The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-02
WILL EXAMINE THE COWS
Our Milk PrOdacers Must Have a
Clean Bill Of Health.
GUARD AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
Board OF Health TO Adopt Energetic
Measures to Insure Wholesomeness
Of Milk -Dcrciict CierGywen
and Aldermen.

subject Of consideration at the board or
health meeting yesterday. The fact
that the Jessuo herd of cows at Mont
rose and three out Of W. 5. Langstaff s
herd of twelve at the Diamond mine.
have been found to be affected. causes
people in general and the sanitarians
in particular no small amount OF anx-
iety.
II Is the opinion of the board that 1t
would be extremely remarkable IL there
are no tuberculosis cattle In the vast
region from which Scranton obtains its
milk supply, when 1t Is taken into con-
sideration that the state authorities
have declared that one-fourth OF all
the cattle In the state are atected. ana
tests have shown thai the disease was
present in two private herds in this
immediate vicinity. The. board feel that
II is lis duty to ascertain II any OF the
cattle which supply the milk consumed
In this city are contaminated ana II
they are 20 have them slaughtered. AS
the state reimburses the owner for all
cattle confscated 1t Is thought that in
stead Of meeting with any opposition
the movement will be heartily approved
by the owners. and as II Is to the In
terest of the wholesalers and distribute
ers 10 assure the people of the whole
someness of their milk they will doubt
lessly cooperate without being urged
to ary create evtant
EYna,iv after the question had been
thoroughly discussed. the board re-
solved to make a move to have all the
cattle supplying milk to the city ex-
amined by veterinary expert. AS
first step Food Inspector Thomas was
instructed to secure from the milk deal
milk ~ Scranton The NEXT step will
ha % hova thor, syom,nad and after
that n 10 nronosed TO prevent any per-
snn from sbinning milk to this city who
con NOT shnr, a clnan hin of health for
his cattle
a-.c.
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II no cer!aii hhcWieuss ,nt'. H.. " ,;ssaso
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from !aih.. Inc miscroseGp ~; ,ha m,,,i,
SNOW tIe .upe! ~. ~ Will,
pu. inns uoss no. D'o' Nad;aa, ,c;onrs
Is no. uim"olesG,ne. . y, .sonn1. 5omht on
noWevel, 10 ss. IA p no,ha,. ~. ,nt a
.he que,on 40 80. t,harou,os,c
iiuiiaii peins; cal. asa.,..a >,o,. 7,
iroIl Nhe '',.h Va aaS 81. ~ tora 20,
Is not wen' II 10 :, i,,,nos-
suah'eu 'na. s.sn ,ata,,n, ns tho
sipie ano w,tn .ns 49,, tha bnord da-
question: III .nsIi ii.i'uS itn ,,.hor,,,, 20 re.
ciueo W n,1,noh,',. eAe S ,,,,ra n,,,i snn.
quire an unquee.iihy qio' eha!, ~, aiant.d r.
ply toI .ne pYupie '"e' "'S
protect III heal.n. III, ,rr,.r. pa.
AFTER to.,pas .s c,,an,, w. ns ,ha conr,s
turns WIN tnose y, S,srm Dn,fa, oi .omnS a that
ihoIilaS' ,,s n,arnv.
as wos eApsetu, ,n''" r,ootad r.
obey the board of health's regulation
Strsc,nd that thev bc notified that they
had made Themselves liable to prosecu-
t,n, and that nrnsecution would follow
a renctition of the oIfense.
II vas eynscted that owing to the
small, nnmher of returns during March
and Anril many more derelicts would
he found but il deyeloped that owing
TO the Lenten season there were not the
usuol number of maria ges. and conse-
nI,ent,v moi so MANY occa sions for yio-
lation Of this law.
DIR Allen reported that the sanitary
code. ia about finished and will be ready
for presentation at the next meeting.
A resolution was passed condemnine
the unsanitary condition of the region
between Edwards court and the rive,
and the locality east of Pittston ave.
nue.. and requesting Mayor Bailey tc
urge upon councils the crying necessity
| of the creation of sewer districts there
| The unsanitary condition of Luzerne
street, between Meridian street and
| Railroad avenue. and Diamond avenue
near Court street. were particularly
| complained of by DR., Allen. RECON-.
mendations for the abatement of thes,
nuisancns will be made to councils.