The herald., 1898-12-19

comfortable, and does not afford the usual
accommodations found in the ordinary coun-
try house. We have been fortunate in hav-
ing reliable attendants, and in not having
accidents.
MEAT INSPECTION
This work has been performed by Fred
L. Hughes, who, by his zeal and industry,
has succeeded in putting stop to the sale
OF horsefesh for human food which was car
ried on by few butchers. The sanitary
condition of the slaughter houses has been
improved and he has assisted the county
veterinarian to quarantine diseased cattle
and hogs which probably would have been
slaughtered and sold for food in our mar
kets.
The quality Of the meats and poultry sup
piled to the city has been OF better grade
than any previous year Notwithstanding the
shortage of feed for stock.
The meat inspector has made 4040 inspec-
tions of slaughter houses, ranches, meat
markets, meat or poultry wagons, and has
condemned and caused to be destroyed 1888
pounds of beef, 55 calves, 73l chickens, 8
hogs, sheep and 230 pounds of ham.
There is slaughtered at the various slaugh-
ter houses or places surrounding the city
annually about $3.50 head of cattle, l5240
head OF sheep, $3.50 lambs, 1920 hogs and
29SS calves, which are not inspected by the
United States inspectors. Therefore, but
few of the animals are inspected while being
slaughtered. We cannot secure absolutely
good and wholesome meats from our mar
kets until there is provided public slaugh-
ter house in which all animals not inspected
by the United States inspectors shall be in
spected before and after slaughtering, as is
done in the slaughter houses now under in
spection by the Federal government before
it is permitted to enter our local markets.
DIARIES AND THEIR PRODUCT
Our registry shows 100 dairies in opera
ton, with about $500 milch cows, from
which there is marketed in the city over
6l00 gallons of milk per day. There are 455
cows owned by families within the city, who
sell to the neighbors about 345 gallons per
day.
The milk inspector has made 140l in
spections of dairies and milk depots and
tested 1878 samples of milk for the percent
age of butter fat, solids and water, served
1856 notices to abate nuisances at dairies,
swore to SO complaints against venders for
violation of the ordinances, convicting "a,
two escaping the arresting officers. There
were S267 fines imposed by the courts for
violation of the ordinance.
Through the efforts of George w. Hooser,
the dairies have been very much improved
in their sanitary condition during the year,
and the standard of milk well maintained
The last 200 samples tested averaged 3.8 per
cent butter fat and l3 per cent solids.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
In January the inspectors of the horti-
cultural commission were created sanitary
inspectors without pay, in order that they
might have the right to condemn, and have
destroyed such fruits as were discovered un
wholesome for human food, and in their in.
spections have seen fit to condemn 26,0i0
pounds of fruits and 1900 pounds of vegeta.
bies Better market accommodations and
a more systematic inspection of the fruits
and vegetables will give us a better quality
of fruits and vegetables.
This question OF sewage irrigation of vege-
table gardens supplying vegetables to the
of the city is one of vital import.
duNe, anu VIC DSiSNC tudt SNcly iHSH
of sewage should be used on the farms, we
are sure it should be utilized judicious1y,
and not by what is generally known as
broad irrigation upon vegetables that may
be eaten uncooked. Therefore we respect
fully recommend the passage of an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale of sewage to
truck farmers unless they comply with GER
tain stipulated conditions which will pro-
vide clean and wholesome vegetables.
NUISANCES
During the year the sanitary inspectors
have served 76l notices to connect with the
public sewers, 3l8 connections have been
made in compliance with orders. Because of
the financial embarrassment of many own.
ers we have had often to extend the time
for making sewer connections; 1861 written
notices to abate nuisances have been issued,
1858 of which have been complied with;
2464 verbal notices to abate nuisances have
been served and PAT have been complied
with. The income of the office has been
s387.70 and the expenses $ll, 1852. l6.
I desire to express my thorough appreci-
alton Of the uniform courtesy shown me by
he council, and of the valuable advice and
suggestions received from the board of
health, and also to acknowledge my indebt-
sdness to DIR. Stanley P. Black for his valu-
able aid in our laboratory work.