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duced by lactobacilli, 370 — Classification of lactobacilli, 371 — Spore- 

 bearing bacteria in milk, 373 — Chromogenic bacteria in milk, 376 — 

 Blue milk, 377 — Red milk, 379 — Various colored milks, 379 — Slimy, 

 stringy, and ropy milk, 380 — Bitter milk, 385 — Sweet curdling of 

 milk, 386 — Soapy milk, 386 — Abnormal tastes and odors in milk, 

 386 — Molds, yeasts, and torulse in milk, 388 — Bibliography, 389. 



Permbnted Milks .' 392 



Influence of fermented milk on bacterial flora of intestines, 393 — 

 Therapeutic value of fermented milk, 395 — Buttermilk, 398 — TattiS 

 Melk, 400 — Fermented milks of pre-eminently acid fermentation, 401 

 — Yoghurt, 402 — Fermented milks of pre-eminently alcoholic fermen- 

 tation, 404— Kefir, 404-^Koumiss, 406— Bibliography, 408. 



The Bacteriologic Examination op Milk 409 



The value of bacterial examination of milk, 409 — Methods of bac- 

 terial examination, 413 — The plate method, 413 — I'rost's "little 

 plates," 420 — The direct method of enumerating bacteria, 421 — 

 Other bacteriologic tests, 424 — Test for Bacillus coli in milk, 425 — 

 Test for anaerobes, 427 — Sampling milk for bacteriologic examina- 

 tion, 428— Bibliography, 428. 



Milk-borne Infections 430 



Diseases derived from human beings, 437 — Typhoid fever, 437 — 

 Dysentery and paratyphoid fever, 439 — Diphtheria, 439 — Septic 

 sore throat, 440— Human tuberculosis, 443 — Asiatic cholera, 443 — 

 Scarlet fever, 443 — Poisonous milk, 443 — Diseases derived from cows, 

 444 — Tuberculosis, 444 — The tuberculin test, 450 — ^Eradication of 

 tuberculosis, 455 — Immunization and vaccination against tubercu- 

 losis, 457 — Transmission of tuberculosis, 458 — Foot-and-mouth dis- 

 ease, 461 — Mastitis, 462 — Leukocytes and streptococci in miDc, 463 

 — Anthrax, 473 — Rabies, 473 — Actinomycosis, 474 — Botryomycosis, 

 474^Cowpox, 474 — Milk-sickness, 474 — Contagious abortion, 475 — 

 Gastro-enteritis, 478 — Malta fever, 478 — Cholera infantum, 478 — 

 Bibliography, 480. 



Certified Milk 482 



Form of agreement, 483 — Medical milk commission law, 488 — 

 Efficiency score card, 492 — Methods and standards of production, 

 497 — Bacterial standards and methods, 501 — Chemical standards and 

 methods, 504 — Methods and regulations for the medical examina- 

 tion of employees, 508 — Bibliography, 510. 



Pasteurization op Milk and Other Methods of Reducing the 



Germ Content 511 



The flash or continuous process, 513 — The holding process, 518 — 

 Pasteurization in the final package, 522 — Bottling hot pasteurized 

 milk, 524 — Pasteurization of milk and the public health, 529 — Tests 

 for pasteurized milk, 530 — Objections to pasteurization, 530 — Bac- 

 teria that survive pasteurization, 531 — Home pasteurization, 538 — 

 Buddeizing milk, 541 — Formaldehyd milk, 541 — Ultraviolet rays 

 for reducing the germ content of milk, 541 — Biorization of milk, 542 

 — Ozonization of milk, 542 — Bibliography, 542. 



The Control of Milk Supplies 544 



Regulations of the New York City Health Department, 545 — Dairy 

 inspection, 550 — Transportation of milk, 551 — Score cards, 552 — 

 Milk legislation, 556 — A model ordinance, 565 — Bibliography, 567. 



