The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-02

proving the COuultlOu OF water IN Ic@3t0
TO. removal of taste. smell, color and
micro-organisms- Precipitation viii re-
move suspended mineral matter. and, 90
a limited extent, bacteria. Aeratton VIII
Improve color and taste. but has no ef-
feet on bacteria, and little on organ,c
matter. So we have left the plan OF nj
systems can, and In addition removes
living organisms and oxidises organic
I would recommend that, falling to Sc
cure a greater water supply. the reservoir
be drained and the debris removed from
tered ter through an a sand dyke Gas suggested
last year by Mr.. CARROLL before rs en-
trance into the reservoir. Superintendent
investisatins a recent method Of water
publication. and II he finds II favoraple
he will probably bring the subject pe-
MILK SUPPLY.
The percentage of cream. with one or
two exceptions. has been up 70 the stand
ine 5 neary IN pe ere cent butter fat In
some cases the night and morning milk
ings' are mixed. and the milk soon sours.
manure to milk cows. but as we failed to
prove the sale and consumption OF the
Identical milk from the , c1ws oos ser,,re
conviction. Some of the ice consumed Is
made from the water of Silver Bow creek
below the slaughter house. This water
has been condemned for drinking pur-
poses. The ice looks clear and palatable.
and, as your health commissioners s, were
not prepared to prove its unhealtnfulness.
no action has been taken TO prevent It's
sale.
Few comments have been made regard
Ing the smoke nuisance during the past
year. This problem seems TO be solving
itself, inasmuch as the sources are being
OF smoke will AFFECT the health of the
city remains TO be seen. There Is no
doubt. however, that large quantity or
vorably diseases of the respiratory or
ence Of sulphur smoke ,o d has a iaVorao'e
e SEWERS. .t
Quite an amount of sewer work has
been done by the city engineers depart
ment. Wherever sewage systems are
falls with the extension of sewers. out
OF total of rs cases of scarlet fever re-
ported In Butte last year. only two os-
CURED In houses with sewer connections,
and one of these brought the disease
from Helena, 1t is urged that your hon
s Ssnsr sod Main S stpesi seS rom Wool
are crowded together with insufficient
room even for cess pools.
GARBAGE.
II is dffficult to make people under
stand the Importance of cleanliness, or
to teach them how easy IL Is to dispose OF
garbage and kitchen refuse by 9 daily ou ,he
quantity is large. competition has made
the price for removal by scavengers quite
TRASH ia the alleys Is Common evil and
the aid CT the police is requested TO pre-
vent Ait. A few arrests would promptly
abate the trouble.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
No measles. smallpox or diphtheria
have occurred within the limits OF Butte
for about year and half. i DOUBT II
other city the f s1ze IL small
pox since Jan. has prevailed I'm y states
and over 100 towns. nearly 1000 cases hav1
per cent. On account of the prevalence
of the disease there is chance OF an
/, outbreak here at any time, ana the ae-
STABILITY of vaccination OF al unproo
tected persons is urged as this Is the
only safeguard against this dread ms
Eighteen deaths from typhoid fever oc-
! CURED during the year, but the disease Is
not present now. and no deaths nave oc-
CURED from the disease since Decemper.
| Seyenty-five cases of scarlet fever have
I been reported, and IS deaths were due 10
/ 1T, but at present no cases exist WITHIN
Whooping cough has been quite preva-
| lent since early in January ana is at
tended by quite mortaIityi seven s,n cea ths
/ beginning of the year. II will probably
continue till all who have never had the
| disease have taken IL. No ordinances Tor
the public health have been passed. but
your board of health has printed a
pamphlet regarding the restriction 20,
wherever case is reported. We have
| also formulated rules from time 70
time tor, the sanitary g oXernmnen,t ho os
the schools. which the superintendent mas
N> REPORTS OF BIRTHS. ETC.
| Attempts have been made for several
wears TO obtain complete birth records,
births are returned. Aside from the fact
that the ratio of births to deaths Is ar
| index of the growth of a place, II some
| times becomes necessary to estaDnsI
proofs of birth for legal purposes TO es,
! then becomes valuable. Some physicians
| oppose the ordinance on the ground thal
such requirement r san Is 'p petn en Is made
| o,Iate compensation for the work re-
| auired. But in view of the fact that the
same ordinance requiring such returns re
meals the special city license on physi.
clans, have no Recommendation 10 oHer
| 1t is said that one OF the evidences o.
higher civilization Is the computation OF
| vital statistics.
Four hundred and eighty-seven deaths
occurred from all causes. as ags ga as. ~, rs
due to the great explosion, we snail nave
a marked decrease from last year. Over
ienpc e per cent. from scarlet fever and
whooping cough, per cent. from ~.
phoid, la grippe, etc; IL per cent iron
from local and constitutional maladies
Next to accidents. pneumonia heads tbs
list. as usual with AZ deaths. against 6
last wear. Cholera infantum and con
| slImption come next, with 80 and 3
| deaths. about the usual average.
CREMATORY.
The crematory has been kept running
all the year during the daytime. ano
mart OF the time at night. One man was
| employed an the time. and during sever
months two men worked. About $50 car
| ca sses of horses and cows have been ere
| mated. and also uncounted dogs ana cats
| meats, poultry. fruit, etc. Some 1900
| loads of refuse were received, and
| large quantity of manure awaits burning
/ as soon as the previous pile now fired u
| destroyed. Some repairs have been made
| ON the furnace, and IL Is now In fairly
good condition.
During the year many letters of inquiry
| have been answered. especially following
the explosion. Thirty transcripts OF deati