the dairy barn and reporting on light, ventilation, and the smoothness of walls and ceilings. Dairy inspection means first the coming into personal contact with the producer, and the establishing of a personal relation between the control official and the dairyman. It means education instead of prose

cution in the vast majority of cases. When dairy inspectors can prove to the dairyman that they have a detailed knowledge of milk production and handling, and when they can approach the problems of the dairymen with sympathetic interest, the prime feature of milk control work will be accomplished."

The Columbus board of education is carrying health instruction for the correction of defects in children into the homes by a series of leaflets on various conditions which require correction. When a defect is discovered in a child, the child is given a leaflet to be taken to the parents, telling the nature of the trouble and the course which should be followed to have it remedied.

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Dr. Fletcher Langdon has been appointed bacteriologist of the Cincinnati health department. He has been pathologist in charge of the clinical laboratory of the Ophthalmic Hospital, Cincinnati.

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Development of a new well water supply for the city of Canton has been proposed in a report of the city water commission. The projected improvement would cost $3,500,000 and would be adequate to supply the city's needs for the next twenty-five years, it is estimated.

Sanitary Control of Milk

Health departments which are at all active devote a great deal of time to the sanitary control of the

production and handling of milk. This is entirely proper, as a safe and clean milk supply undoubtedly means fewer epidemics and a lower death rate.

It is important at this time that there be no let down in the work of the health officer to provide a safe and clean milk supply. There should be special emphasis laid on the factors of greatest importance in providing a milk of this kind. On the other hand minor factors which have very little or no effect on the production of safe and clean The milk may be minimized. most important factors are: healthy cows, healthy milkers and milk handlers, cooling milk, sterilization of utensils, washing flanks and udders, small-top pails, and clean, dry hands.

An effort is being made to establish uniformity of rules for safe and clean milk production. This is important both from an economic and a sanitary standpoint, especially so in the thickly settled regions where multiplicity of inspection exists. In all meetings which health officers and inspectors attend, this is a live subject.Public Health, Michigan State Board of Health.