. Pure milk and the public health; a manual of milk and dairy inspection. Milk; Milk. DIPHTHERIA. 51 The milk delivered by this dealer, not great in amount, was not brought to the house before delivery. The cans only were brought there for washing. It was learned that a carpenter employed on the premises had recently recovered from an at- tack of typhoid fever. It is quite possible, too, that the boy who had been delivering milk may have been disseminating infection previous to taking to bed. The dairyman was re- quired to have the can-washing done elsewhere, after which no further trouble was
. Pure milk and the public health; a manual of milk and dairy inspection. Milk; Milk. DIPHTHERIA. 51 The milk delivered by this dealer, not great in amount, was not brought to the house before delivery. The cans only were brought there for washing. It was learned that a carpenter employed on the premises had recently recovered from an at- tack of typhoid fever. It is quite possible, too, that the boy who had been delivering milk may have been disseminating infection previous to taking to bed. The dairyman was re- quired to have the can-washing done elsewhere, after which no further trouble was traceable to the Fig. 9. Conditions surroinidins: a case of typhoid fever. The milk sold by this dealer was only a fraction of the out- put of a large dairy, the product of which was mostly sold in another city, and it was not practicable to trace it there. A visit to the dairy and inquiry among physicians near there revealed no trouble. Diphtheria. Recorded milk-borne epidemics of this disease are less common than in the case of typhoid fever. Trask (32) has collected important data concerning 51 milk-borne epidemics. The fact that the common seat of the disease is readily accessible for bacteriological examination, has resulted in the accumulation of exact information regarding the dangers of infection. The clinical case of diphtheria, with a well-defined membrane, disseminates infection through any means that permit the trans- fer of saliva. Danger of infection is not confined however to Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ward, Archibald Robinson, 1875-; Jaffa, Myer Edward, 1857-1931. Ithaca, N. Y. , Taylor & Carpenter
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