Telegram-herald., 1891-04-30


Summer niosshs. Il seems sssosgiels ResessAFs
that we Should eohtrel the prcdactlea ~ TIE
nilk supply - ~eii VI iys szis- Al Pres-et
ne exercise practically 30 ssperstsieR wat
sRsr ovsF the aairlss tFoH wbiea the mia
eeaaes Ii Is hefe that tie a sscsx1sf 0stea
arises, because THE average fsFmsT psys sess
little 4tteatlon 10 tae teeaiRx. sgsiAAas saa
milking OF his COWS. As the m.ik comes freh
the u1aeF II the healthy cav. II IS pure-aaa
80 u sbssld bs kept. Alright recSptacles
shoas be AT hand. sRto which the N lk Is pal. !
Aae thas it sheala be delivered 60 the eas
Seer. lsaslis alter a miktag the fresh /
qua the milk not fresh. are asmpea into !
large eaas. ana tbese cans are opessee sna t. 4
opened aHd the mllk exposed ia tke dirttest. /
dastiesl kind Of weather. aaa aei.yerea - oar 4
citizens To the objeetiea tek may sriss. /
the elty has no right 10 interieF~ With Bsan's |
easia-ss. We say II has noue yRisss the mans /
business eoaeerns the life aad heaita OF /
It's citizens. ana IN this 10 aoee
ana thai too. the most hsipiess class ia the
community -iaisEts and ehildrvn- We coat
mean 20 say that the city should go iAto the
dairy hssi uess. but We 40 contend mat the ia
speetors power should 20 further back than
the miik can There is possibility. with
strolss probability that consumption can De
spread through the agency OF the Eesh ana Of
the mills OF tubercuious cattle
Ia an article published tn the New York
| Times Of jury last "a weli-knowa veterinarian
| OF Hartford. Connecticut. sounds the nete OF
warning and gives the history OF herd OF eat
| tie numbering two hundred and forty head.
| nifty per cent OF which dled OF tabercalous IN
| Two years. This Tact becomes startling when
We consider that the milk from these sick and
| dying COWS was daily sold e. consumers. fhe
question therefore involves In Vital
| way one OF our chief food Products. MIA Is
| sold from tubercuous cattle and such cattle
| are killed and sod as b.ef every day. The
| offspring Of such animals are sold 70 the sso-
| sage manufacturers. and even the Older and
sick animals themselves.
We would advise that all persons desiring
| licenses 20 sell milk. should have their AMI
| mails producing the milk examined by
skilled vennariaa. and when making such ap
piicatiop. should bring certificate from ssid
yetlnarian. showing tie number ano eondi-
| ton of the cows, aud the feed used that said
| certificate be examined and duly endorsed by
the health ofrcer. some member OF the
| Board of Health before license Is granted:
that SAID license shall contain provision that
| all barns. other places. where milk Is pro
duced. should be subject 20 examination Mt amy
| time by sanitary inspector. and ahy refusal 90
admit such examination should be sufiieieni
| cause for annalling said license.
We earnestly request your honorabIy body
TO cooperate with the Board Of Health. 10 the
end that practical means may be devised for
| the abatement OF the grave n snsce 10 the
| health of the community implied 10 the sale
| OF diseased tainted flesh and milk.
SEWERAGE.
| The vital Importance OF through system OF
! general removal and inofensive disrosel OF
sewerage is generally recognized the primitive
methods OF disposal of escretal una house
| In ha ~i...ItS had
| The most powerful sbst acle 10 n proper system
| of sewerage has been its supposed cost. but Al
| examination into the comparative cost Of re-
| moving night soil By the present methods and
| a complete system OF sewerage. will show thai
| In the end the latter is the cheapest. Every
! privy Is a constant nuisance. and periodically
when a cleaning out and removal OF contents
| becomes necessary. the nuisance becomes al
most unbearable. 1t Is impossible to find Ian
| guage capable OF expressing In its entirety the
! flthiness and dangers Ia life and. health by
| which We are surrounded 50 long as the pres
ent pryy and cess pool system is maintained.
Your attention has heret ofore been called to
| the importance of more sewers. but the large
| additions make large additions to our
| sewers necessary. A large number of
| our important streets are without sewer
| accommodations. we wish to again call the at
tention OF the council to the importance OF
| ~
the rapids of Grand river all sewage. and
allow no part 10 enter the river until IL escapes
in the deep water at or near the lower point
| of the city.
| PUBLIC pUxrs
In the spring there is always great deal OF
refuse matter accumulated. which. as a sani-
tary measure. must be removed from yards.
cellars and streets. A proper place for the re-
ceipt Of this has always been a serious prob
lem. requiring the close attention Of the
board.
There are many places. the owners Of which
would be glad to have filed in. and they could
be obtained free of expense. but their close
proximity TO tire popuious portions OF the city
forbids their use AS public dumps. The board
some years ago obtained the use Of the Island
No. 3, ana while not In all respects what We
would desire yet il has been used for the pur
rose. ard n man employed 20 take care OF the
grounds. and see that all dcieterious matter
is covered or burned. The board believes this
is the best that can be done until provision Is
made for the permanent destruction of this
material.
rRfvY VAULTS.
| We would recommend that wherever there
are sewers priyy vaults be abolished. They
| should only be allowed where there are no
sewers to connect with. Then the vault s1su.d
be o. brick. laid in cement or asphalt and
| plaStered inside With good cement mortar, or
asphaltei. - that the flthy matters shall be
| prevented from COMMUNICATING the soil. There
10 no more certain wav OF poisoning the air ot
| a city than To allow those vaults to remain
saturatimg the soil many feet away from the
| vault itself Pan and valve closets. in fact all
| closets whose valves or pans are 50 placed as
10 he contaminated with fecal discharges
should not he permitted Everything which
has a tendency to render the air OF soil un
clean should he summariiy dealt with. One
argument against the peivy vault Is; that par.
ties who contract TO clean them ind II din
cult 10 secure place outside the city where
these matters can be disposed Of The hopper
, closet should take the place 81 the want.
swiaL s>p GsRnAcE.
The Board of Health believes that there r.
only one suitable method by which TO dispose
Of the animal and vegetable waste With the
. exception of human excrements. all refuse sad
: waste OF food material shouid he gathered
from the households and MARKERS ~ frequent
, | Intervals II should be removed IN receptacies
as nearly alright a. possible. and conveyed
10 seme locality on the outskirts of the city
, Here the swtll and other earbage should either
. BE- treated 80 as 10 extract their valuable con
stiiuenis or else they should be consumed by
, are
| The method chosen should he that which
| gives the iesg orensc to tire ncighborhood, re.
| gsrdless Of the expense ~ entails The whole
| process. from its collection to Its destruction,
| should ne uader the direction Of the health
= department
, This ia and always hss been In TIE OPINION
. | ~ TIE present naard ~ H~slth the anls ssa