MILK AND CHILD MORTALITY 



Rochester N.Y. 



Averag-e number of Bacteria in Milk: Deaths under 5 years 



Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 



390 

 '380 

 370 

 360 

 350 

 340 

 330 



£300 



3l 



>o 



j^ 290 



§280 



■ =: 

 S! 270 



O260 



s: 

 ^250 



-c 



§540 



T3 



'o'230 



to 

 ■S 220 



C; 



* 210 

 200 

 190 

 180 

 170 

 160 

 150 

 140 

 130 



165 



- Bacteria average number per c 0. 

 -Deaths I901-1905\ 



■Deaths 7898-1900 



y under 5 years age 



Fig. 4. 



Apart from the relationship of milk and infantile 

 diarrhoea there have been several outbreaks of diarrhoea 

 and sickness associated with cows' milk. These outbreaks 



