631 
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 
a 17 
7 are open during the en- 
Maintained by Mr. Nathan 
l- . 
1 
Yonkers, N. Y" 
1894 
1 
tire year; 10 located in 
parks and on recreation 
piers are open in sum- 
mer. 
June 1 to Sept. 30 
Straus and conducted by a 
medical director. 
St. John’s Riverside Hospital. 
Rochester, N. Y 
Pittsburg, Pa 
1897 
1898 
4 
July and August 
Mav to November; some- 
Health department. 
Private philanthropy. Pittsburg 
and Allegheny Milk and Ice 
Association. Supervised by 
medical director and secretary 
of the association. 
Private philanthropy. il i 1 k 
Fund Association. 
Private philanthropy . The Milk 
i_,se 
Cleveland, Ohio 
1899 
2 
times to December, de- 
pending upon the weath - 
er. Isolated cases fur- 
nished milk during en- 
tire year. 
Chicago, 111 
61903 
28 
22 are open during entire 
, Philadelphia, Pa 
C1903 
20 
year; 6 during summer 
season only. 
9 are open during entire 
Commission of the Children’s 
Hospital Society. 
Private philanthropy. Philadel- 
f 
S Baltimore, Md 
1903 
9 
year; 11 during summer 
months. 
8 are open during entire 
phia Modified Milk Society. 
Private philanthropy. Thomas 
St. Louis, Mo 
1904 
12-15 
year; 1 during July and 
August, 1907. 
Wilson Sanatorium for Chil- 
dren until 1906. Since then by 
The Babies Milk Fund Associa- 
tion. Summer station main- 
tained by Playground Associa- 
tion. 
Private philanthropy under di- 
rection of St. Louis Pure Milk 
Commission. 
Private philanthropy. Detroit 
Detroit, Mich 
1905 
At hospital dispensaries j 
Columbus, Ohio 
6 1906 
1 
During entire year 
Milk Fund Association and 
under medical supervision. 
Private philanthropy. Hartman 
■ 
Cambridge, Mass 
1906 
5 
All open during summer 
Stock Farm Dairy. 
Public appropriations and pri- 
1 
Providence, R. I 
1 
1 
i 
1906 
5 
months. 
Open from June 20 to Sept. 
vate philanthropy. Milk in- 
spector with cooperation of 
Cambridge School of Nursing 
and Visiting Nurses Associa- 
tion. 
Private philanthropy. Commit- 
Cincinnati, Ohio 
1907 
‘ 1 
; 2 
6, 1907. 
Open from July 15 to Sept. 1 . 
tee of the Providence Medical 
Association. 
Health department, nurse at 
Jersev City, N. J 
! 1907 
; 
: 5 
Opened July 15; to be main- 
each station. Physician in 
general charge. 
City board of health. Under 
Toledo, Ohio 
1 
1907 
2 
tained during entire year. 
1 open during entire year; 
medical supervision of superin- 
tendent, bureau of contagious 
diseases. 
Private philanthropy. 
Kansfl'? City, yto- 
1907 
1907 
9 
1 1 from June to October. 
Aug 1 to Oct. 1 
Private philanthropy. Kansas 
City Pure Milk Commission. 
Private philanthropy. Kansas 
Kansas City, Kans 
1 
.4-Ug. 1 to Oct. 1 
New Bedford, Mass ... 
1907 
3 
July 10 to Sept. 10 
City Pure Milk Commission. 
Private philanthropy. Charity 
Boston, Mass 
1 (^) 
10 
5 open during entire year. 
organization society of New 
Bedford. 
Private philanthropy. Hos- 
Newark, N .T 
! 
i 
j 1899 
1899 
1 
In addition, out-patient 
departments of 5 hos- 
pitals distribute milk 
during summer. 
pital work maintained by a 
“ milk fund.” 
Executive committee. Society of 
Brookljm, N. Y 
16 
Summer months 
the Babies’ Hospital, Newark, 
N. J. 
Brooklj’n Children’s Aid Society. 
“ Depots are also maintained by the Good Samaritan Hospital, The Diet Kitchen Asso- 
ciation, and the New York Milk Committee. 
** April. 
July. 
^ First one “ many years ago,” others about Jan. 1, 1905, 
