The San Francisco call., 1904-04-15
WATER MUST
BE FILTERED
Health Board Says the Pres
ence of Dirt Is a Source of
Annoyance to the Public

The Health Board yesterday
adopted a resolution urging the Spring
Valley Water Company to create some
means Of filtration which Will elimi-
nate the unsightly dirt in the water
supply of this city. The city bac-
teriologist reported that while there
are no typhoid germs in the water,
the presence of dirt therein encour-
ages the belief that the water is inn
pure and is a source of annoyance to
the public.
The board by resolution urged the
Board Of Supervisors to pass an ordi-
nance compelling the telephone COM
pany to place a sanitary appliance on
telephones in all public places. The
archaeological report through ex-
animation of the mOuthpieceS in sew
eral of the public telephone stations
show the presence of diphtheretic and
other germs.
The list of volunteer school inspect
ing physicians was approved and Gre
dentials were issued to the appointees.
Drs. Hughes and Harvey were ap-
PORTED a committee TO prepare rules
and regulations for the volunteer ply
sicians engaged in medical examina-
tions at the schools
The board condemned as unsanitary
the cellars under the premises at
1000 to 1882 Dupont street, 643 to SAT
Pacific street, 3, 5, 9 and 19 Bartlett
alley, and the cellars and areas of IA
to 80 Bartlett alley.
The board adopted a resolution that
pupils in public schools having suf-
fered from communicable diseases be
excluded from attending school as
follows: Diphtheria, 4 weeks; scarlet
fever, 8 weeks; German measles, 2
weeks; chicken poX, mumps or meas
les, 3 weeks; whooping cough,
weeks.
The board reiterated its recommen-
dation that the standard Of butter fat
in milk be placed at 3.5 per cent and
that the limitation of bacteria in milk
be fixed at 10000 to the one cubic
centimeter.
The board adopted rules and regu-
lations for the care of dairies, cows
milk, mixers, and they were for
warded to the Supervisors to be en-
bodied in an ordinance for the better
protection of the milk supply. Action
was taken on the reports of inspectors
that many Of the dairies are in an un-
sanitary condition and should be re-
quired to have a properly constructed
milkshed, cement floors and cutters
The regulation viii be made to apply
to dairies outside the city by quaran-
timing milk that comes from dairies
not coming up to the requirements in
our local dairies.
Health officer Ragan filed a report
to the effect that the complaint relat-
ing to the conduct of founding asy-
lums and maternity homes does not
apply to the regularly incorporated
institutions, but does apply to a large
number of private homes for the care
of children. Ragan says he will re-
quire such homes to obtain permits
under an existing ordinance regulat-
ing them Drs- Harvey and Hughes
were appointed a committee to act
with Ragan and NJ. ]. White i'm in
specting the institutions, with a view
to decreasing infant mortality.
The board received a resolution that
il is the sense of the State Board of
Health and United States Marine Hos
pital Service that the monthly health
bulletin be published. Drs. Poheim
and Stinson were appointed a COM
mittee TO investigate the feasibility of
resuming publication of the bulletin.
Drs. Barkan, Somers and Rigdon
were added to the staff of the City
Hospital
The Food Committee reported that
the work of food inspection had been