The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-03


 1 liver, degenerated. .... .... ...... 15 Hog flyers condemned
 A flyers. echinoccus cyst.... .... .... 220 B4 iYers, nuke.... l70 g sheep flyers, parasites.... .... ...... IS Bruised meat cut away. .... ...... 1.90 Meat spoiled by keeping. .... ......,. 45.00 Fish condemned and tanked.... .... :. $50 Total condemned and tanked. ..... ST. 30 Receipts for meat inspection fees, PAS 99. Every market In the city or it's police Jurisdiction has been inspected at regu- lar intervals during the month.
 Respectfully submitted
 O. A. COLLINS,
 Chief Inspector. To Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder men,
 Gentlemen: The work of the milk in- spector for the month of July, at the re- quest and suggestion of the city health officer. has been confined almost entirely to visiting, inspecting and improving the condition of the dairies.
 The principal of the absolute necessity of having the fountain head of water pure in order to insure pure water sup ply, Is applicable in the case of milk. It is very necessary to have the dairies in a clean and sanitary condition where the milk Is produced and handled In order
  ness and wholesomeness of the product pnay be had.
 In next month it Is hoped that the in- spector will have more time to give In col iecting and testing milk. Every sample collected, in addition to being tested to ascertain the percentages and relative proportions of the normal constituents. will also be tested for chemical adulter- ations and preservatives that the dairy man may add to the milk from time to time.
 Policy of Inspector.
 It has been the policy of the inspector, as 1t will be in the future, to conduct the system of inspection without partiality or favoriteisrn to any individual or firm of dairymen, and 1t is the aim to make the system as perfect and complete as possible.
 It will be remembered that certain dairymen reported to the Mayors office in body not long since. stating or claim ing that they were not receiving fair treatment by the inspector. That they were furnishing a much higher grade of milk to the people of Birmingham than any of the other dairymen are supplying. By referring to the results of analysis as tabulated in the report of the inspec- tor for the month of June, it can be seen that the milk that is being furnished by the darymen that made this charge is not any better milk as to percentages and amounts of the normal constituents than a great many of the other dairy men are supplying.
 It will be noted from this report that some of the dairies that are owned and operated by the dairymen that made this charge, also claiming that they have only Bo-caled model dairies,' are not in proper shape, necessary to a first-class sanitary dairy. Some of these very dairy men had been notified in writing by the inspector prior to this time to make certain Improvements in and around their dairy premises.
 It would seem that these dairymen would insinuate that the results of analy sis of milk as tabulated in the report for the month of June are not correct. The inspector can state that these results are absolutely correct. and are specifically the results obtained in the analysis.
 It will be remembered that one of these dairymen made the statement that he knew of other dairymen who used ''pre- servaline'' in milk by the hand full, but 1t cannot be remembered what dairymen 1t was that did this, as the dairyman making the charge. would not call the name of the violator. It does seem that if these dairymen knowing that other dairymen are violating the law by adul- terating milk with chemicals, wanted to do the right thing, that when they know of such violation, that they would tell the inspector just who the guilty party is, so he could cause the nuisance to be abated.
 when dairymen make such reports as the above. that it is to serve the purpose of advertising in their own favor.
 The inspector has tried hard to make a thorough investigation of all reports turned in as to deficiency in quality of milk furnished to customers, but in nearly every case he has been hampered by the lack of evidence from the one making the report.
 Detailed Report.
 In order that the honorable board may understand the exact condition each dairy is in the location of same, what a task the inspector has to perform, and what he has to contend with. detailed state- ment of each dairy will be given below: "Eighty-one dairies were visited dur ing the month as follows;
 "Ifllside Dairy, w. M. Glass, located about one-half mile above Vanderbilt fur mace Good barn, in very good shape. Large amount of manure at back of barn in bad sloppy condition. Water closet too near barn. Aerates milk. Steam sterilizes cans, vessels and so on.
 W. M Westbrook, located just above Class Very good barn. in fairly good 
 barn need to be cleaned up better MIX house not very good and not very well kept No aerator for cooling milk. Good new delivery wagon.
 Clean Condition.
 N. T. Tanner, located right near that of Westbrook. Fairly good barn, found in clean condition Milk house not very good. found in clean condition. No aera- tor for cooling milk. Fairly good delivery wagon.
 W. F. Thomason.s located just below Tanners. Good new barn, in bad, dirty condition. A lot of manure too near the front of the barn. No aerator. Handles his milk too near the well where the wa ter is obtained for washing the milk yes sels. Fairly good delivery wagon.
 F. P Cobb. located about two miles above vanderbilt furnace. Rather poor barn. and not in very good shape. Poorly drained. Aerates milk too near the well where the water is obtained for washing cans, vessels and SO on. MIX house not kept as clean as it should be.
 w NJ Rocket. located just across the road from Cobb's Good new barn. in very good shape. Big lot of manure at lower end of barn. Aerates milk. MIX house fairly clean.
 N. M. Strickland. located about a quar- tsr of mile mp the road from Rocket