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■card the inspector should state that all requirements have been 

 complied with, or that proper steps have been taken to correct 

 unlawful conditions. 



s A form for the collector of samples and chemist is also sub- 

 mitted (see p. 215). In taking samples, one is given to the vendor 

 (see p. 175) and one is immediately analyzed in the laboratory. If 

 found below the standard, prosecution is begun by the analyst. 

 The collector identifies the sample and the chemist or bacteriologist 

 testifies to its composition and bacterial content. 



Results of laboratory findings are kept in a card catalogue. 

 If the legal standard requires 3.5% butter fat, the inspector 

 may use some discretion in prosecuting a delinquent on the first 

 ■offense. Various justifiable reasons may exist for a low butter- 

 fat content, as insufficient mixing of the milk, or breed of cows. 

 Prosecution may be at once begun if the fat-content falls below 

 3.25%, or if the milk is watered, artificially colored, or contains 

 preservatives. 



In regard to contagious disease in its relation to milk in- 

 spection. The health office may be supplied with information as to 

 any relation between contagious disorders and milk supply if phys- 

 ician's reports are required to contain the names of milkmen 

 supplying milk to patients prior to their sickness. Or, in some 

 cities, the milk inspector gets this information for the health office 

 by visiting the premises of all reported infections. The health 

 office should then serve a notice on the dairyman not to supply 

 any more milk in bottles to the infected premises until quarantine 

 is raised. Milk may be left in some utensil supplied by the owner 

 of the premises but no return milk utensil must be taken by the 

 .milkman. 'Again, if there is a suspicious number of cases of con- 

 tagious disease on the route of any one milkman, the health office 

 should proceed to investigate the sources of the milk supply and 

 health of those handling the milk. The veterinary inspector should 

 conduct this work in the country, and the contagious-service, health. 



