220 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

 QUESTION 18. Is modified milk as nutritious as raw milk? 



ANSWERS. 



Modified milk is prepared according to medical prescriptions for special use. 

 While it usually contains less nutriment than ordinary cows' milk, it is sup- 

 posed to be more easily digested and assimilated by the individuals for whom 

 it is intended. (Chief Bureau of Animal Industry.) 



It depends upon the formula of modification. (Surgeon General U. S. Army.) 



Depends on the individual and the nature of the modification. (Surgeon 

 General U. S. Navy.) 



Modified milk is intended for babies, and its value in a particular case must 

 be decided by the physician who prescribes it. The fact that it may not con- 

 tain the food value of unmodified milk does not mean that it is less nutritious 

 for the infant who uses it. (Surgeon General Public Health and Marine-Hos- 

 pital Service.) 



Yes, and more, because it is milk adjusted to the individual needs of the 

 patient (Dr. Henry L. Coit, Newark, N. J.) 



Not if diluted. (Dr. R. G. Freeman, New York, N. Y.) 



For babies, yes; for adults, no. (Dr. C. E. A. Winslow, New York, N. Y.) 



Proportionately, yes ; all depending on interpretation of " modified milk." 

 (Health oflicer Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



If conditions demand it. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 



Modified milk is prepared by the Walker-Gordon Laboratory Co., on pre- 

 scriptions from physicians to supply the necessary diet for individual infants 

 or small children. (Health oflicer Birmingham, Ala.) 



No. (Health oflicer Bismarck, N. Dak.) 



Depends entirely upon the character and degree of modification. (Health 

 officer Cleveland, Ohio.) 



Nutriment values differ, but modification is for a definite purpose. (Health 

 officer Columbus, Ohio.) 



Depending on circumstances. (Health oflicer Detroit, Mich.) 



Yes, when modified to suit age and conditions. (Health oflicer Jacksonville, 

 Fla.) 



No. (Health oflicer Kansas City, Mo.) 



Modified milk may be raw milk; ought to be. (Health oflicer Lynohburg, Ya.) 



What do you consider modified milk? We modify milk for infant feeding. 

 (Health oflicer Portland, Oreg.) 



Yes. (Health oflicer Providence, R. L) 



It is not intended to be, volume for volume, as modification always involves 

 addition of some water. (Health oflicer Richmond, Va.) 



Not when conditions are normal all around. It may be more nutritious un- 

 der certain conditions of ill health. (Health oflicer Seattle, Wash.) 



If properly modified. (Health oflicer Syracuse, N. Y.) 



Yes, if containing all the proteids. (Health oflicer Topeka, Kans.) 



Yes, and more so, for it is an attempt to reproduce mothers' milk as closely 

 as possible, and is changed to suit the varying ages and strength of babies. 

 (Straus Laboratory, Washington. D. C.) 



Much depends on what it is modified with. (Sharon Dairy, District of Co- 

 lumbia. ) 



There are so many formulas for the modification of milk, each modifier in- 

 sisting that his particular modification is the most nutritious and most easily 

 assimilated, that it is very hard to give any opinion except on a particular modi- 

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



" Modified milk " is a term originally used by the Walker-Gordon Labora- 

 tories to describe milks that have been mechanically changed in their chemical 

 constituents to fill physicians' prescriptions and to increase or decrease these 

 constituents in an exact method so that physicians may be enabled to order a 

 milk that can be digested for any individual case for which it may be pre- 

 scribed. It may contain more or less of the nutrients found in raw milk. 

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



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



Depends on amount of modification and on consumer. (Dr. S. C. Prescott, 

 Boston, Mass.) 



Yes; modified milk for infant feeding, if prescribed intelligently by the 

 physician, should be perfectly digested by the infant. (J. M. Houston, White 

 Cross Milk Co., Washington, D. C.) 



