Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-12-30
HEALTH BOARD
HEARS REPORT
OF INSPECTOR
Dr.. Lund Tells Commission
ers of Work Accomplished
by Department in 1903.
STATE MAN SPEAKS
ON MILK QUESTION
During Year There WereS328
PlumbingFees- --lncinerat-
ing Plant Recommended.

The final meeting of the present
Board of Health, last night. was
marked by an Official visit of George
w. MCGUIRE, chief dairy Inspector of
New Jersey, and the reading of In
spector Lund's annual report, which
showed work accomplished by the
board during the past year.
1t was an adjourned meeting held
for the express purpose of settling
up all accounts and to hear what
Inspector MCGUIRE had to say rela-
tive to the milk inspecting question.
The chief inspector, who has done
many years service in the interest
Of the State Board, has had charge
of the inspection of dairies and all
milk depots for the past six months.
He told the board last night that the
law is rather obscure and indefinite
as to the licensing of milk dealers
He said that boards have no power
to charge fees from milk venders,
unless such powers, now in the pos
session Of city councils, have been
transferred to the local Boards of
Health. In that event, the inspector
said, the local board may go ahead
and charge license fees as they see
| fit, though the usual fee is 50 per
annum. The law provides that two
thirds of the fees collected shall be
devoted to the paying of compe-
tent inspector or deputy, relative to
the same matter.
| Mr.. MCGUIRE told the board that
they and all other boards have alb
solute power to regulate the sale of
dairy products. He read the per-
centages Of a few places supplying
milk to this city that were not up to
the standard, but the majority of
| places we're o. X. One place in par
ticular the inspector referred to, is
near Metuchen, and has a rating of
1851, which is far below the stan
dard of 60. The inspector advised
the closing up OF such a place unless
speedy improvements were evident.
| The inspector referred to cities
about us that have a good milk sup
lply, among which -were Montclair,
IPlainfields and New Brunswick. The
inspector laid particular stress upon
1.-THE vast improvements nade in the
latter place under the head of two
livery competent inspectors. Mr.. Nc
Guire told of the score card system,
which has been adopted in New
Brunswick and by the state and
| other boards, which he advised.
He inferred that 1t was better for
q board to take matters slowly with
dealers and producers and work In
cooperation with them, as better re-
suits followed.
Mr.. MCGUIRE, in speaking of the
supply to this city, said that, as a
lrule, creameries are not licensed by
the state board unless they have an
almost perfect sanitary place. They
must have rating of seventy-f1ve
per cent. He said that the Clinton
creamery, supplying this city, was
not licensed, being unfit.
The inspector then concluded by
stating that the work as taken up
and carried on by the State Board OF
Health the past six months was
purely an educational work. I'M
properly handled milk, he claimed.
was the greatest danger in the
spreading Of diseases and he re-
ferred to several instances of ept-
denies of contagion.
| Mr. Mcclure, after he had con-
cluded, told the board that he was
ready to answer questions they
might put to him. In response to
queries, he told of how inspections
of milk are made and how brewers
grain is all right for feed to cattle
so long as it ia dry and sweet and
not fed exclusively.
Bills from F. s. Mead for inspec-
tors badges, and Wilbur LaRoe for
printing, amounting to $45, were
audited and ordered paid. Bills
from A. d. Garben for antitoxin,
prescriptions, gauze and bandages,
were held up and after brief dis
lcussion were referred to the over
seer of the poor.
Report of Inspector.
DR.. Lund read his annual report
as the meeting was about to close
and he was applauded by the mem
bers of the board as he. finished
reading It, Those present were
President Reynolds, Commissioners
Kreielsheim er, Snedeker, Quick and
Main, and Deputies Brewster and
Frost. The report was as follows:
Mr.. President and Members
of the Board of Health.
Although my term as inspector
has only been six months, l thought
lit would be of interest to all of us
Ito review the work that has been
accomplished during the year end
ling December i, 1908, and with
lyour permission l will endeavor to
lay before you a general outline.
We have had, besides the routine
work of the Office, two important
measures brought up and passed as
laws, namely the licensing Of the
plumbers and milk dealers.
Since the plumbing code went in
to effect we have had. this year, 15S
plans and specifications acted upon;
294 inspections of work done; 256
4 tests applied to the COM pleted work.
The fees for said work have been
$328. One plumber has been nned
1925 for a violation of the code, and
lanother case is still pending in
court.
The licensing of milk dealers al
l$2 per annum has brought into the
city treasury s10s. Miscellaneous,
.l$e.
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