788 
diarrhea and enteritis, whether averted through the operation of 
the milk law or otherwise, was 2,386, how much more numerous must 
have been the cases in which infants were spared attacks of a milder 
character ? 
Fig. G7. — Chart showing fall in mortality from diarrhea and enteritis among children under 2 years of age in the District of 
Columbia subsequent to enactment of milk law in 1895. 
