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season, the period of the year in which they are in operation and by 
whom they are maintained : 
Cities in the United 
States having in- 
fants’ milk depots. 
When 
estab- 
lished. 
Num- 
ber of 
depots. 
Period of year in operation. 
Conducted by— 
New York, N. Y 
1893 
17 
6 are open during the entire 
year; 11 located in parks 
and on recreation piers 
are open from June 15 to 
Sept. 15. 
Maintained by Mr. Nathan 
Strauss and conducted by a 
medical director. 
Yonkers, N. Y 
1894 
1 
June 1 to Sept. 30 
St. John’s Riverside Hospital. 
Rochester, N. Y 
1897 
4 
July and August j 
Health department. 
Pittsburg, Pa 
1898 
7 
May to November; some- | 
times to December, de- 
pending upon the weath- 
er. Isolated cases fur- 
nished milk during entire : 
year. 
Private philanthropy. Pittsburg 
and Allegheny Milk and Ice 
Association. Supervised by 
medical director and secretary 
of the association. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
1899 
2 
Entire year 
Private philanthropy. Mi Ik Fund 
Association. 
Chicago, 111 
•*1903 
28 
22 are open during entire 
year; 6 during summer 
season only. 
Private philanthropy. The Milk 
Commission of the Children’s 
Hospital Society. 
Philadelphia, Pa 
*>1903 
20 
9 are open during entire 
year; 11 during summer 
months. 
Private philanthropy. Philadel- 
phia Modified Milk Society. 
Baltimore, Md 
1903 
9 
8 are open during entire 
year; 1 during July and 
August, 1907. 
Private philanthropy. Thomas 
Wilson Sanatorium for Chil- 
dren until 1906. Since then by 
The Babies Milk Fund Associa- 
j tion. Summer station main- 
| tained by Playground Associa- 
tion. 
St. Louis, Mo 
1904 
12 to 15 
May to December 
Private philanthropy under di- 
rection of St. Louis Pure Milk 
Commission. 
Detroit, Mich 
1905 
At hospital dispensaries 
Private philanthropy, Detroit 
Milk Fund Association and un- 
der medical supervision. 
Columbus, Ohio 
a 1906 
1 
During entire year 
• Private philanthropy. Hartman 
| Stock Farm Dairy. 
Cambridge, Mass 
1906 
5 
All open during summer 
months. 
Public appropriations and pri- 
vate philanthropy. . Milk in- 
spector with cooperation of 
Cambridge School of Nursing 
| and Visiting Nurses Associa- 
tion. 
Providence, R. I ..... . 
! 1906 
5 
Open from June 20 to Sept. 
6, 1907. 
Private philanthropy. Commit- 
! tee of the Providence Medical 
1 Association. 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
; 1907 
1 
2 
Open from July 15 to Sept. 1. 
Health department, nurse at 
! each station. Physician in 
| 
! general chaige. 
b July. 
April. 
