268 THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTKICT OF COLUMBIA. 



5. The vessels which contain milk or cream while on sale must be so pro- 

 tected by suitable covers and must be so placed in the store or dairy that the 

 milk or cream will not become contaminated by street dust and dirt. 



6. All cans, bottles, and other receptacles in which milk or cream is handled, 

 transported, or sold must be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized by steam or hot 

 water before filling. Such cleansing must be done in accordance with section 1 

 of these rules and regulations. 



7. All dippers, measures, or other utensils used in handling milk or cream 

 must be kept clean and sanitary while in use, and shall be thoroughly washed 

 and sterilized directly after each day's use. 



8. The ice box, or ice tub or refrigerator in which milk or cream is kept 

 must be thoroughly cleaned by scrubbing at least twice a week. 



9. The overflow pipe from the ice box or refrigerator in which the milk or 

 cream is kept must not be connected directly with the drain pipe or sewer, but 

 must discharge into an open sink, which is supplied with water, sewer connected 

 and properly trapped, or which discharges upon the surface of the ground; or 

 else it must discharge into a movable receptacle, which shall be kept clean and 

 free from odors. 



10. Any person having a contagious disease or caring for or coming in con- 

 tact with any person having a contagious disease shall hot handle milk. 



11. All cases of infections or contagious diseases within the premises where 

 milk or cream is sold or stored must be reported to the health office at once. 



12. In selling milk the contents of the can or other receptacle should be 

 thoroughly mixed before measuring out the amount desired. 



13. Ice must not be placed in the milk or cream to cool it. 



14. In testing milk by dealers samples must be removed from the receptacle 

 containing the milk, and if the samples are tasted or if fingers are put into the 

 milk, or in any other way be subjected to the possibility of being contaminated, 

 the samples must be thrown away and not put back into the milk containers 

 or gold. 



INSPECTION RECORD BALTIMORE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DISTRICT No. . 



The conditions under which milk and cream are kept and handled for sale 



at this dairy or store, No. , have been examined and found to accord 



with the requirements of law, as signified by the undersigned inspectors on 

 the dates entered below. 



RULES AND REGULATIONS. 



1. Milk or' cream shall not be kept for sale nor stored in any stable or room 

 used for sleeping or domestic purposes, or in any room having communication 

 with such stable or rooms or with' water-closet apartments. 



2. Milk or cream must not be sold or stored in any room w r hich is dark, 

 poorly ventilated or dirty, or in which rubbish or useless material is allowed 

 to accumulate, or where there are offensive odors. 



3. Cans or other receptacles containing milk or cream for sale shall not be 

 allowed to stand on the sidewalk or outside the store door. 



4. Cans in which milk or cream is kept for sale shall be kept either in a milk 

 tub, properly cooled, or in a clean ice box or refrigerator, in w r hich only, milk 

 or similar articles of food are stored, and the said milk shall be kept at a 

 temperature not more than 50 F. 



5. The vessels which contain milk or cream while on sale must be so pro- 

 tected by suitable covers and must be so placed in the store or dairy that the 

 milk will not become contaminated by street dust and dirt. 



6. All cans, bottles, and other receptacles in which milk or cream is handled, 

 transported, or sold must be thoroughly cleaned and sterilized by steam or 

 hot water before filling. 



7. All dippers, measures, or other utensils used in handling milk or cream 

 must be kept clean and sanitary while in use, and shall be thoroughly washed 

 and sterilized directly after each day's use. 



8. The ice box or ice tub or refrigerator in which milk or cream is kept must 

 be thoroughly cleaned by scrubbing at least twice a week. 



9. The overflow pipe from the ice box or refrigerator in which the milk or 

 cream is kept must not be connected directly with the drain pipe or sewer, 

 but must discharge into an open sink, which is supplied with water, sewer 



