The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-04

Added efforts to insure a purer milk
supply was determined upon by the
board of health at its regular meeting
last night. The matter was brought
up BY a complaint from the Scranton
Dairy company. through it's manager,
George y. Bounce, and the manager
of the condensing department, Charles
T.. Rogers.
Their chief complaint was that the
rules of the board at present permit
the feeding of enslage. This, they al
legC, is an unwhoesome food, except
when it is sweet and that it cannot
be kept sweet for any great length Of
time. In answer to questions pro-
pounded by members of the board they
said that they could prove that the
present rules are not being observed
Ivy all milkmen and that some of them
are guilty of very flagrant violations.
a committee consisting of Dr. Bent
ley. Health officer Allen and Food
Inspector Cullen was appointed to con-
fer with Messrs. Bounce. and Rogers
regarding the drafting of a new code
of rules. On motion of Mr. Horn all
milk dealers were invited to partici-
pate in the conference.
The report of Health officer Allen
was as follows:
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT.
"SiXtythrec nuisances were COM
planned of, bfty-ninc were abated.
The others, standing pools cannot be
disposed Of until the streets are grad
ed. The historical lakes on Beaumont
avenue and Won Storch avenue, are
still fourishing, and WIFI continue TO
do SO, until something is done to these
streets. which have not been accept
ed by the city.
Scranton street from Main avenue
to the river. and Robinson street from
| Ninth to Scranton, are more urgently
in need of sewers than any others I'm
the city. 1T is simply impossible to
keep this locality decent under the
present conditions. The various dump
ing grounds are frequently complained
of and every effort is made to prevent
ashmcn and others from depositing OBJ
jectionable matter.
1T would require the presence of
watchman at each place, night and
dav, to make it any better.
with Mr.. O'Malley, of the board of
health. visited the bone boiling works
'ii 'HN ~''ANS Dl'pSA'E, Ju't ~ '''N' ~
city limits on the South Side.
I'VE found a cheap shanty with n
stove for boiling, and in the woods
nearby, what the foxes had left of the
carcasscs of a couple of horses. The
place had evidently been abandoned
! for some time. I sent notice to the
! proprietor that he must not attempt
to go ON with the business. l have
lnf
this part Of the country
every respectfully.
"W. T.. Allen, Health officer"
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Following is a summary of Secretary
! Murray's report for April:
Total number of deaths from disease
| 116; deaths from accident, 10; number
of bodies received for interment from
elsewhere, s.
The social relations of the deceased
We're as follows; Married, 52; widows,
II; widowers. >; single, 81.
The mortality by months for the year
so far was as follows: January, 1S2;
| February. 139; March, H.; April, 116.
The mortality for April for the past
four years was: In 1895, 11S: 1896, 1870;
1897, 13S; 1898. 12l
Births for the month were as fol-
| lows: Males, 80; females. AZ; total, %.
Transmissable diseases: Diphtheria,
30; typhoid fever, Q; measles, .; scar
let fever, 10; membraneous Group, 2.
Deaths from transmissable diseases:
Typhoid fever, /; scarlet fever, 8;
| diphtheria, .; membraneous Group. >.
Food Inspector Cullen reported hav-
ing made Cos market inspections; 25S
lactometer tests Of milk and so Bah
cock tests. The average total solids in
milk was found to be 1858, and the
average total of butter fat 3.SS which
is considered excellent. He confiscated
and destroyed l03 pounds of beef, 250
pounds of sausage, 2i5 pounds of poul-
try. LOIS pounds of fish, 16 quarts of
| oysters, 10 quarts of strawberries.
Plumbing Inspector O'Malley's report
showed 2G water tests, so smoke tests,
inspections, re-inspections, II offic-
ial visits and 8 sets of plans passed
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