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SUPERVISION OF MILK SUPPLY. 
health officer of the city of all cases of fever and contagious dis¬ 
ease in his family and in those families where his milk is pro¬ 
duced or cans washed, at once as they occur; and report on the 
first of each month to the inspector on blanks furnished by the 
board, all such cases of sickness, whether he gave such notice tO' 
the health officer, what u regular ” and what u emergency ” dair¬ 
ies he sold from, and the number of cows added to the regular 
dairies during the month. The regulations are posted in all the 
dairy barns. The sale of milk at stores and stands must be 
under a permit naming the vendor furnishing it. Cans must be 
washed without soap, salt being recommended ; the last appli¬ 
cation of water being to scald with boiling water. 
Duties of Producers .—Stables must be well ventilated with 
air shafts from near the floor to the roof as foul air outlets, well 
lighted and aired, kept whitewashed, clean and dry, with 
trenches behind the cattle at least eight inches deep to receive 
the excrement, milkers to use no moisture on hands or teats 
while milking, dirt carefully removed from the body of the cow 
before milking. 
All milk must be thoroughly and slowly aerated in pure air 
by its exposure thereto in small particles at a time, without ice 
or cold water, as soon as it comes from the cow and before cooling. 
In no case shall milk stand or be aerated in the stable, or in 
any building or place affected by stable or other foul or impure 
odors or air. 
The erection of small separate buildings for aerating in 
places surrounded with pure air is recommended. Cows must 
be fed on wholesome food and pure water, and be kept well 
cleaned. Milk must not be sold from any diseased cow. 
Duties of Veterinary Inspector .—He is charged with the en¬ 
forcement of the regulations. He must make two general in¬ 
spections a year of all dairies and their surroundings, examining 
cattle as to health ; cans, cattle and stables as to care ; and spe¬ 
cial inspections where and as need be. He examines dairies for 
and issues the licenses, and keeps the records belonging to the 
system, supervises the examination of the milk, reports monthly 
to the board upon all matters during the month and makes an 
annual report at the end of the year. 
Any violation of the regulations is a misdemeanor punish¬ 
able as such. The board may also punish violations by revoking 
the license. The entire expense of the system is borne by the 
city, there being no law by which the milkmen can be made to 
share it. 
