The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-17

by the up-to-date milkmen in produc- Ing milk for the market.
 | After the speaking was over the au- dience was given an opportunity to ask questions of the speakers, and this privilege was freely used. During the meeting the following resolutions were proposed by Professor Irving Fisher and pr. J. w. Seaver and were unani- mously endorsed by all present:
 Whereas, Our vital statistics show an unduly high death rate for young children as compared with cities pro- l viding pure milk supply; and ! Whereas, It is recognized by the med ical profession that contaminated milk l is a prolific cause of such deaths, espe- cially in hot whether; and 1 Whereas, At present there is no ade- quate control of our milk supply to guarantee its purity and cleanliness; and
 Whereas, Recent examination of the milk have shown that a part of that sold in New Haven is unfit for food; therefore,
 Resolved, That we urge the board of finance to appropriate an adequate sum for the supervision of our milk supply; that we urge the board of health and the board of aldermen of this city to frame and adopt such further rules and regulations as will insure a strictly modern milk ordinance and we urge the board of health to take all neces- sary measures to enforce there; that we urge the medical profession of this city, together with the board of health, to undertake a campaign of education among the producers and consumers of milk as to its proper production and handling, and it's care in the home.
 Resolved, That it is the opinion of this meeting of the citizens of New Ha- ven that the present system of collect ing and disposing of garbage in this city is inadequate, unsanitary and un- scientific, and that we are heartily op- posed to the continuance of the present methods.
 Resolved, That we advise the recom- mendations of the board of health that a plant for garbage incineration be erected in this city, and that a modern and sanitary system for the collection of garbage refuse be inaugurated.
 Resolved, That the board of alder men and the committee of finance are hereby urged to assist the much-needed reform by legislative action and sufd- cient appropriations.
 In order that the people may not mis- understand the position taken by this organization on these questions Profes- sor c, F, Kent made the following re- marks;
 Tt is not because we believe that ours in an especially unhealthy city or because we have been terrified into ae- tion, the presence of an appalling epi- demic that this large audience is gath cred here tonight to consider the health of New Haven. Rather it is be- cause we believe that New Haven can and should be made one of the most healthful cities in New England, and above all, because the future policy which is to guide us in dealing with certain vital questions of public health IS now at issue. We are also here be- cause we are convinced that in dealing with germ diseases an ounce of pre- vention is worth ton of cure.
 Tt is grave and significant fact that our city suffers almost continu- oGsly from the diseases commonly and properly classified as filth disease:' such as typhoid fever, diphtheria, spin al meningitis and malarial fevens. Dur ing the past sumner we suffered from mild epidemic of typhoid fever and at the present moment diphtheria is aiarmingly prevalent in aareral sec-