New-York tribune., 1906-06-29
RELAX WATCH ON FOOD.
Lack of Funds, Says Darlington,
H-iH Endanger City's Health.
n Of the Board of Estimate in refusin,


appropriations asked for by Dr. Darling
,s Commissioner OF Health. is apt TO have serious
consequences Unless the city's purse strings are
loosenea by those who control them. shall have
70 LEI go all the new meat inspectors Large num-
her Of milk inspectors. and some OF the sanitary
squad" said The Commissioner last night ..It is
evident that 20 abandon the important work done
rs these men az the very season of the year when
the stTlctest vigilance should be observed on an
food products consumed in this city can only prove
suicidal"
But il IS not only IN this particular that ,ba
s~ciency OF the Department OF Health has hae1
impaired by lack of funds. Only two or three days
ago Commissioner Darlington was foroed ~ 5is
charge all except few of is large staff of trained
nurses FOR the summer. These women for the last
few years have been assigned to make horsa %
visits in the poorer districts of The c;t, J.,
structng ignorant mothers IN the care os thei-
children Their work had proved OF the higbes.
value and us effect in decreasing infant mortality
plainly evident.
At the last meeting OF the board DR. Darli,r,o,
asked for 10000 be provided imu,ediatel, .,
his meat, milk and sanitary inspectors On motion
o. NJ Haffen II was referred TO the Controller
sohs me way OF many similar applications made
hy me commissioner Il may be only coincidence
but Z; is nevertheless fact that President fIa4rn
Of The Bronx has been good deal put out ~, n
DaTingtons EFFORTS 10 establish a laboratory for
the manufacture OF vaccine land acquired bv the
CITY n lSS' near the Westchester station OF the
fal4eiA RIVER pranch OF the New York Central
Railroad, which is in President Haffep's haiIiuicp
j was al Dr Ernst Lederle's suggestion when ba
was Health Commissioner. that the land was &C
CURED. Since then the Board OF Estimate has al
Ways sheVed applications for funds with which TO
build the laboratory Some time ago il is said GER
tain Bronx real estate men who are friendly m
Fresloc-l- Hanen approached Commissioner Oar
lington with proposal TO buy the land from the
city, but the Commissioner refused to entertain the
proposition.
II IS an open secret that the present Health Com
missioner has great objection 10 having his de
psFIent made The dumping ground for followers Of
political leaders Soon after his first spu,in+roer,
ne vas on the point Of resigning because of tho
oelage ot applications for jobs from men with
P1iis. only short time ago a prominent leader
IN Brooklyn wanted 10 have woman appointed a
department nurse. The application was refused
ano II is said, this powerful persons influence is
beng used 10 harass the Commissioner in his work
Al a recent meeting Of the Board OF Estimate DR.
aT!ieton asked Tor an appropriation of 81 600 on
for hospital buildings. 1t was amply shown in The
last summer that the present city hospitals cannot
possibly accommodate contagious disease cases in a
normal year. Should any fever become epIdemic
conditions would be most serious. in spite of The
urgency or the matter, this application, CO. has
been shelYed.