The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-30
HEALTH
BOARD.
Proceedings at a Regular Monthly Meet
ing Last Night.
MILK INSPECTION DISCUSSED.
Investigations by the Health officer Show
That the Quality OF the Milk Sold
Here Is Fair Garbage Crema-
tion and otner Sanitary
Matters Considered.

A regular monthly meeting Of the Board
of Health was held in the Council chamber
last night and attended by all the members,
Aessrs Spalding Morrison, Malone, Holman
and Schmidt the secretary and Health Off
Ger and Solicitor NJ. NJ Burke. President
Spalding expressed satisfaction upon having
full attendance, as it has been something
unusual.
The committees on epidemc5 and neurology
made their reports for the month ending on
the 29th inst, showing that there were five
communicable diseases-scarlet fever j and
diphtheria 4. There were Is deaths and one
still birth. The secretary reported having
issued % burial permits, 3 being for non
residents.
Mr.. Holman reported that the Shenandoah
Fertilizer Company is engaged in putting
sewerage under all its buildings and supply.
ing them with cement floors. The company
has also stated that if the borough will give
it a contract for a term of years plant for
consuming the garbage gathered in the Dor
ough will be constructed in connection with
the fertilizer, but this expense could not be
undertaken in the absence of contract.
Mr.. Schmidt stated that the several prop
erty owners along West Coal street held a
meeting to devise means by which to abate
the nuisance created by sewerage dis
charging at the intersection Of Cath
crime street and Strawberry alley and
and have decided to extend the sewers along
Strawberry alley to Vine street, and thence
on line with Lloyd street to the coal dirt
! banks.
Complaint was made Of the condition of
the western end of Centre street, there being
improper clubhouse arrangements, and also
against place where pigs are kept at the
western end Of Strawberry alley.
President Spalding made complaint against
an undertaken burying child without first
securing permit, but the secretary said there
was slight misunderstanding in the matter
DIR. Spalding said he wanted TO call the case
to the attention of the Board because the
undertaken had expressed defiance to its
authority and said that if he was prosecuted
he would beat the Board at Pottsville The
undertaken was called up once before and
dismissed with warning. In view of the
secretarys statement, however, no action was
taken in the case.
Health Officer COnry made his report show
ing that he served II notices for the abate-
ment of general nuisances during the month
and also 30 notices bearing on the West Coal
street sewerage matter. The officer also
slttNNh NlldA hullhH lllt ulOull nc lldht ulut
inspections of milk with the following re-
suits Whole milk inspected ranged from
1907 to 1899 and skinned milk from l1I7 to
l20'. The officer added that it is "a pretty
difficult matter to get tair test of milk with
the lactometer as it is necessary to make them
in room of uniform temperature sixty de-
grees, and to have a satisfactory report would
take all of one mans time.
President Spal6inp poupurrp1 i'm tho rap,ri
and added that the milk served in town i,
fair, although milk registering at ia and
thereabouts contains a great deal of water
During the discussion it was learned that
the tested milk that registered 1872 came from
the COW owned by Health officer Conry.
1t also developed that the minimum degree
fixed for milk in Philadelphia, is 10 and il
PhOenixville 100.
After the reading of the Phoenixvlle milk
ordinance Mr. Morrison read and offered the
following resolution:
Resolved, That this Board in compliance
with the requirements of recent Acts of As
semby, viz the Act of July 7, 1855, and the
, Act of June 26, 1895, the latter known as the
Pure Food Act; we deem it necessary for the
protection of tho community against frauC
and imposition to enforce these Acts.
I'VE require the Health Officer, in future
in addition to his other duties to make dill
gent inspection of all milk offered for salt
within the limits of this borough. If he shal
find any person or persons offering for sal
milk adulterated with water or any foreigl
substance and not up to the standard require,
by law he shall condemn the milk and PIC
ceed against the offenders as the law directs
r The NUM- sr of inspections and the result q
his finding shall be included in his month";
report to this Board"
The resolution was not favorably receive
and Solicitor Burke, upon being asked fo
advice, stated that it would be better for th
Board to cooperate with the Borough CouI
ell and have an ordinance adopted, whereof
{ the Health Officer would be specifcall
clothed with authority to act the standar
of milk would be fixed and other details no
t provided for by the general law would b.
specifically set forth, 1t was finally agreed
to have the committee on rules meet the Law
committee of the Borough Council and hav
such an ordinance prepared
The session of the Board closed with tn
n election of President Spalding as delegate l.
the State Sanitary Convention TO be held a
y Lancaster on May Is aud 10.