The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-08
BUT LITTLE TYPHOID
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY CITY
 CHEMIST TAYLOR.
Monthly Report of That Ofacial Em- phasizes the Necessity For Care, and CIeanIiness At Diaries of
 the City.


 The monthly report TOT July of City Tor. just issued, shows that the city is extraordinarily we'll on so far as con- cerns the typhoid cases in Montgom- cry, and the general healthful condi- tions. Tn part this condition is at- tributable to the excellence of the meat and milk inspection laws. and to the zeal and diligence with which they are watched over.
 It was unoficially stated a few days ago that Montgomery had fewer cases of typhoid fever than any city it's size in the South. number of cities the size of Montgomery, by statistics. are known to have as many as 600 or TOO patients suffering rom this disease. while the city. at It's height. has had first number.
 In his report. MT. Taylor says, con- cerning tie precautions being taken against typhoid fever:
 "The sanitation and watering places of the public dairies are being c1ose- ly watched Milk b .ns a raw food Is ene Of the best mediums for the germs. Mpk is more frequently in- ,fected with typhoid bacilii as result of bad sanitation or usina infected wa- ter to wash the milk cans. bottles, sep arators, hands, etc.
 "A dairy hand having typhoid fever may easily infect milk and cause the consumer to contract the disease. diary hand freauentins or living In apartments where there are typhoid pa- tients may carry the germs Tn his cloth- ing to the dairy and infect the milk. These conditions are being carefully watched"
 The Cherokee and Home Diaries get the best report for the month of July, so far as concerns the sanitary condi- tions. Cedar Dairy leads in the per centum of butter fat, with F. M. Per- ry's Dairy following close behind.
 The full report of the chemist on dairies is as follows:
 Cedar Dairy-Butter fat. 4.66 per cent; sanitary condition rair.
 Cherokee Dairy-Butter rat, 2 .77 per cent; sanitary condition good.
 Cleveland Avenue Dairy-Butter fat. 3.s1 per cent; sanitary condition fair.
 Cloverdale Dairy--Butter fat. 4.15 per cent; sanitary condition fair.
 Home Dairy-Butter fat. 4.12 per cent; sanitary condition good.
 Riverside Dairy--Butter fat. 40 per cent; sanitary condition rair.
 F. NJ Perry, (Whol, 1ieJ-Butter fat, 445 per cent; sanitary condition fair.
 s. H. Moore's Dairy--Butter fat, 4.0e per ce=t; sanitary condition fair.
 Jerry Williams's Dairy-Butter fat, 3.sO per cent: sanitary condition fair.
 Commenting on the snowing. the re- port says:
 '"The butter fat column indicates the quality or richness of the milk. Average per cent of butter fat from all dairiss. .095.
 I ''The sanitary conditions refer to the cleanliness of the dairy nouses whers milk is handled and bottled. cow barns, drainage. watering places. etc.
 "Twenty-four samples of cream from ice cream parlors and restHurants were collected and analysed. showing an average per cent of butter fat of tb.35.
 samples of milk were also collected from restadrants direct at is was sold to customers and in almost every case the milk was of an inferior quality to that supplied by the public dairies.
 Tn order that accurate results may be obtained, 1t is absolutely necessary that a uniform sample De secured. Ii has been shown by experiment that the fat content of milk varies widely in different portions drawn from the ud- der. First portion drawn 0st per , cent: second portion. s.60 per cent third portion, 5.S5 per cent; fourth DOT seen that the entire quantity must be thoroughly mixed secure a uniform sample.
 ''The specific gravity, total solids and butter fat may be nomral, yet it is not an evidence that the animal is free from disease. These conditions ar favorable but at same time, the animal may be affected with tuberculo- sis. The only method or arriving at positive diagnosis as to whether or not an animal is affected with the dis ease is by applying the tuberculin test"