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disease has developed. Ou receipt of the notice this committee shall assume 

 charge of the matter, and shall have power to act for the commission as its 

 judgment dictates. As soon as possible thereafter, the committee shall notify 

 the commission, through its secretary, that a special meeting may be called for 

 ultimate consideration and action. 



96. When a case of contagious disease is found among the employees of a 

 dairy producing certified milk under the control of a medical milk commission, 

 such employee shall be at once quarantined and as soon as possible removed 

 from the plant, and the premises fumigated. 



When a case of contagion is found on a certified dairy it is advised that a 

 printed notice of the facts shall be sent to every householder using the milk, 

 giving in detail the precautions taken by the dairyman under the direction of 

 the commission, and it is further advised that all milk produced at such dairy 

 shall be heated at 145° F. for 40 minutes, or 155° F. for 30 minutes, or 1G7° F. 

 for 20 minutes, and immediately cooled to 50° F. These facts should also be 

 part of the notice, and such heating of the milk should be continued during the 

 accepted period of incubation for such contagious disease. 



The following method of fumigation is recommended: 



After all windows and doors are closed and the cracks sealed by strips of 

 paper applied with flour paste, and the various articles in the room so hung 

 or placed as to be exposed on all sides, preparations should be made to generate 

 formaldehyde gas by the use of 20 ounces of formaldehyde and 10 ounces of 

 permanganate of potash for every 1,000 cubic feet of space to be disinfected. 



For mixing the formaldehyde and potassium permanganate a large gal- 

 vanized-iron pail or cylinder holding at least 20 quarts and having a flared 

 top should be used for mixing therein 20 ounces of formaldehyde and 10 ounces 

 of permanganate. A cylinder at least 5 feet high is suggested. The containers 

 should be placed about in the rooms and the necessary quantity of permanga- 

 nate weighed and placed in them. The formaldehyde solution for each pail 

 should then be measured into a widemouthed cup and placed by the pail in 

 which it is to be used. 



Although the reaction takes place quickly, by making preparations as advised 

 all of the pails can be " set off " promptly by one person, since there is nothing 

 to do but pour the formaldehyde solution over the permanganate. The rooms 

 should be kept closed for four hours. As there is a slight danger of fire, the 

 reaction should be watched through a window or the pails placed on a nonin- 

 flammable surface. 



97. Following a weekly medical inspection of the employees, a monthly report 

 shall be submitted to the secretary of the medical milk commission, on the same 

 recurring date by the examining visiting physician. 



The following schedule, filled out in writing and signed by himself, is recom- 

 mended as a suitable form for the attending physician's report: 



This is to certify that, on the dates below indicated, official visits were made 



to the dairy, owned and conducted by of (indicating town 



and State), where careful inspections of the dairy employees were made. 



(a) Number and dates of visits since last report. . 



(&) Number of men employed on the plant. . 



(c) Has a recent epidemic of contagion occurred near the dairy, and what 

 was its nature and extent? . 



(d) Have any cases of contagious or infectious disease occurred among the 

 men since the last report? . 



(e) Disposition of such cases. . 



(/) What individual sickness has occurred among the men since the last 

 report? . 



(g) Disposition of such cases. 



(h) Number of employees now quarantined for sickness. 



(i) Describe the personal hygiene of the men employed for milking when 



prepared for and during the process of milking. . 



(j) What facilities are provided for sickness in employees? 



(fc) General hygienic condition of the dormitories or houses of the em- 

 ployees. . 



(?) Suggestions for improvement. . 



