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I City Milk Supply
I Deputation to Premier
I PROTEST BY DOCTORS '
I CABINET CONSIDERING
I An important deputation from tho
I British Medical .Association on the
I subject of the milk1 supply. wa's heard
I by Mr -.Lawson, tho Premier, and con-
I sideratloii is being given by tho
I State Cabinet, late tills uftornoon Co
I tho question "of Improving tlio
supply In Melbourne- and- other large
I .centres," -more particularly in relation
I. . tpigodjingyf tfdhsitf.' ahd <" delivery rtq
B households. ' . . .. . ' y
I Rbports'rodoivbd by.Mr LawsoiiV'the
I J'romior, from Dr. Robertson, Chair-
man, of tho' Board of . PubliO
I .Health; Mr W. A... N. Robert-
I son. Chief Veterinary Inspector
I of tho Agricultural Department; and
I the Railway Commissioners, were
I to be laid before tho Ministers.
I B.M.A. Suggestions
I Dr Argyle, M.L.A., introduced to Mr
I Lawson, tho Promier, tho deputation
I from the Victorian Brancli of tho Brl-
I tish Medical Association, which urged
I that a once a day delivery in the metro-
I politan area during tho summer timo
I would be disastrous to infants under
I two years1 of age, and suggested that
I the State grant of £750, already given
I toward supplying Talbot milk for ohll-
I ilren, should bo supplemented by £1000
I to subsidise municipalities which would
I undertake to supply special milk, but
I not necessarily Talbot milk.
I Mr Lawson, in replying, said that
I efforts had boen made to create the
I view that tho Government had only
I to look at departmental flies, and adopt
I .suggestions that had been made, to
I solvo tho milk problem. The fact was
I that it was difficult to get hold of con-
I crcto and substantive propositions.
I Tho difficulty was accentuated by tho
I oi'co a day delivery. After a depu-
I lation that ho had received recently
I from the National Council of Women,
I lie iiad discussed the matter with Dr.
I E. Robertson, Chairman of tho Board
I of Public Health, and Mr W. A. N.
I Robertson: Chief Veterinary Officer.
I i-'rom them ho had received certain
I recommendations which lie would lay
I before the Cabinet this afternoon. Ho
I laid only just received a report from
I tho Railway Commissioners, which
I would also go beforo the Cabinet with
I the suggestions of tho B.M.A. deputa-
I tion. (Mr Lawson informed tho depu-
I tation privately of tho gist of tho three
I reports to - which ho referred.)
I Responsibility for Dentin)
I In his opening remarks, Dr. Argyle
said that tho deputation consisted
mainly of tho medical staff of the Chil
dren's Hospital. Tho main object was
to impress upon the Premier tlie seri
ousness of tho situation., that would,
arise from once a day delivery of milk
tills summer in tho metropolitan area.
Something temporary should be done
this summer. The once a day delivery
decision was tho outcome, he wns in
formed. of the adoption of tho log for
the increase of wages. It was, how
ever, possible to secure two deliveries
by paying overtime rates. He had been
informed that dairymen in a largo way
of business had offered overtime rates,
and that tho employes had refused, and
said that they would not work ovortimo
unless permitted by their political or
ganisations. If that information, wore
true, then' all lie could say was that the
responsibility for the deaths of rfny in
fants that took place in consequence of
their refusal rcstpd upon tlio drivers
and upon ' tho union officials who ad
vised such a course.of action.
Dr. Basil Kilvington, President of
tlio Victorian Brancli of the B.M.A,,
said that tho death of every child duo
to unsuitable feeding, was a disaster
to tho State,
Dr. A. Jeffreys wood, after explain
ing tlio Talbot mini system, suggested
that the Government should . provide
£1000, in addition to tho £750 nlready
given to the Talbot Milk Institute, to
subsidise to tho extent of £1000 muni
cipalities that would provide or assist
to provldd special milk, not necessar
ily Talbot milk, for infants. Wills-
more milk was special milk.
Dr. Argyle, M.L.A., said that ns he
Was chairman of directors of tlio Wills-
mere Company, he wished it dis
tinctly understood that the company
did. not desire any subsidy. It was
UUo'tli'or . matter to subsidise munici
palities.
Iicglslntlon Sufficient
" Dr Wood said that there was. enough
legislation and line opportunities for
nn.oxcellent milk supply, but what was
wanted wns some one with a seeing
eye — one who thoroughly understood
what was required to.havo cliargo and
bo empowered to do' tho right thing.
Ho suggested the establishment of a
bacteriological laboratory. There was
no milli grading, at presont. Much, of
tho milk was only fit to bo classed as
cooking milk.
Dr H. Douglas Stephens stressed the
point that' the supply should1 be at
least llo worso than last summer and
the slimmer beforo. American special
knowledgo should b'e availed of, if
necessary, by obtaining a man from
tho Unitod States or by sending a man
of tho right capacity thore to study
milk supply improvements.
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