Brig. Parkinson: About the skimmed milk that has been used--we get reports  
every month about children getting skimmed milk.
 
     
 
 
Col. Bizzozero: We have been able to serve children up to one year of age   
with whole milk because we put aside a supply. The skimmed milk does not have   
enough caloric value. That will be corrected.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Carroll-Abbing: There is a question concerning the dextri maltose   
milk and protein milk. I think in the last meeting we spoke of assigning this   
to special institutions or hospitals for sick children.
 
     
 
 
Col. Bizzozero: There is a little danger in assigning this type of milk.   
That is a thing that should be governed and supervised by physicians. I am   
afraid of diarrhea if the children are not used to the dextrose milk.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: What is a safe amount to give each day?
 
     
 
 
Col.Bizzozero: In the States we used to give a small amount three times   
a day mixed into a formula. The trouble is that you can't turn a dose of   
maltose over to the average mother. I think the mortality would arise in   
infants due to diarrhea unless this distribution of dextri-maltose and protein   
milk could be supervised by doctors or dieticians.
 
     
 
 
Mr.Taylor: Is the yeast in the same category?
 
     
 
 
Col. Bizzozero: Yeast is not dangerous to distribute. It is a good thing--  
will take the place of most of the vitamins. It could be put into a number of   
different foods nicely.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: What do you plan to do with that yeast?
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: It would be distributed in the institutions in Rome and   
Naples.
 
     
 
 
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: We have a great quantity of yeast tablets--about   
780,000. We also thought of taking care of the provinces with this supply.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Do you Know how to use the yeast?
 
     
 
 
Col. Bizzozero: It is harmless, but you must make sure that the tablets   
are going to be taken and used for the right purpose. I think in all these   
communes the best idea would be to give the tablets to the schools and have   
the nurses distribute them to the children. The other alternative is showing   
them how to make it into powder and put it into bread, jelly, cookies or   
peanut butter. If the yeast is distributed in the schools, I don't think we   
will have any trouble with it getting on the black market.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Did we decide the distribution of the vitamins would have to   
be made every few weeks?
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: No, a distribution for two months would be all right.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Taylor: Are the vitamins and milk in balance so that they will last   
about the same length of time.
 
     
 
 
Prof. Canaperia: Yes.
 
     
 
 
Mr.Taylor: When can you start the distribution?
 
     
 
 
Mgr. Carroll-Abbing: Tomorrow we will start the distribution in Rome.
 
     
 
 
Mr. Silber: Naples is now preparing a list of institutions. We will ship   
1/3 of the supply in bulk to Naples.