A petition, signed by over 100 citizens, requested that the Council pass ordinances prohibiting the sale of milk from cows fed malt leftover from breweries. The petitioners believed that such milk, called swill or malt milk, caused disease.
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- Identifier
- 991067
- Description
- A petition, signed by over 100 citizens, requested that the Council pass ordinances prohibiting the sale of milk from cows fed malt leftover from breweries. The petitioners believed that such milk, called swill or malt milk, caused disease.
- Date created
- July 9 1891 No
- Series
- 1802-04: City Clerk General Files
- Location
- Box 9, Folder 6
- Note
- Petition. 07/09/1891
- Not all signatures transcribed
- Subject Terms
- FOOD HANDLING, MILK, PUBLIC HEALTH
- Citation
- Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #991067, Series 1802-04.
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- 991067_transcript: Transcript of: A petition, signed by over 100 citizens, requested that the Council pass ordinances prohibiting the sale of milk from cows fed malt leftover from breweries. The petitioners believed that such milk, called swill or malt milk, caused disease. (is source Textual Record)