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June, 19 J/2 The Health Bulletin 9 tion by us to the detriment of our health. Therefore let us consider briefly the significance of the Grade A label that appears on the cap of your milk bottle and try better to appreciate its value and what it really stands for in health protection. There are two main factors which interest the state and local health officials in milk and dairy sanitation. These are the source and the quality of the supply you use. The health officials are interested in the source, because as a measure in the prevention of disease—which is the underlying principle of public health—they know that raw milk affords a most excellent means of transmitting certain disease organisms; and to minimize the chances of infectious and communicable diseases being spread through unclean milk, they realize the sanitation of premises and the conditions under which milk is produced and handled are of utmost importance. They are interested in the quality of the milk, because this product is a necessary and almost perfect food for both children and adults when it is obtained from healthy and disease-free cows and when handled in a sanitary manner. It is also known that the more abundant use of milk depends in many cases on its effect on the senses, such as smell, taste, and the amount of visible cream. These are closely associated with the quality. The two items just referred to, quality and source, are so closely related that it is difficult to consider one without the other, especially since both items form the basis of the grading system in use in this State and contribute to the reasons why your bottle of milk carries, or at least should carry, a Grade A cap or label. The ordinance, or regulations, under which your milk supply is produced in the counties and cities in North Carolina is known as the U. S. Public Health Service Milk Ordinance. This ordinance is in use in thirty-six other states. The ordinance is effective because of the system used in grading the milk and dairy. Grade A Pasteurized is, of course, the safest milk that you may secure, followed by Grade A Raw and Certified. It is true that lower grades of milk are allowed to be sold in some cities and counties, just as carbolic acid and bichloride of mercury tablets are allowed to be sold by your druggist. But these drugs are marked POISON with the familiar skull and cross-bones. The druggist by thus labeling these products has conformed with the law. If you buy and then take these drugs internally the outcome is your responsibility and not that of the druggist. The product was properly labeled and you injured yourself by not heeding the warning label. The same principle applies to the labeling of milk. You may be buying and giving to your children an inferior product marked Grade B, C, or D just because it is a few cents cheaper or because some relative owns a cow and wants to dispose of the surplus supply. If you do this and the result is sickness in your family or possibly a death, the responsibility is yours. Your health department through its system of grading the milk supply has given this grade to the milk because, in their opinion, it is a second, third, or fourth-class product and is not the safest or best supply you may obtain. Unclean milk, carelessly handled by unclean or negligent employees, may transmit several communicable diseases to you. There is ample proof on file with the U. S. Public Health Service and the various state and local health departments to show that epi-
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1942 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-057 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Volume Number | 57 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
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Fixed Title * | Page 9 |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1942 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-057-0095 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
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Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 57 |
Issue Number | 6 |
Page Number | 9 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | June, 19 J/2 The Health Bulletin 9 tion by us to the detriment of our health. Therefore let us consider briefly the significance of the Grade A label that appears on the cap of your milk bottle and try better to appreciate its value and what it really stands for in health protection. There are two main factors which interest the state and local health officials in milk and dairy sanitation. These are the source and the quality of the supply you use. The health officials are interested in the source, because as a measure in the prevention of disease—which is the underlying principle of public health—they know that raw milk affords a most excellent means of transmitting certain disease organisms; and to minimize the chances of infectious and communicable diseases being spread through unclean milk, they realize the sanitation of premises and the conditions under which milk is produced and handled are of utmost importance. They are interested in the quality of the milk, because this product is a necessary and almost perfect food for both children and adults when it is obtained from healthy and disease-free cows and when handled in a sanitary manner. It is also known that the more abundant use of milk depends in many cases on its effect on the senses, such as smell, taste, and the amount of visible cream. These are closely associated with the quality. The two items just referred to, quality and source, are so closely related that it is difficult to consider one without the other, especially since both items form the basis of the grading system in use in this State and contribute to the reasons why your bottle of milk carries, or at least should carry, a Grade A cap or label. The ordinance, or regulations, under which your milk supply is produced in the counties and cities in North Carolina is known as the U. S. Public Health Service Milk Ordinance. This ordinance is in use in thirty-six other states. The ordinance is effective because of the system used in grading the milk and dairy. Grade A Pasteurized is, of course, the safest milk that you may secure, followed by Grade A Raw and Certified. It is true that lower grades of milk are allowed to be sold in some cities and counties, just as carbolic acid and bichloride of mercury tablets are allowed to be sold by your druggist. But these drugs are marked POISON with the familiar skull and cross-bones. The druggist by thus labeling these products has conformed with the law. If you buy and then take these drugs internally the outcome is your responsibility and not that of the druggist. The product was properly labeled and you injured yourself by not heeding the warning label. The same principle applies to the labeling of milk. You may be buying and giving to your children an inferior product marked Grade B, C, or D just because it is a few cents cheaper or because some relative owns a cow and wants to dispose of the surplus supply. If you do this and the result is sickness in your family or possibly a death, the responsibility is yours. Your health department through its system of grading the milk supply has given this grade to the milk because, in their opinion, it is a second, third, or fourth-class product and is not the safest or best supply you may obtain. Unclean milk, carelessly handled by unclean or negligent employees, may transmit several communicable diseases to you. There is ample proof on file with the U. S. Public Health Service and the various state and local health departments to show that epi- |
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Article Title | Why You Should Demand Grade A Milk |
Article Author | Jarrett, J. M. |
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