A PURE MILK SUPPLY.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12975, 30 November 1907, Page 5

A PURE MILK SUPPLY.

THE PROBLEM DH9CU&SED AT AUCKLAND. (FXBU ASSOCIATION TtXtaWAV.') AUCKLAND, November 29. At the invitation of Dr. Purdy, District Health Officer, a large number of Auckland milk vendors discussed the question of milk eitpply with Dr. Mason. Chief Health Officer for New Zealand. Dr. Mason referred to the desirability of establishing clearing depots, either by municipalities or by combined action on the part of vendors. The quality of the milk supply in Auckland was very much better than in Wellington, which, of the big cities in: the Dominion, had absolutely the worst supply. Milk was conveyed into the city by train, and dumped down in cane on railway station platforms, where it was often left several -hours, in some instances, with the lids off the, cane. He intended to have this checked by regulation.

Auckland's supply wae not as good as that of Dunedin's. which was the best in the Dominion, largely because of the big company there, in which many milkmen were shareholders. An agreement had been made, whereby the Agricultural Department would Bee that the regulations were carried out, until the milk arrived ut denote, when the Health Department would see to the. distribution, without interfering with the rights of local bodies

Dr. Purdy said that in 18 out of 19 cases, enteric fever at Hamilton, was traced to one milk supnly. where a man and his wife, who milked cows, , o Buffering from fever. Dr. Purdy agreed with the suggestion for the apnointment of lady' inspectors whose duty* would he to go round the city inspecting milk receptacles.