228 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTEIGT OF COLUMBIA. 



I do not think that insistence to the letter is necessary, except to educate the 

 dairymen. But too much leniency should not be shown. (Health officer Jack- 

 sonville, Fla.) 



Yes. (Health officer Kansas City, Mo.) 



Should be introduced gradually. (Health officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



Yes; and easily attained. (Health officer Montclair, N. J.) 



Desirable, but difficult to comply with. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



Yes. (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



Very difficult in South, where farmers can not always make ice. This pre- 

 sents such difficulties that we have had to modify this rule. [Appendix G.] 

 (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



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



It is not entirely practicable, but is desirable. The coast makes their own 

 ice, therefore farmers can not ice their milk. But we have very cold water 

 for cooling. We have a mild climate as you know all up and down the Pacific 

 coast and, therefore, have no natural ice. It is impracticable for the farmers 

 to produce ice under the conditions existing, at least in this State to-day. If 

 their milk could be iced and reduced to a temperature of 50, it would certainly 

 be desirable. Our natural mountain streams are used in our concrete milk 

 houses for cooling our milk after it has been run over the aeraters. (Health 

 officer Seattle, Wash.) 



Yes. (Health officer Syracuse, N. Y.) 



We secure excellent results here with 60 F., although our best dairies deliver 

 at about 50. I would say that insistence on 60 would be satisfactory. 

 (Health officer Topeka, Kans.) 



Yes. (Surgeon General U. S. Navy.) 



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



Desirable, but not practicable under present conditions. (Health officer Los 

 Angeles, Cal.) 



Desirable; yes. Practicable; would raise prices. (Health officer San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal. ) 



It is desirable, but very hard to enforce in all instances in hot weather. 

 (Health officer St. Joseph, Mo.) 



Yes. (Health officer Wheeling, W. Va.) 



Yes. (Health officer Scranton, Pa.) 



QUESTION 4. 7s a prescribed bacterial count feasible and advisablet 



ANSWERS. 



Yes. (Health officer Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



Yes. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.) 



No; except for the guidance of inspectors. (Health officer Baltimore. Mel.) 



The fact of having a specified bacterial standard will cause dairymen to 

 employ more careful methods, stricter cleanliness, and the striving for lower 

 temperatures, and in this way the quality of milk supplied to the customers 

 will be greatly improved. However, it is impracticable to expect milk to con- 

 form to a specified bacterial standard at all times, and the wisdom of bringing 

 dairymen into court for all bacterial counts that run above a given standard is 

 questioned. In other words, a bacterial count for milk should be used for a 

 working basis for the inspector to bring about the desired results in improving 

 a milk supply. (Health officer Birmingham, Ala.) 



Doubtful. (Health officer Burlington, Vt.) 



Not in my judgment. (Health officer Cleveland, Ohio.) 



Yes. (Health officer Columbus, Ohio.) 



Yes. (State board of health, Florida.) 



I believe it is advisable, but not possible to the letter in most instances. It 

 is educational. (Health officer Jacksonville, Fla.) 



Yes. (Health officer Kansas City, Mo.) 



Yes, I believe so. (Health officer Lynchburg, Va.) 



Yes. (Health officer Montclair, N. J.) 



Yes. (Health officer Portland, Oreg.) 



Yes. (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 



Yes. (Health officer Richmond, Va.) 



Feasible, but not advisable; bacterial count to be used as a rough index of 

 dirty milk. (Health officer Rochester, N. Y.) 



