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- American Public Health Association
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- Copyright © by the American Public Health Association
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
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- 1541-0048
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Abstract
APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIP PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING SECTION: Ada Taylor Graham, R.N., .Columbia, S. C. Marguerite A. Wales, R.N., New York, N. Y. TO THE EDITOR: The review of Dr. Crumbine's " Questionnaire Survey of Milk Borne Disease-1926" in your July issue has 'been called to my attention and cognizance is especially taken of the paragraph dealing with certified milk. The certified milk involved in the Connecticut epidemic was produced under woefully inadequate state regulations. According to national standards there are sixty form requirements protecting the safety of certified milk. This so-called certified milk in Connecticut was governed by merely seven or eight requirements, and in no sense should have been classed as certified milk. Even the seven or eight meager requirements were practically not enforced. The National Associations governing certified milk had strenuously protested this inadequacy in Connecticut and had repeatedly urged the replacement of their requirements by the Methods and Standards of the National Associations for the production and handling of certified milk which are so generally in effect throughout the United States. So lax was the supervision in this Connectioutside and unapproved source was brought in and bottled and sold as certified milk. For this infraction the cut incident that milk from an of all milk of a lesser grade than certified, but believes that the medical profession is entitled to a little milk of this grade under its supervision and produced and handled under no less requirements than the National Standards. For this misfortune of dishonesty we seem to have to bear a blanket indictment of our cause by Dr. Crumbine. Cannot crookedness or dishonesty occur with pasteurized wilk as well as with certified? Our information and belief is that there are all possible gradations in pasteurization efficiency-from the crook or faker who merely runs milk through some filthy old machine, to plants of the highest efficiency and integrity. But sooner or later it will be realized that there is not sufficient public protection in merely saying "pasteurized." How is it done? and by whom it is done? are pertinent questions. Hearken to Montreal! Certified milk is relatively safe, and pasteurized milk is relatively safe, but like certified it cannot be too rigorously guarded. Thus we feel that we can take exception to Dr. Crumbine's statement that "the only complete safeguard for all milk supplies is pasteurization." Very truly yours, HARRIS MOAK, M.D. Secretary American Association of Medical Milk Commissions, Inc., Brooklyn, N. Y., August 12, 1927. TO THE EDITOR: The letter of Harris Moak, M.D., Secretary American Association of Medical Milk Commissions, Inc., under date of August 12 to the American Public Health Association was brought to the attention of Stanley H. Osborn, M.D., Commissioner of Health for Connecticut, but inasmuch as milk control work in this state is in charge of the Dairy and Food Commissioner, Dr. Osborn has suggested that I make reply to the criticism of Dr. Moak concerning the situation of certified milk in Connecticut. Dr. Moak says that certified milk involved in the Connecticut epidemic was produced under woefully inadequate state regulations. He said: "According to national standards there are sixty form requirements protecting the safety of certified milk. This so-called certified milk in Connecticut was covered by merely seven or eight requirements, and in no sense should have been classed as certified milk." At the time of the epidemic there were producer's certificate was withdrawn. May we ask if any milk is safe in dishonest hands? Under such conditions and in such hands would this milk necessarily have been safe even if pasteurized? Our association is in hearty accord with efforts tending toward the proper pasteurization
Journal
American Journal of Public Health – American Public Health Association
Published: Oct 1, 1927