New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-17
THE SW7LL-MILK Factory.
BUREAU oP SANITARY INSPECTION, !
Nm. Nnnr LII. Ia-t

In pursuance Of your directions to me- and accompanied
by the Health Wardens of the Sixteenth aud Tenth
Wards in the latter part of the month of May last
made through examination and investigation Vt the cele
brated cowstables situated between Tenth and Eleventh
and Fifteenth and Snteenth-sts., In the Sixteenth
Ward of this City and herewith report to you the result
of such examination.
These cow-stables are built in three rows the block
bounded by Tenth and Elevenh-avs and Fifteenth and
Sxteenthsts., and they extend from Tenth nearly 10
Elevenh-av. in length One is on Fifieenthst
Sixteenth ST. and nearly in the center OF the block
with alleyway each side of the center row. the al
leyways being from twelve TO twenty feet wide. The
lower portion of the of COW sheds on Sixeentb-st
built OF brick two stories high and far superior IN every
way TO the others which are sheds but one story high
and " low at that.
In each of these sheds the placed in double
rows the width of the shed and there is slight descent
made from the head Of each stall the of each of
the double for the eScremens and filth from the cows
to off, and trough Is placed outside of eo shed to
OFF the said excremens and NTH from the premises
but The descent not sufficient the trough properly
constructed and if the cows excrements were OF healthy
OF natural character, the trough &c, would be entirely
useless.
found these cow-sheds the day visited them oc
cupied by 53s and 60 horses besides goats.
turkeys geese, chickens DC, &c. The space allotted TO
each does exceed three feet IN wdththe space
in length sufficient Each fastened 10 her limited
space by short rope The ceiling of these sheds very
low and there is scarcely place for ventilation except
the doors and they few and very narrow The AIR Is
extremely foul filthy and sickening aud although 1t was
coosh day the poor cows were painting Tor breath ana ar
and apparently in feverlsh condition. AMI indeed no"
could II be otherwise confined they III their close,
hot and unventated sheds surrounded with noMous,
filthy and sinking atmosphere, not ray OF sunlight to
shine them breath OF air to pass through their
nosts Indeed foul is the air in these stables, that
the Health Wardens who accompanied me were compelled
suspend the inspection for time 10 recover lis sleken
ing effects upon them
The cows kept in these sheds fed upon the sw and
slops made the distlery OF Messrs johnson Co.. SIT
uaed on the block these premises and the sw
brought under the street by OF pipes TO the swl
reservoirs in the yards of the cowsheds and thence
forced into the troughs from which it eaten or drank
e. IN fb. .aufsfl flraa d
The Messrs johnson these sheds and supply the
sw the cows the OF the cows paying them for
rent and sw for each COW, the sum OF nine cents per
dsy was told that of the owners OF the COWS gave
them hay and meal but saw no evidence OF such fact
The cows MIXED twice each day There are aboH
forty-hree of the COWS stabbed there they own
from hundred each, and they all sell inh
besides others who purchase milk there ~ sel again.
In the of my inspection found one Patrick Winnie
who owns or keeps the premises in the act Of
mixing the milk from those heated feverish, swl-ied
cows with certain mixture which he called burned sugar
put in the milk. he cooy told me, for the purpose oi
giving il proper, rich, creamy and natural coor-as
the milk from there poor poisonous grassOrsaken COWS,
without sunshine and without pure air fed on slcps and
swiI good too pure too rch to sell to his Gus
without reducing 1t to proper degree oi Strength
and then sugar il to proper color
Around these stables painted in glowing coors are the
wagons of these persons TO carry forth ana retail s rch
pure and sugarcooeo milk and many o these wagons ae
eublazoned with the owners uthaye also painted
"Westchesfer County Mix, Pure Country MIX,
Morrsauia Milk, &c., &c, and with these false slyns
hey pam ON iheH sugar on1'n "iu esS, = !;
mixture pure country milk, sending death and disease
wherever il is used. -,
have obtained two samples of the bes, kind OF milk
hey had a those stables and for which paid their high
est prices aud also obtained sample of common country
milk from farmers gTassed who have had pure
air and free fields and let the report of Prof Reed VINO
has anavzed the three samples speak OF the relative d
ference of their quality
If necessary furnish the of the parties from
whom obtained the samples of the milk
trust ths report will be satisfactory 10 you and thai II
msy in some degree aid you your desire and ambition
TO preserve the public health which is paramount to
nearly every other consideration
{ yery respectfully Ae..
r c. DOWNING, Sanitary Inspector
THOMAS X DOWNING. City Inspector.