The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-06
PURE MILK SUPPLY.
Plans TO Secure II Discussed by Mem.
hers of the BOARD of Health.

hers of the Board of Health.
tuberculosis again occupied much Of
the attention of the board Of health yes
terday afternoon. DR.. Paine said this
subject is the most important now be-
fore the sanitarians of the United States
and could not be given too much atten-
tion. He always believed this, but was
MOST firmly convinced after seeing the
autopsy on the Jessup herd at Hewirt's
last month. If the legislators, he said,
could have seen what he saw there they
would say that no law could be too rigid
in dealing with the protection of the
people against possible contamination
from tubercular cattle.
Contrary to the statements made at
the last meeting. he quoted authorities
to show that medical science is not ag-
nostic on the question of whether the
milk of a diseased COW Is directly infect
ed with tuberculosis. DR.. Carter, food
and milk inspector of st. Louis. in re-
cent circular to insurance companies,
stated that in all his experiments he has
never yet failed to find tubercular germs
in the milk from affected cattle.
The local board has been and is max
ing strenuous efforts to insure a whole
some supply of milk to the city. They
have agitated the examination of herds
and from reports received from whole
sale dealers their work Is bearing good
results. Food Inspector Thomas is
making a census of the cows and Il is
proposed to compel the owners to have
clean bill of health for each of his herd
The board cannot afford to pay for the
examinations, but will cndeavor to dr.
range with the local veterinaries to
have the examinations conducted at u
nominal cost.
MOVEMENT PROGRESSING
The movement is progressing favor
ably without any definite agreement as
to these details, but in a short time 1t
will be necessary to have an under
standing. 1t Is most likely, then, that q
rule will be adopted forbidding whole
salers to accept milk from any dealer
who has not a certificate showing that
all his cows have been examined and
found healthy. So far the census of
cows shows that 3.l39 contribute to the
milk supply of this city. from which 1t
can be seen that the task now before
the board is by no means small one.
The sanitary code. for the regulation
Of plumbing. upon which Master Plumb
er NJ. II. Howley, Architect f. L. Brown.
Health officer DR.. w. +. Allen and
Building Inspector John Nelson have
been at work during the past two
months, was submitted to the board for
do hx, mr. n
word that master plumbers shall reg
fster and secure certificate, submit
plans Of their work to the inspector, and
when completed, test the work in his
presence, and prescrlbes how work shall
be done and what materials shall be
used. One of the features of the meas
ure Is that wooden tubs or sinks are
forbidden, and all plumbing work in
closets must be open. The board will
consider the code section by section at
a special meeting to be held later.
~ CREMAToRY STATISTICS.
II. w. Lotus, the crematory superin-
tendent, submitted some interesting fig
ures regarding the work done at the
crematory during the past three years.
<tIIlOllS tuC were. lotdl
Of barrels of garbage burned, 66,246;
tons, 1929; number Of dogs, 234; cats,
Hal pigs, 2: goats, T. All this was re-
duced to 120 tons of ashes.
Health Officer Allen condemned the
closet system at No. 25 school, and
recommended that the board order the
noisome nuisance to be abated when va
cation time comes, which recommends
ton was adopted. ,
The construction Of a sewer along
Sunset and Columbia avenues and the
establishment of a new sewer district.
embracing the territory between Green
Ridge street and the Diamond FLATS,
We're decided as being absolutely neces-
sary and the secretary was instructed
to call councils attention to the matter.
Sanitary Officer Burke complained of
the house of Joseph Slocum, on New
street, which, he said, was in such an
unsanitary condition that it would have
to be torn down. The board directed
DR.. Allen and officer Burke to order
the owner to repair the building or suf-
fer having it demolished.
Secretary Briggs statistics for the
month showed the following: Total
deaths, 129; from violence, 4; total
births, 1874; marriages, &c.