. (J. M. Houston, White Cross Milk Co., Washington, D. C.) 



In the first place, to sterilize the receptacle if not delivered ready bottled, 

 then to place it at once in a cold place not above 50 F. and keep it so in a 

 tightly covered receptacle until ready to use. Sterilize all bottles as soon as 

 empty. Return no bottles where contagious disease exists until premises have 

 been fumigated by health authorities. (Health officer St. Joseph, Mo.) 



Cold and cleanliness. Keep separate from anything giving out an odor. 

 (Health officer Wheeling, W. Va.) 



We doubt if legal requirements could be made, but the dealers could be re- 

 quired to deliver the milk at such hours as to make it possible for the consumer 

 to receive the milk into his house immediately upon its delivery. (Dr. Samuel 

 McC. Hamill, Philadelphia, Pa.) 



Prompt care after delivery by vendor, placing the vessel or bottle in refriger- 

 ator; avoid exposure to flies; keep milk out of reach of children. (Health 

 officer Scranton, Pa.) 



QUESTION 6. To what extent is the failure to preserve a maximum tempera- 

 ture of 50 F. deleterious to milkt 



ANSWERS. 



Failure to keep milk at a temperature below 50 F. provides favorable condi- 

 tions for rapid multiplication of bacteria and is therefore deleterious. (Chief 

 Bureau of Animal Industry.) 



