Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-02
A PURE
MILK SUPPLY
Start Health Board Begins Cam
paign----First Effort Against
Diaries in UnCIean Places.

Believing that through uncleahll-
ness, creameries and establishments
for the distribution of milk may pc
come one of the greatest posslDle
sources of disease and a menace 10
public health, the state board OIL
health has determined to make re
newed efforts to bring these establish
ments up to the highest standard ol
excellence. With this idea IN view
the state board is having all n
creameries of the state r~e-inspected'
and when the reports of the inspect
ors have been received data thus
gathered will be placed in the n
of the attorney general, and in cases
of creameries which have not con-
formed with the law, prosecutions
will follow.
with regard to the distributing sta
tons the board Is making a thorough
study of the situation and hopes IN
the near future to formulate plans for
a more thorough regulation.
The statistics of the department
show that the death rate is controlled
to a considerable extent by infantile
diseases, and it is believed that i'm
pure milk is responsible for this to
some degree.
The laws of 1906 provide that
creameries in New Jersey shall be
conducted under licenses granted by
the state board of health. This act
was rendered necessary because some
of the establishments where milk is
received for distribution have been
conducted without due regard for
cleanliness.
Additional legislation was there
fore required to bring the construc-
tion and management of all creamer-
les up to the standard, which has
voluntarily been reached by the pro-
prietors of many of them, which is
essential for the protection of milk
for contamination while it is pass
ing through these buildings.
The inspections which have thus
far been made show that about 125
creameries, located in rural districts,
are doing business in this state. OF
these about 100 have received licen-
SEES.
About 100 distributing points for
milk have been found to be located
in the cities and larger towns of the
state.
While these latter concerns are in
cluded in the definition of creamery
as fixed by law, they constitute an en-
tirely different class of establish
ments than those referred to.
Many of these city creameries are
located in dwelling houses and SOM
of them are conducted in Easements
and sheds.
40 tI,Df IL nv ,,rav,dAc thnt vtrnh r1o
ces cannot receive ~livenses, and as |
is the purpose of the health authori
ties to force all creameries and dis
tributing stations to be licensed, thi
will mean that many ofsthe establish
ments will be forced out of business.
In this work the health authori
ties are receiving the hearty cooper
alton of the majority of the creamer.
men of this state, who have bee
brought to Il realization of the advan
tages accruing from perfect cleanli
ness in and about their premises.
The state board is, however, max
ing haste slowly" in the matter, an
proposes to give the tardy ones ever
opportunity to improve conditions.
For the purpose of making tn
proprietors of creameries and thei
employees more familiar with tn
health requirements, the state boar
is preparing a list of rules and regu
lations, which will be published il
large poster form and circulated TO
display in prominent places through
out all of these establishments.
This move was decided upon at
recent meeting of the state boar,
when the following regulations wer
unanimously adopted:
81. The site of the creamery build
ing should be dry, and the surround
ings should be clean and free iron
all refuse accumulations. Dreamer
buildings should not be located nea
any stable. chicken yard, hog pen o
slaughter house, or any receptacle TO
filth. Waste fluids from dreamer
premises should be conducte
through s~ub-surface drains and final
ly disposed of in a n which wi
create no nuisance.
80. No portion of a creamery build
ing should be used as a dwelling.
"3. If the creamery is provide
with a celler. this apartment Shout
Business