PURE MILK

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 60, Issue 4349, 30 October 1950, Page 5

PURE MILK

SUPPLY TO HOSPITAL TO PASTEURISE OR NOT THAMES BOARD’S DECISION “I have directed a circular letter >to all hospital boards with reference to the wisdom of using pasteurised milk in accordance with, the >policy of protecting the 'public health,” wrote the directorgeneral, Department of Health,

Wellington, to the October meeting of 'the Thames Hospital 'Board. The director-general stated that he would appreciate the comments of the board on the matter together with an indication of the type of milk supplied to the board’s institutions.

A full discussion followed, Mir A. H. Sutton expressing surprise that all milk used at the Thames hospital was not pasteurised.

Mr W. C. Kennedy drew the attention of board members to the fact that pasteurisation did not give a guarantee of purity in milk at all. He. drew to the wich compelled suppliers to towns to have both equipment and cows maintained at a high standard. Mr Kennedy said

18 feet 6 inches wide and from point of impact to where the child was thrown was 66 feet and a further 66 feet to where the taxi came to standstill. He considered the taxi, driver did all he could have done toavoid an accident. Arahura Houia, of Waihi, corroborated the evidence of the previous witness and expressed the opinion that the taxi driver did everything possible to avoid hitting the child. Victor Louis Bagge, police constable of Paeroa, stated that he had inspected the scene of the accident with thetaxi driver. He could see where thepoint of impact was and from there to where the child was picked up was 67 feet. Witness deposed that he had made the fullest enquiries possibleconcerning the tragedy and felt satis- ■ fled that there had been no negligences on the part of the driver, Runciman. The finding of the coroner was that the deceased met her death on October 15, 1950, at Tirohia, near Paeroa, thecause of death being severe and other injuries received struck by a car on the'