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Show RAW MILK SALE BAN SUSPENDED Compromise Reached, Pends Herd Tests A compromise was reached Thursday in a threatened battle over distribution of raw milk In Salt Lake City, which will permit such sale, at least for a time. If herds are found to be free of dls-esse. dls-esse. Licenses of all raw milk dealers operating In the city were revoked early In the morning, but a series of conferences brought this "understanding." "un-derstanding." announced F. Henri Henriod, attorney for the dealers, snd A C. Merrill, health department depart-ment chief sanitarian: The' dealers will receive temporary tempo-rary permit to dietrlbuts pasteur-lied pasteur-lied milk for a few days. Inspection Slated Meanwhile, a veterinarian, to be acceptable both to dealers and the health department, will Inspect herds of raw milk firms as quickly quick-ly as possible. . If and when herds are round to be free of disesse. the distributors will be reissued raw milk distribution distri-bution licenses and again be permitted per-mitted to deliver this product. However, the health department 'still intends to seek an ordinance requiring all milk delivered in the city to be pasteurised, said Dr. T. J. Howells. city health commissioner. com-missioner. This indicated that return of raw milk distribution will be permitted per-mitted only until such time as the ordinance becomes effective. If It is adopted by the city commission. Action Develops j Action on the threatened battle came fast Thursday, after City Attorney At-torney Fisher Harris ssw a possibility possi-bility of causing public alarm over : discovery of Bang's disease In herds. Mr. Merrill had explained an or- 1 (Contlnwl "ti rourwen I I Column Six I e Ban on Sale of Raw Milk Is Suspended Temporarily should not be restrained from forcing forc-ing Mr. Merrill's order against raw milk. During the time they operate under un-der temporary permits to distribute distrib-ute pasteurized milk, the dealers will have their products treated at pasteurising stations, Mr. Henriod said. Although some raw milk deliveries deliv-eries were made early Thursday because tne notice or license re v- ocation was not given soon enough, no arrests were made. Bah Favored Mayor E. B. Erwin. who has Jurisdiction Juris-diction over the health department, said he was in "complete favor of a ban on raw milk." 'The board of health, of which I am a member, has gone over the situation thoroughly and reached the conclusion that no other action is possible if we are to do our duty and protect the public health. "I am certain that tha people would demand such action if they were acquainted with the actual situation, and the health board would not be doing its duty with any less stringent regulations." Even though a particular herd might not be Infected with Bang's disease, it is "best that a general ban be enforced as a protection agalnstherds whlchlM mferted, he said. Mayor Erwin asserted that only 4 per cent of all dealers handle raw milk here and that half of them are agreeable to pasteurization. 'Continued from Pax One I der stopping all raw milk sales In the city was due to such a discovery. "The public should know such an order must be broad at first because be-cause of an emergency, but investigations investi-gations will be made aa soon as possible and, when the ban is lifted. th.rT .hnulri twi na apprehensions." Mr. Harris said. This assertion was at variance vrtth the htaltrraepartmcnt's attl-tude attl-tude as expressed by Mr. Merrill, who had given no indication the ban ever would be lifted, even though herds were found to be free of disease. Conference Held Dr. Howells and Mr. Harris Immediately Im-mediately conferred and announcement announce-ment of the "understanding" followed. fol-lowed. Confirming the "understanding" that the ban will be lifted. Dr. Howells How-ells added: "I feel, however, that the present ordinance is inadequate and that, unless complete pasteurization is required, re-quired, even the moat rigid inspection inspec-tion cannot prevent the possibility of the danger of undulant fever." Undulant fever can be Jrana-mitled Jrana-mitled to humans by milk from cows afflicted with Bang's disease, according to authorities.) Law Prepared "Pasteurisation, over the years, has proven itself an important safeguard safe-guard against this danger. There is now, therefore, an ordinance in the process of preparation and will very shortly be submitted to the commission, the effect of which i will be to require pasteurization of all milk sold in Salt Lake City. "This ordinance is in accord with the best public health standards now prevalent in the United States." Mr. Henriod, informed of Dr. Howell's determination to eliminate elimi-nate raw milk by city ordinance, 'said he understood the ordinance, if adopted, would become effective the first of the year. "That would give the dealers a breathing spell, then we could attack at-tack the ordinance in 'court," he said. Citation Obtained Mr. Henriod said one point of the "understanding" included settlement settle-ment in "friendly fashion" of a court citation he obtained Wednesday, Wednes-day, requiring city officials to appear ap-pear in district court at 1 p. m. I Friday and show cause why they |