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The cost of distribution in the poorer districts would
be saved by the establishment of branch offices where milk
could be sent in sealed bottles, and fetched by the consumers.
In the better-class districts delivery would no doubt be required.
Model farms of the character proposed have been
established by private Societies in York, Paris, and Copenhagen,
and have proved a great financial success.
As an alternative to the above suggestion, the American
system of certified milk might be adopted. This consists in
the formation of a Milk Commission by the Medical Society
of New York. The commission invites the co-operation of
all milk dealers and farmers, and fixes a bacteriological standard
and a standard of quality under which the commission is willing
to certify as to the purity of the milk and the general conditions
under which it is produced. Facilities are also given to milk
dealers complying with the requirements of the commission to
use caps on the milk bottles stamped and certified by the
Medical Commission of the County of New York, when it is
produced under the required conditions and of the standard of
quality and purity.
Briefly the required conditions are as follows:—
The maintained cleanly and sanitary condition of farmyards
and cowsheds.
The supply to all premises of a pure water supply free
from any danger of pollution.
The cows to be examined at least twice a year by a
Veterinary Surgeon approved by the commission.
The immediate separation of cows showing signs of ill-
health.
The cows to be groomed entirely daily.