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In this district, yes; and ought to be much lower. (Health officer Seattle, 

 Wash.) 



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

 I believe not. (Health officer Topeka, Kans.) 

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

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

 Yes. (Health officer Los Angeles, Cal.) 

 Yes. (Health officer San Francisco, Cal.) 

 Yes. (Health officer St. Joseph, Mo.) 

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

 Doubtful. (Health officer Scranton, Pa.) 



QUESTION 5. If so, what number of bacteria should be specified? 



ANSWERS. 



Seventy-five thousand to one hundred thousand per cubic centimeter. 

 (Health officer Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



We find 100,000 per cubic centimeter feasible. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.) 

 Have not yet fixed a maximum limit. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 

 Our standard is 500,000 per cubic centimeter, which seems reasonable. 

 (Health officer Birmingham, Ala.) 



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

 of the dairymen and continual enforcement of dairy rules 200,000 or 100,000 

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



That depends upon conditions in general. (State board of health, Florida.) 

 Not over 100,000. (Health officer Jacksonville, Fla.) 



Five hundred thousand to the cubic centimeter. (Health officer Kansas 

 City, Mo.) 



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

 Should be as low as possible, depending on conditions. Small communities 

 might have 100,000 limit, whereas large city with much wholesale milk would 

 have to be satisfied with 500.000. (Health officer Montclair, N. J.) 



Our limit is very high; 200,000 to 1 cubic centimeter. (Health officer Port- 

 land, Oreg.) 



One hundred thousand, (Health officer Providence, R. I.) 

 Depends upon local conditions. See our rules. [Appendix G.] (Health 

 officer Richmond, Va.) 



One hundred thousand per cubic centimeter for this purpose. Every man hav- 

 ing a count above this should be immediately investigated from source in 

 country to the retailer's premises. (Health officer Rochester, N. Y.) 



We have cool summers, cold mountain streams for cooling, and ice in dairy 

 depots. Would recommend 10,000 for certified, 100,000 for common market 

 milk. (Health officer Seattle, Wash.) 



Not to exceed 250,000. (Health officer Syracuse, N. Y.) 



Bacterial counts are unreliable because of conditions affecting multiplica- 

 tion. Useful only as an adjunct to regular inspection work. (Health officer 

 Topeka, Kans.) 



One hundred thousand. (Surgeon General U. S. Navy.) 



Ten thousand per cubic centimeter. (Dr. V. C. Vaughan, Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



Five hundred thousand. (Health officer Los Angeles, Cal.) 



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



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



Depends upon local conditions. (Health officer Wheeling, W. Va.) 



Five hundred thousand per cubic centimeter. (Health officer Scranton, Pa.) 



QUESTION 6. Is pasteurization, in your judgment, advantageous? 



ANSWERS. 



No. (Health officer Ann Arbor, Mich.) 



Pasteurization should not be needed. If needed, such milk should be de- 

 stroyed. (Health officer Atlanta, Ga.) 



It is, under present conditions. (Health officer Baltimore, Md.) 



In my opinion pasteurization is advantageous when the work is carefully and 

 efficiently done, but in order to show the age of the milk it would be advisable 



