The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-13
SCARLET fever.
Eight Cases in One
Family Reported
Yesterday.
MILK INSPECTORS ARE READY.
They viii Look After
Lunch Counters and
Restaurants.
MILK INSPECTORS ARE READY.

Eight cases of scarlet fever were re-
ported to the board of helath yesterday.
The victims are members of the fam
lily of Amos M. Bracket, Prioux
street. They vary in age from a boy of
II to a child Is months old. The chill
dren have been sick three or four
weeks, but as the disease is in a mild
form the services of a physician were
considered unnecessary until Monday
night, when the matter was reported to
the board of health.
James C. Coffey, clerk of the board,
visited the Bracket home yesterday,
and as a result of his investigation
three of the children were removed to
the Isolation hospital The others are
convalescent, and on the high road to
recovery None of the children have
attended school, and so far as can be
learned the disease has not been spread
in the neighborhood. s
A mild form of scarlet fever is prev
alent in Worcester at present. During
the past month upward of 40 cases have
been reported to the board of health,
and while the cases are mild as gem
eral thing it is desirable that such cases
should receive prompt attention.
According to members of the board of
health, the mildness of the disease con-
stitutes its principal danger. In fam
lilies of poor people especially, the dis
ease is apt to be neglected until the
patient becomes violently ill, and the
services of a physician are imperative.
Mothers constitute themselves family
physicians in many instances and in
this way the disease has a chance to
become firmly seated before it's nature
is suspected
Members of the board of health are
anxious that all persons observing rash
or other indications of the disease
should either consult a physician them
selves or report the matter to the board
when physician will be furnished.
The present condition appears as a
strong argument in favor of the move
for daily medical inspection of children
in the public schools. The order which
calls for an appropriation of $500 to
be devoted to this purpose is in the
hands of the finance committee. By it's
adoption, arrangement could be made
Tor physicians to visit the schools daily
and give advice in suspicious cases.
Aside from the mild form of scarlet
fever there is very little evidence of
contagious disease in the city Cases
of diphtheria have almost entirely dis
appeared.
Dealers in milk. and that includes
restaurant Keepers and lunch stand
proprietors, may look forward to a visit
from the inspectors of milk at any time
now
The new laboratory in city hall is
hn inc
gin work today. All dealers have the
privilege of bringing in samples of
their milk to be tested free of charge.
IN case they are uncertain regarding its
consistency, and by following this
course unpleasant results may be done
away with. The inspectors will take
samples from all, and in case the fluid
fails to develop 13 per cent solid and 81
fatty matter, the dealer is liable to a
fine of $50 for the first 0offense, $40 for
the second apd $500 or 60 days in Jail or
both for the third
Inc inspectors say that many of the
restaurants skim the cream of their
milk and sell SKINNED milk, and they
propose to stop this
In addition to the milk tests. the in
spectors will analyze butter and vim
egar. Yesterday a sample of what is
known as renovated butter was tested
us makeup, the inspectors feel that
this brand should be labeled. so that
people might know what they are buy
ing. Renovated butter has its origin in
butter, which has become rancid or nm
fit for sale. Milk is added. with color
and the mass submitted to a process If
churning. The result is brand of but
ter that could not be detected in many
instances from the fresh article
The committee on sewer assessments
Of the city council met yesterday after
noon to consider eight petitions for
abatement of sewer assessments. If |
was voted'to reassess two of the num-
Der and to grant hearings on the fol- |
lowing petitions: Thursday evening at |
7.30 o'clock, American Wheelock Engine |
Co.. Armory street; Benz A. Barber |
agent for Ida L. Burtis and others |
Haviland street; Harriet M. and Henry |
Putnam, Adams street; Alice G.. Nc |
Mahon, Norfolk street; Patrick j. Muir |
ply, Sutton lane; Richard H. Mooney, |
Henrietta street.
Walter F. Gleason of GreendaIe has
been appointed inspector of permits for
tearing up streets. Tie office grows out |
Of the new requirement that all persons
digging up streets shall obtain a permit |
from the street commissioner Mr.. |
Prior's regular duties prevent his taking /
he time to look after the matter, result !
Ing in his appointment of Mr.. Gleason. |
Permits to open streets granted yes
Lerday: James Murphy, fainter street, |
near Hammond street, for sanitary sew
ar; city sewer department, Millbury.
corner of Foyle street, catch basin; |
sewer department, corner Green and
Harrison street, catch basin: sewer de-
partment, corner Green and Pond |
streets catcl basins; Worcester Gas !
Light Co, for connections, 1040 Main |
street S09 Main street, Fredin-
and street; Michael Donohue.
Tor sanitary sewers, Jacques street, |
Shale street, Hunt street, Cambridge |
street 440 Pleasant street, 442 Pleasant |
street and corner Isabella street and |
Circuit avenue
City pay rolls for the week ending |
sept. ., amount to S14,494.4S. divided |
among the various departments as fol- !
ows: City hall janitors $99.10; fire de- |
oartment, S200797; parks commission |
S22l.35; police department. 5000 %.
school 1anitors, 1904; labor on repairs |
'32605; sewer department S56O7 az,
street department, $2594.04: water de- |
partment, $1S41,39,
The receipts for taxes at the office Of
The city treasurer Yesterday amounted |
% 1850, the third largest day since the
bills were sent out.
Permits to build issued Yesterday. no
w. 2. Gillespie, Prilip Lemay builder
For one-story wooden bicycle house
l2X24 feet at G West Erar,or+ .4.,a.ti |