The San Francisco call., 1897-07-22
AFTER OAKLAND'S
CITY COUNCIL
The Board Of Health Cen
sures Alameda County
Authorities.
Uninspected Bay County Milk
Will Not Be Allowed to
Land.
Plans for Inspecting Public School
Children Are to Be Formu-
lated.

The Board of Health took occasion to
censure the Oakland City Council yester-
day in the strongest terms for interfering
with the Oakland health authorities in
the application of the tuberculin test to
the cows of Alameda County. The follow
ing resolution was passed by unanimous
vote:
WHEREAS, A large part of the milk supply OF
the City OF San Francisco is derived from Ala
media and other bay countess; and whereas,
the City Council of the city of Oakland has
stultlfed Itself by its recent action in refusing
to permit the Board of Health OF that city to
apply the United States tuberculin test for the
detection OF diseased cattle; and whereas,
such action on the part OF any pal body
signally characterizes said body as being in
lmical TO progress and williully blind to pub
lie welfare, and further merits the censure
and reproach of every person interested In the
maintenance OF pubic health; therefore, be 1t
EeS0tUed, That the Board OF Health OF the
City and County of San Francisco hereby ex-
presses Its condemnation for such unwar-
ranted and culpable procedure on the part OF
the City Council oil the city OF Oakland and
at the same time extends its sympathies to
the Board of Heal III of that city for the un1or-
tunate circumstance of being dependent for
authority upon persons whose official act in
this matter has stigmatized them as unworthy
to admins Ter the affairs OF civic government.
And be 1t turther
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
tnis board and that copy be forwarded TO the
Board OF Health of the city of Oakland.
Then the board proceeded to guard
against the introduction of impure milk
into this City by the passage of the follow
ing resolution:
ResoIred, That the Milk Inspector of the
Health Department be and hereby is instruct
ed 10 refuse EN- try to all milk coming from bay
counties unless accompanied by certificates
showing dairy herds 10 have been subj &C ed TO
the United States tuberculln test, admlnls-
tered by proper authorities.
DIR. Morse gave the board an idea of the
points he had gained regarding the in
spectlon of public schools in New York.
He stated that in New York $50 physi-
Clans were employed TO inspect the public
schools, and that the system was very
beneficial. In the first week after the in
spection was begun 13, l76 children were
examined and 529 excluded because they
were suffering from contagious diseases.
DR.. Morse stated that while it would be
i'm possible to introduce the system here
on a large scale, it could be handled to a
considerable extent, and he moved that a
plaE for its adoption be drawn up.
Mayor Phelan and DIR. Morse were ap-
point committee TO form ulate a plan.
The following resolution regarding the
proposed new City and County Hospital
was passed:
WHEREAS, The present City and County Hos
pitsl is. by reason of it's age and faulty
ton, in such deplorable and distressfil con-
ditiOn that the proper repair and renovation
of the buildings with a view to rendering
them suitable for the housing and care of the
sick is an absolute impos lib lity; aud whereas
the last Legislature of the State of California
has authorized the expenditure by the Board
of Super visors of the sum sufficient to erect a
hospital, based on modern lines and possess
ing the appliances and conveniences neces-
sary for the proper conduct of such an ins utu-
ton; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of