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DAIRY TECHNOLOGY 



by J. M. Truman/ revealed a very unsatisfactory state 

 of affairs. Some whole districts were found supplied with 

 very good milk, but other districts, especially those suppHed 

 chiefly by the small milk depots, received mainly poor milk. 

 A very great majority of these small milk depots were 

 dirty and unsanitary; many were in dark, unclean, ill- 

 ventilated cellars, where the sunlight never entered. And 

 in most of these places the milk was kept in cans, dipped 

 into open dishes when sold, and often carried several blocks 

 through dusty streets. 



In the better portions of the city, the milk was delivered 

 by large dealers from wagons, and was of good quality, 

 except that in some cases an undue amount of sediment 

 was found in the bottles. 



The following table shows the results of an examination 

 of several hundred samples of milk obtained in Illinois 

 cities : 



Milk and Infant Mortality. — City health authorities 

 in the past were more disposed to inspect milk for 

 preservatives than for cleanliness, yet the latter is as 

 important as the former. No doubt children are occa- 

 sionally injured by the indiscreet use of preservatives, 



' 111. Bulletin 120. 



