The herald., 1896-08-14
THE HEALTH R1AN0
Abandonment Of a Cemetery Recommended
To lnnrnYe the nix SupplY


To Improve the nnk Supply
Mayor RAIDER presided at the meeting
of the board of health yesterday, with
Drs. Smith, Salisbury and Kurtz in at
tendance. Health Officer Steddom was
also present and officiated as secretary
On motion of DR.. Smith, the meat and
milk inspector was instructed to rigid
ly enforce ordinance No. 22SS, and the
health officer was ordered to revoke the
permits of all dairymen feeding to milch
cows unwholesome food, such as refuse
from breweries, distilleries, beet-sugar
factories, ensilage, garbage, etc.
on motion of Dr. KurtZ. the board of
supervisors was requested to cooper
ate with the board of health in securing
the passage of universal health ordi-
nance, providing for the inspection of
dairy herds and for the betterment of
the milk supply.
Dr. Salisbury called up the matter of
the abandonment of Calvary cemetery,
on Buena Vista street, and read the
draft of an ordinance providing for the
same. 1t was stated that the abandon
ment of this burying ground was sani-
tary necessity, and that for the health
of the section of the city in which 1t is
located, it could not be done too quick
ly. 1t was stated that as many as three
bodies are being buried in one grave,
and that as long as this state of affairs
is allowed, it, is a standing menace to the
health of the city. The draft of the or
dinance as read prohibits the burial of
any more bodies on the land fronting on
Buena Vista street, between the Cottage
Home tract and Bishop street. The or
dinance was ordered transmitted to the
council, with the recommendation that
1t be adopted at the next meeting.
Dr. Salisbury read the draft Of an or
dinance fixing the salaries of the en-
ployes of the health department, and,
on motion of Dr. Smith, the same was
adopted and recommended to the coun-
Gil.
The report of the meat and milk in
spector for the past month was read and
filed
j. D. Keyes, an inspector of the health
office, was granted leave of absence for
his eastern trip.
On motion of DR.. Salisbury all sani-
tary inspectors were instructed to make
daily reports to the health officer.
Dr. salisbury presented the draft of
an ordinance amending the ordinance
in regard to the sale of adultertated or
unwholesome milk, which ordinance
was approved and recommended to the
council for adoption. The amendments
provide that the term adulterated or
unwholesome milk, when used in the
ordinance shall mean, first, milk con-
tanning less than IL per cent of milk SOL
ids; second, milk containing more than
SS per cent of water or fluids: third
milk containing less than per cent of
fats; fourth, milk from cows fifteen
days before or after parturition; fifth.
milk drawn from cows fed on unhealthy
or unwholesome food; sixth, milk drawn
from COWS kept in unhealthy quarters,
from cows affected with disease or SUP.
piled with impure water; seventh, milk
from which part of the cream has been
removed; eighth, milk diluted with
water or any foreign substances; ninth,
milk drawn from cows by mixers who
are themselves in a filthy on unclean
condition; tenth, any milk shown by
analysis to contain any substance not
natural or normal in the same. or milk
which Is shown by analysis to have been
deprived of the natural and normal
constituents.
The board then adjourned.