Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-12
CRITICISES MILK
SUPPLY OF CITY
SAYS MOST OF: i&CTEAL FLUID
REEKS WITH GERMS
DR.. KRESS ALSO POINTS OUT
DANGER OF EPIDEMIC
With DR.. Madison, He Shows Great
Necessity for Better Sanitary
Regulations, Especially
for Garbage

According to DR.. George H Kress
there is danger of an epidemic in Los
Angeles, if better sanitary provisions
are not secured.
The statement was made at the Ebelt
club yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Kress was the first of three
speakers who discussed city problems.
His topic was the milk supply, while
DR.. Fitch c. E. Mattison, member of
the state board of health, directed his
remarks to the necessity of diSpoSing
of garbage in a more sanitary manner
by the authorities than it is. Leslie
Hewitt briefly analysed the proposed
amendments to the city charter and
pointed out reasons for which they
should be voted.
Among other startling statements
made by DIR. Kress is the declaration
most of the milk served to the people
of Los Angeles is not pure; that it
swarms with germs, and that the lives
of children constantly are being ex-
posed to deadly disease through the
dirty milk supplied.
Twenty thousand infants die an
nually in this country from this source
alone" he said, land this appalling
mortality among our children could be
averted if we had more public spirit, a
sense. of civic duty that would impel
US to demand a closer supervision of
our milk supply"
6XDldl1lIl2 warning
the possibility of a bubonic plague
epidemic, DR.. Kress stated the disease
is one that is caused by filth, and as
there are few cases now on the coast,
Los Angeles offers most favorable con-
ditions for its appearance owing to its
lack of sanitation.
Illustrated by Pictures
A number of stereopticon views were
used to illustrate the speakers remarks.
He showed pictures of several dairies
in and near Los Angeles said to be
maintained in an insanitary condition
There were also several pictures of
COWS afflicted with tubercuIar diseases,
which he said is prevalent to a large
extent among dairies.
DR.. Madison declared one of the most
important problems in Los Angeles to-
day is the garbage question.
II believe this is the fight for the
home" he said. cit is woman'S part 10
make that fight. 1t is the province OF
the woman's club to safeguard the
home, and when she does that the city
is safeguarded.
f'Man instinctively turns to woman
when he is in trouble; we are here to
ask your cooperation in securing
proper legislation for making Los An
geles a clean city.
Sixty per cent of the garbage in Los
Angeles is fed to hogs. We eat the
hogs. 1t is an economical way to dis
pose of our garbage, but it is not
healthful. Vernon is made of hog
ranches. Some of the places are clean;
some are not. On a recent inspection
trip there / found six dead hogs on
one mans premises; and as it is the
nature of these animals to eat their
dead the necessity can be seen for a
stricter supervision of the city's meat
supply"
Urges Clubs Cooperation
DR.. Mattison strongly urged the
women of the Ebell to take up the
question of city sanitation and do all
they could to help create public senti-
ment favoring legislation looking to the
proper disposal of garbage. With DR..
Kress, he pointed out continued neglect
of this duty is a constant menace to
public health.
81 believe if we could get enough in
terest among the city fathers to per-
suade them to spend some money TIC
clean up and keep clean we would have
a city more attractive and more health
full to live in said the speaker.
In discussing the proposed charter
election. Mr.. Hewitt spoke in favor of
the amendments, favoring the election
of councilmen at large, direct primary
in local elections, and the fourteen
amendments that deal with the in
crease of salaries for public officials.