in the business under inspection, nor should lie attend them 

 in the private co,pacity of family physicitui during Buch 

 time of sen-ice on this commission. 



It is not intended that the Medical Milk Commission 

 shall be antagonistic to the pro'fessional sanitarians, that is, 

 the depoi'tments of public health, but is expected to work 

 in harmony. In many centres it is begun through the 

 efforts of the local M. H. O. In arraxiging for the supply 

 of this high grade "certified milk," which is intended for 

 infant feeding and other special purposes, the Medical Milk 

 Commission will in no way supplant or interfere with the 

 general license system which has been placed by law under 

 the control of the Board of Health. More than this, we 

 must point out that when the local Boards of Health are 

 willing to adopt regulations and provide inspectors so' that 

 they themselves can certify "certified milk" then indeed 

 ^\-ill the administrative work of the Commission come to 

 an end, and in future they vrould only act m aai advisory 

 capacity. This is certsdnly public health wock, and should 

 be attended to thoroughly and properly by the professional 

 sanitariaais and the public should pay the bill. 



I will, therefore, present a plan of an "ideal orgaa> 

 ization" of a local Commission suitable for work in a large 

 city, outlining in this manner the special work that is to 

 be done in the various branches. In order to completely 

 fuliii its objects, this JMedical INlilk Commission will bring 

 into its fields of activities besides the members of the 

 medical profession, scA'cral other professional Morkers. 

 namely, the analyst, the bacteriologist, aad the veterinary. 

 It should include a reprer^entation from the local Board of 

 Health. 



Its objects are to obtain a supply of clinically clean 

 milk, to spread its educational influence, \a stimulate re- 

 search in all branches of science interested, and to biing 

 together for the "common good" the united co-operation 

 of all general practioners, professional sanitarians, and ex- 



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