The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-12
County Health Association to Send Samples to State Board After Spring
 Term Ends.
POLLUTION IS FEARED
Seymour and Beacon Falls Each Have Bad Wells-Forty Per Cent. of Samples Submitted Con-
 taminated.

One of the most interesting meetings of the New Haven County Health as- sociatlon ever held was that at the Ho- tel Garde yesterday afternoon when the questions of milk purity, rabies and the legal rights of a health officer to depu- tize his powers were discussed.
 The town officer of every town in the county was present and the following: Dr. Frank Wright, health officer for the city of New Haven, Prof. W. H. Brewer and Dr. Joseph H. Townsend. president and secretary of the state board of health, George C. Ham, the city inspector, Dr. A. J. Wolfe of Hart ford, H. r. Potter of North Haven, representing the dairy commission, H. W. Averill of Washington. represents Ing the cattle commission, Dr. E. o. McGuire of Derby, pr. F. A. Wilson of Meriden, Dr. W. I. Baker of Nauga- tuck and George E. Hinman, the health officer of the Windham county.
 The most important thing taken up was the matter of pure water for the school children. The meeting was call- cd to determine upon some action to assist the state board in It's plan to have water In all the wells used by schools analysed. This work was start- ed some time ago by Prof. Newlands. the state chemist and he has arranged for all the analyses. Sample cases arc sent from the state laboratory to all the school districts and In these cases l the water Is sent back. Of the water | so far examined, 50 per cent. of the en- tire school supply, 40 per cent. has shown contamination. Several causes have been found upon Investigation. Often there are outbuildings or houses in the proximity which spoil the wa ter and in the cases where this has been found to be the case the school has been ordered to find some new wa- ter supply. From only three towns In, New Haven county have samples been5 sent to the state board. From Madlso1 all the samples were found to be puls From both Seymour and Beacon F&lls one sample was condemned. The health officers of the other towns in New Ha- ven county will make their inspection after the spring term, and will send the samples to Hartford.
 Dr. Wolfe took up the subject of "Milk" from the standpoint of the question as to how much authority the health officer has. He claimed that tho health officer has the right to stop the sale of milk from dairies which the product shows are not sanitary. He said that the sale of adulterated milk and preserved milk Is criminal and that a money fine Is not 8 strong enough penalty for the act. He referred to the alarming death rate among chil- dren and said that this was partially due to the poor milk He closed by saying that the state laws are broad enough so that the officer can control the production and the sale of milk.
 In regard to this matter Professor Brewer took the stand that the coM- sumers very often allowed the milk to become contaminated after they had received 1t. while before it. had been perfectly sanitary. This he said was the only thing which stood in the way of the prosecution of the milk dealers, since they always had as a