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Not as good as raw; I had rather drink them than pasteurized. (Health 

 officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



I think so, but not as palatable. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



They are not (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



Probably, if the milk was originally right. (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



They are usually so. I do not know what properly pasteurized milk means 

 in a commercial sense. (Health officer Rochester, N. Y.) 



The most of them are not ; they are harder to digest, are made out of inferior 

 milk, impure in many instances, contain sugar in unnatural quantities and are 

 not satisfactory as food for children, neither is the taste appetizing or agreeable. 

 (Health officer Seattle, Wash.) 



No. (Health officer Syracuse, N. Y.) 



I don't know. I would be inclined to think not. (Health officer Topeka, 

 Kans.) 



No. (Straus Laboratory, Washington, D. C.) 



I do not think so. There is more nutrition in raw -milk than any of the 

 above substitutes. (Sharon Dairy, District of Columbia.) 



" Prepared milk " of a recognized standard brand, manufactured and cared 

 for under conditions existing in the high-grade factories is practically a con- 

 centrated "properly pasteurized milk," and has all the nutritive qualities of 

 such milk. (Borden's Condensed Milk Co., New York, N. Y.) 



According to the best authorities, no. (Walker-Gordon Laboratory, Washing- 

 ton, D. C.) 



No. (Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



Much variation. They are likely to be deficient in fats. (Dr. S. C. Prescott, 

 Boston, Mass.) 



No. (J. M. Houston, White Cross Milk Co., Washington, D. C.) 



No. (Health officer San Francisco, Cal.) 



I think not. (Health officer St. Joseph Mo.) 



I have had little experience with prepared milks. (Health officer Wheeling, 

 W. Va.) 



No. (Dr. Samuel McC. Hamill, Philadelphia, Pa.) 



I don't think so. (Health officer Scranton, Pa.) 



QUESTION 9. How do prepared milks (including evaporated, condensed, and 

 powdered) compare in price ~by volume with raw or pasteurized millet 



ANSWERS. 



Investigations made by the Boston Board of Health show that if condensed 

 milk is diluted with only enough water to make milk of the Massachusetts 

 standard, the cost exceeds the price of ordinary milk, and in some instances 

 equals the price of inspected milk and in others exceeds the price of some brands 

 of certified milk. The conclusion is drawn that condensed milk can not be 

 employed economically where whole milk is procurable. (Chief Bureau of 

 Animal Industry.) 



An answer to this question would require much space and labor; but it can 

 be easily found out with regard to any special preparation. (Surgeon General 

 U. S. Army.) 



Prepared milks are cheaper. (Surgeon General U. S. Navy.) 



Not prepared to answer. (Dr. William H. Park, New York, N .Y.) 



No knowledge. (Dr. Henry L. Coit, Newark, N. J.) 



Not necessarily more expensive. (Dr. R. G. Freeman, New York, N. Y.) 



We are not prepared to say. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.)l 



I do not know. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 



Higher than the raw or pasteurized products (good brands). (Health officer 

 Birmingham, Ala.) 



Higher. (Health officer Bismarck, N. Dak.) 



Higher. (Health officer Cleveland, Ohio.) 



Not favorably. (Health officer Columbus, Ohio.) 



Slightly higher. (Health officer Detroit, Mich.) 



They are very much cheaper and worth less. (Health officer Jacksonville, 

 Fla.) 



Higher. (Health officer Kansas City, Mo.) 



Raw milk in Lynchburg is used almost exclusively. Retail price, 10 cents 

 per quart. (Health officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



That is a commercial question. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



