The herald., 1897-10-12
MORE INSPECTION NEEDED
SOME MEAT POSITIVELY DIS
EAsED AND DANGEROUS"
Twenty Out of Ninety-Six Milk Tests
Unsatisfactory-The "Bob'
Veal Industry

ent. Health officer Powers was also
present and lent his moral support to
the scene, and r. A. Todd acted as Sec
retary. On motion Of DR.. Moore, DR.
Cowles took the chair, the mayor being
unavoidably absent.
The first business was in reference
to the petition of P. M. Daniels and sew
eral yards of "als" in reference to the
use of sewage water for irrigation pur-
Doses This petition was referred back
from the city council to the board OF
health, and on motion was ordered filed.
DR.. Powers reported. that certain of the
property owners near by asked perms-
sion to fill hole located on De Long
three feet of the surface, the top to be
filled in with solid earth. On motion
the request was denied.
Secretary Todd read a communi catio1
from R. j. Withers, veterinary surgeon,
in reference to some cases of rabies in
which three dogs were concerned. All
the narrowing details were exploited
and the some guinea pigs which had been
inoculated had developed the regular
rabies symptoms, but the letter con-
cluded with the reassuring stateme nj
that the pigs and the dogs are all dead.
The communication was ordered filed
The diplomas of ]. D. Van Week, VIM.
Condroy and Harry B. Fasig were re-
ported as having been examined and GER
tificatas to practice were ordered given
them; the former, a graduate of tn;
American College of Dentistry to prac-
ha and tIot 1ot+
uates from Buda-Pesth and San Fran
cisco colleges, respectively, to practice
medicine and surgery.
A special committee consisting of Drs
Moore and Cowles, to- investigate the
meat and milk inspection matter, mex.
reported that for two weeks they had
been making thorough investiga tions
and they submitted the following full
report. which was, by vote, adopted.
and copy ordered made and sent Ia
the city council:
Your committee, after a most care
full and painstaking personal investiga-
tion OF the milk, dairies, meat and
slaughter houses, which exist in anC
about the city of Los Angeles, begs leave
leave to report that owing to the insult
hcient and partial inspection of the
same, it is possible to have. and there
do exist, the most fiagrant violations OF
our ordinances for the protection, of tbs
public health. Your committee has
made as exhaustive an investigation as
possible, and reports, first, as to our
milk supply.
According to our health officer 10
dAiries supply the city with milk We
have inspected many Of them, but as
they are scattered in all direction, 1t was
impossible for your committee to visit
all. We saw enough, however, to con-
vince US that unless close inspection is
made and followed up rigidly the mis-
takes, at times from ignorance, and in
others from expense incurred from fol-
lowing out the advice of the inspector.
WILL not be rectified, and the result is to
continue supplying impure milk. The
milk business, in all it's ramifications.
from the preparation Of the udder in
cooling process, preparation of
cans or other receptacles, TO the time it is
Furnished us at our homes. is so import
ant that where 1t is not looked after it
Will result in impurities, getting into the
same; yet the test will show the proper
percentage Oh Dutler rat.
THE task of careful Investigate ton is so
great as stated, before; SO many who
are engaged in. this business are aware
Of the halfway manner in which this
lnspe has been dow,a that thew take
advantage Of the conditions, as recent in
vestigation in the way of tests show.
and much of our milk is 6,emonstrat ed
10 be way below the standard. The
Inspection of milk must go farther We
realize at the present stage of scientific
investigation that we must have close,
inspection of the cattle. 1t is we'll known
that in all localities the Tuberculin
test is to be had for the asking provided
ne can give satisfactory guarantee that
It will be used according to directions.
I'VE are informed by our health of
dcer that there are two hundred meat
and six slaughter houses doing
business in this city. We have Inspected
all of those slaughter houses. To use
general terms, those with government
inspection were in good condition, and
the meat on hand was found to be of ex-
cellent quality.
The condition without such inspec-
ton ranged from Indifferent to positively
1lthy. The meat in the cattle varied
from good to that positively diseased and
dangerous to health.
I'VE also find the very young calves.
Dr. what is known as bob veal" are
brought into the market by parties who
make it business to purchase calves
! few daye old of dairymen, and either
phip or cart the same into our markets
lor consumption. In view of the above
facts, we are satisfied that it is impos-
Dible for one man to perform all these
1uties. Therefore:
I'VE recommend that the council be re-
quested to adopt an ordinance providing
'or an additional inspector to assist in
meat inspection, said inspector to be a
practical butcher. All of which is re-
Dpectfully submitted.
(Signed.) M. L. MOORE, M. D.
J. e. COWLES, M. D.
DR.. Powers reported ninety-six tests
made of milk during September. Most
u these tests were made from wagons
Ind some from restaurants. Seventy
ix were above the standard, and of the
twenty which were below, only three
we're dairies which have more than
,uce run below. The rest have all i'm
proved after the first test made. On
notion, the board then stood adjourned.
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