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desired. New York City has been a pioneer in this work, and 

 the grades established by her Board of Health will serve to il- 

 lustrate this subject. They are as follows : 



REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OF THE 

 CITY OF NEW YORK RELATIVE TO THE GRADING OF 

 MILK AND CREAM 



Sec. 156. Milk and cream ; grades and designations. All milk 

 or cream held, kept, offered for sale, sold, or delivered in the City of 

 New York shall be so held, kept, offered for sale, sold or delivered in 

 accordance with the Regulations of the Board of Health and under 

 any of the following grades or designations and not otherwise : 



" Grade A: For Infants and Children." 



1. Milk or cream (raw). 



2. Milk or cream (pasteurized). 

 " Grade B: For Adults." 



1. Milk or cream (pasteurized). 

 " Grade C : For Cooking and Manufacturing Purposes Only." 



1. Milk or cream not conforming to the requirements 



of any of the subdivisions of Grade A or Grade B, 

 and which has been pasteurized according to the 

 Regulations of the Board of Health or boiled for 

 at least two (2) minutes. 



2. Condensed skimmed milk. 



The provisions of this section shall apply to milk or cream used 

 for the purpose of producing or used in preparation of sour milk, butter- 

 milk, homogenized milk, milk curds, sour cream, Smeteny, Kumyss, 

 Matzoon, Zoolak, and other similar products or preparations, provided 

 that any such product or preparation be held, kept, offered for sale, 

 sold, or delivered in the City of New York. 



REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SALE OF GRADE " A " 

 MILK OR CREAM (Raw) 



Definition. Grade " A " milk or cream (raw) is milk or cream 

 produced and handled in accordance with the Regulations as herein 

 set forth. 



Regulation 113. Tuberculin test and physical condition. Only 

 such animals shall be admitted to the herd as are in good physical 

 condition, as shown by a thorough physical examination accompanied 

 by a test with the diagnostic injection of tuberculin, within a period 

 of one month previous to such admission. The test is to be carried 



