IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. MILK IN RELATION TO PUBLIC HEALTH. THE NECESSITY FOR THE ENACTMENT OF SENATE BILL ENTITLED "A BILL TO REGULATE THE PRODUCTION AND SALE OF MILK AND CREAM IN AND FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA." By GEORGE M. KOBER, M. D., Chairman Committee on Public Health, Civic Center, and Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Medical Society of the District of Columbia. JUNE 28, 1902.-Ordered to be printed. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1902 Introduction. CONTENTS. What constitutes a pure market milk? Importance of sanitary supervision of the production and sale of milk and cream. Preservation of milk and chemical preservatives. Page. 3 4 8-10 11 17 18 19 22 22 22 23 25 26 27 28 32 33 34 35 35 36 38 39 40 41 41 41 41 41 41 42 42 42 42 43 44 44 45 48 48 49 54 54 Milk inspection, milk analyses, and the methods of detecting adulterations and preservatives of milk Table for correcting the specific gravity of milk according to temperature Optical methods employed in milk inspection... Analytical methods employed in milk inspection.. Estimation of water by determination of total solids. fat albuminoids milk sugar. free lactic acid. Detection of adulterants starch gelatin annatto... coal-tar colors. Determination of sodium carbonate. salicylic acid Microscopical examination of milk. Bacteriological examination of milk Distinction of typhoid bacillus from the bacterium coli commune. ༄༅།ཕྲ་ ཾ་ལ་ལ་; New York.. Milk may acquire injurious properties while the animals are being treated with strong mineral or vegetable agents, or which have been accidentally Milk itself may be morbific as the product of a diseased animal Inflammation of the udder (garget) Cases of pseudo scarlet fever and diphtheria, caused by garget Streptococcus and staphylococcus infections.. |