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.

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991067_transcript
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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.
Date created
July 9 1891 No
Series
1802-04: City Clerk General Files
Note
Petition. 07/09/1891
This transcription was provided by volunteers through the Seattle Municipal Archives transcription project on From the Page.
Subject Terms
FOOD HANDLING, MILK, PUBLIC HEALTH
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Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #991067_transcript, Series 1802-04.
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991067: 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 of Textual Record)