Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-16
Health Physician Getz Presents
Ideas of What Should BE
Done For Protection
WOULD LICENSE ALL MlLKMEN
Every Dealer, Even If He Has But
. One Cow and Sells to Single Neis-
3 Dor, Should Pay License General
Slaughter House sussested-ksep
Fruits and Vegetables Covered.


I night presented to the board of health
several suggestions for the considera
ton Of the board and future action on
the part of the council by adopting
ordinances of protection to the public
) health. Dr.. t4etz would make many
changes that appear radical at first
glance, but which will, without doubt
I be generally adopted in cities of this
class in time.
=. DR.. Getz would license all milk deal
ers to begin with. By milk dealers ne
docs not mean dairyn1en alone. but the
man who keeps a COW and sells milk to
= his neighbor The license may not be
high and, in tact, very nominal, and
would be largely for the purpose OF
keeping a correct list eof dealers. Then
herds would be examined for tubercu-
4 losis and premises for unsanitary con-
4 litions that might result in the con-
tamination OF milk supplies.
Wants General Slaughter House.
A general slaughter house Is also
recommended by Dr. Getz, rather than
Individual slaughter houses here and
= there, hard to get at and watch. All
stock killed fol. consumption, the doc
tor declared, SHOULD be taken to one
common place, and be inspected be-
tore slaughtered. Again, after
slaughter, another inspection should be
made, and no meat should be allowed
to be sold unless 1t has the stamp OF
either government inspector or some
other properly authorized inspector.
Would Loci. Into Food Supplies.
DR.. Getz would also have the coun-
ell adopt an ordinance that would pre-
vent any store from selling food sup
plies in the shape of fruits or vege-
! tables that are not to be cooked, UNI
less they are covered in a glass case,
when set on the sidewalks for exhibi-
.tion purposes. In the stores he would
permit nothing of the same sort to be
dust proof cloth.
!. Rid Eating Places Of Dust.
Another anti dust crusade would be
put into effect rs concerns restaurants
and eating housses. for DR.. Getz would
have an ordinance permitting no
, sweeping in any eating place while
meals were being served, or when food
tstuffs were displayed ON counters mot
under glass cases or dust-proof cloths
Neither would he allow sweeping in
grocery stores unless foods that were
to be served ulcooked We're carefully
covered.
Abandon Vaults-lncrease Sewers.
The abandonment of all privy
vaults, and the general use Of above
ground boxes were urged as reform
that sewers be. increased in number
just as rapidly as possible, and that
care be taken in placing them where
they would be most needed for the
preservation of public health.
Displays Well Water Samples.
Samples of water taken from wells,
wells that are ordinarily good, many
of which are used turnout certain
parts Of the city, We're displayed to the
board by the health physician. The
chlorine tests had been made, showing
plainly the existence of organic matter
an the water. DR.. Getz declared that,
. while the water might not have the
bacillus causing typhoid in the water,
1t plainly showed contamination prob
ably arising from some nearby privy
vault, and might sooner or later be
fatal to use .Atsany rate the water
was absolutely unfit to drink. The
same tests were made with sam
pies Of the city water, which showed
up good. and an absence Of organic
ffor 0f nv Kind 5 i,