The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-10-22

cent These are virSl statistics COM
rose6 for 70 years
This resulted in the appointment
Il az The Pure Food Committee. The eN-
fs-5rc legislative ACT. 70 prevent the
Atul-e-auol o. Food, DRINK and
Drugs vas 8 Ep0ehe1Stve one ou'
E 10 one hs6 ever en6eGvoTeo 20 enforce
lid The Boar5 o. He2lth received thar
vez- an appropriation o. $500 q
----- On is vo-k- Al extensive lab
4 1-z-a-v was built. competent chemists
were employed and prosecutions were
4 hrrl-- Convictions were obtained n
I----lv every case. although the de-
-s-=s -es invariably demanded jury
--sIs- They son found the cheapest
r-v vas TO deal no more in fTaudu-
4 lent gods
Ii vas found AZ The beginning OF
T 1ss- wear thz. tuberculosis in Cali
fa-ziz was OF The increase. This was
attributed by many 70 The fact that
many tubs7cuiols strangers were sent
90 California every year for their
health After thorough Investigation,
-1s Board commenced operations with
the u Re o. the United States tuhe-Culin
tes-- A. he AlnshoGss 50 out o. the
81 COWS there were killed and were
rou-d 70 have tuberculosis n its most
zzvzrce5 stages Work was then be
r-- on the diaries
Here the Board me- with moSg de-
rs-zine6 opposition. bur they went
ahead with more determined inspect
u-s and killed several hundred COWS
Subsequently they suspended opera
-51-s temporarily, $ TIE Legislature
vas il session and the 6sirymen
promised 10 further The enactment Of
JUS laws 20 prevent the sale Of milk
from ruhsrCulOus COWS They did not
keep faitA with the Board q Health
but instead. they formed g oOmbins-
-foa with the Butchers Board OF
Trade and by shady operations. Sc
cured the defeat OF The bills. for The
massage o. which the Board Of Health
Vas working
The Board saw that heroic meas
u-es were Necessary. and called 2 meet
ing and with the active advice and
assistance q NJ. Rels-ein and our
Pure Food Committee. their zction
vas determined and outlined II
should Be said here that. BY the milk
ordnance Of san Francisco every milk
dealer in The city vas compelled 70
obtain s permit from the Board OF
Health. This permit wzs numbered,
and The number must be prominently
displayed OF The wagons and place Of
business OF the miIkDen- Three s-2-
ions were established. and through
these al the milk entering san Fran
cisco must pass. Here il was exam
med IS 10 lis purity Mounted inspect
c-s examined The milk throughout the
city after is passage through these
stations. The permits were subject 70
De revoked by the Board Of Health
Any mi-kua1 failing 70 pass through
he station had his permit revoked
--i--c-iOns were applied for and TEN
rc-arily granted. but the courts 6ecid-
@5 that they. could not hold Suits were
fled against the Board for killing u
be-culOus COWS bur the courts were
zzain with the Board IN The interests
q health
The Board went on with its work.
b-t adopted The rule Of publication
Al animal certificate was issued 20
those diaries only whose COWS were
Inspected and found free Then came
difficulty with the interior Boards OF
Health who refused 70 adopt The meth
DDS and standard employed by san
Francisco for fear OF political pulls.
but whose daiEymen were sending
milk 20 he city. Alameda County re
fused absolutely 10 permit the COWS 70
bs examined for tuberculosis, and that
county was sending s large amount OF
milk 70 San Francisco
Then il was announced thar in Is
hours all milk coming from counties
uo- adopting The ruberculin test would
b guaranteed The counties did moth
Ing. and several thousand gallons OF
milk were dumped into the bay. Hur-
ned meetings Of the interior Boards
q Health were called. and the fright
sne5 uilkuen urged the adoption OF
The san Francisco regulations They
even asked that an inspector from the
city Be sent 70 conduct The tests a the
expense Of the towns In Santa Clara
County. Dr.. Simpson OF the County
Board OF Health found . per cent OF
the COWS diseased. and he has killed
So. In 10 instance was 2 mistake
found il the test
These are not idle facts OF figures,
but were taken from the mortuary rec
ord Of san Francisco. compiled BY the
Clerk o. Vital Statistics OF The Board
g Health and they show that. CON-
pairing the deaths from tuberculosis in
san Francisco for the 10 years. The
deaths for the year ending July Ist
last showed 2 falling OF OF 10 per cent
over any other year OF the 10. while
each previous year showed 2 steady
gain
Laws are strong powers. but il re-
msinsd for the present Board OF
Health 70 take the reins IN hand. Pub
lie health in san Francisco has been
reFolu-Ouized. Other Improvements
than those tending 70 secure pure milk
have been made 4 most Efficient and
rho7oUghly-ecuipped Emergency Hos
pital has been established. with an an
bulanoe service unsurpassed for ap-
poinrme1cs One % these wagons Is
stationed in Golden Gate Park, an
other along the water front Any one
who has visited san Francisco n late
wears will know how necessary these