The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29
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Resolutions Adopted.

1opted y 8by9 $the e e4fIitchnOn nd f$4Acad enly OF
edicine and Surf gerry on sTues sday} n light
Id which read /. n S 5Js
there n now being made 3aS
an ttcmpt ON the pnrtS Of the Rich q
lnond II saDnirylnen,s 4. AssOcintion To 3s
induce the Board OF Health to 9rec- s
Olnmcnd to the Cit " Council certain
samendments to the$ordinancc co NJ III
monty known ass the pure food Or
S1inance, W hitch amendments are in55
the direction OF making the res
Iuirementslc less rig Id d;stherefore,s be-
1t s5 g
Resolved, That N he ~ ltichlnondss 4
= catie my of Med dicine and SurKery,s &
4 SFcpresent ting the Il cgulIrS Ss me diiral Il
u profession OF II Rich niond; hc1irtily
$il,dorses and comnlends theSs work
" the Health 5D Department OF Rich
mOnd y In ion wi itha Il the san-4a
Sttnrys ryslimpr0ve men ts5$ OF the milk I
supply OF Y the city, and hereby ~ ~ n
sures u the public III I ha t, In their5# 5#6
4 opinion, Il I this work has galreadyEEre-E
suited In the eSsayinE OF life and the
Z .ilesscninE of $5S SSs illness, especially
Il a n,onR the in FAINT population, md
they believe that I he good results
will Increase gns he work ;s pro'"--i18 o'"-i8
4 4gresHes. M {35i n Ia i5S5
tstc1tGAOkVEu1 DCEhfs
j In . the present ordinance nothing
which ID In conflict with the hest 4
interests of the dairy businesa,s but 7
ifif there should be any conflict hes
6 tween the two, the acade my holds \
81 tlint the health nnd lives u OF the u
s. Infants OF he city should be pin ced
S8 above the 81 business n interests Of 81
@ any set OF men. IL II
5i3I3 Resolved, That, |, iii 5yicvEof these 4
II facts, the Academy regards 1t .iH
unwlsc aud Sincxpcdtent to cxper--s$$ {
81 mcnt In e changing an tsa ordinnnce
under which ailcfi splendid suits
hive h been L acco omplished, believing
u thut this would tend to jeopardize
/. the future success of the work.
ss3s2 r esolved, ,t3 That B copies @ Of h this
,si resolution be sent to ench 4 Of y the
daily papers Hof { n chmond,E to each
& me M be Il II OF II the Hoard i}aOf 81 HEALTH
to the chief health Off Ger of Rich
,l,ond, !, to the presiding officers Rof
3f both branches of the City COnncti,
to the pector Of milk and md FOOD fglg
b supplies, and to ttic dairy Inspector
$In'I'adyoca ting the resolutions ID
SIR. robins, the authorso them. sal
tAll%the physicians Of this $ci tyr i
what good work has been done by II
Board 9of III ealthE Ein8the past few n1ontl
la tie sanitary inipro rovelnent5 Q s Il
milk supply. .S II T hey h know 5yyhat 5th'
means gto@the health Of the city. esp
cially to the health$of&the babies. II
experience N OF sg all fjF has abundant
proved that # tlleresi5wns 2S lessj slcl<1le
and decreased NOR lily a.mon iEfan
this pas III summer, Previous TO the q
augurat ton Of the presen t$canlpa lgnG
the Board Of Health,B ,Bi Il Was ssiimpossiIb
to direct patients to where gooa%ml
mlght3fbe ohtained.'5, sSSl vi d 81 IA IL
S a mongE the many sneakers III \ 81
port Of the resolutions was sI0r.S Cieorl
Ben ] Johnston, who said their adopts
would I be Fl among he mos imp rta
steps eve r ia ken by n the academy
Medicine and Surgery. He has be
r. - niiiar1 with tho Character and qua
itv8 ofnthe milk sold IN Richmond. !
has seen such conditions prevails
ina the stables Of hi ilk pro ducerss as Y
nauseate him at the very thought n
swallowing the Il fluid. For & the Y pa
tiftee., years he has X on t his gown{co
FIe had gone so far3ias to tai IS overt
prevailing condi tons with promlne
citizens, ana has suggested tn e&$ form
Etton&o Fl a company to conduct "a G
operat I've, up to- date dairy. This Slnov
;nlent was about to ba consummat
when the present Board II Health "
organized and the enterprise becal
unne cessary. z "A my RET form, Dr.. Johnst
said, s, works hardship; but lack of
form works ardsh Fl p & on many mo
An Intelligent Inspection is absolute
neces sary for pro otection, One Il st
backward means the sacrl fee e ma
lives, $siS Se5i q ~ Il 81
Among the points made by ott
5snea kers were Il hat mil X, as sold 4
present, agrees better,gnot only46w
babies, butltalso with adults and Il
Infant sickness and n mortality he
been greatly reduced. aHi 4 5g}itt 8s2.
y Both Mr.. Schlaters; an q Mr. ss' j
Waved the hod y and y they W ere &C
Svincea n 1t was 4st that OF NJ. MI So Ma \
richardson. ] twill 4 be Ss5sh held pend
the arrival 4, q Mr., r och hard SO z h
II What I'hysiciaR Rs Say.
Acting upon a mo Ion, 4 a commit
was appointed III o Oh tai n from the 81
eral medical pr ofessl lon, \, a cone so sta
ancnt as to the resul ts Of the rdina,1
and Aou 81 It'll has u beel q Y sgWor rltsSl
TTTl eontlaued "a ssye AZ Z iPaza.asy g.
w Il SsSIS