Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-05
HAD STRENUOUS YEAR
New Laws Kept Health In
spectors. Busy.
WORK SHOWN IN FIGURES
Tons of Bad Food Supplies Seized by
Officers.
FINES AND FORFEITURES PAID
Total of Nearly $4,000 Collected for
All Cases Coming Under the
Department.
WORK SHOWN IN FIGURES
INES AND FORFEITURES PAID

The inspectors of the health department
had a strenuous time during the year
1908, according to a report of the health
department activities made public this
morning.
There was no rest for the weary food
inspectors during the period of the clean
liness crusade. and the report shows that
the four inspectors made 1,494 inspec-
tiOns of public markets, 21,37 inspections
of grocery stores. bakeries and confec-
tioneries and 1.721 examinations of huck-
sters goods
These inspections resulted in the con-
demnation of s,132 pounds of meat. con-
sisting of beef, mutton. veal. pork ba-
con and sausage; of $40 pounds of pouI-
try. including chickens, turkeys and
ducks; 1.04S pounds of wild game. In
Guiding birds. rabbits and squirrels; 1871
bushels of fruit such as apples, peaches.
pears and plums: 1854 dozens OF
oranges. lemons and bananas; 1902
quarts of berries and cherries; 6,634 can
teloupes. watermelons and pfneapples;
5,226 punches of vegetable 7.412 heads
of lettuce, cabbage and similar vege-
tables: 335 dozens of ears of corn and
cucumbers: 9SS bushels of kale. spinach,
parsnips. potatoes, peas. beans, turnps
and onions; 444 dozens of eggs, Is gal
Ions of sauerkraut, l. barrels of pickles.
The condemnation of marine products
were 317 barrels and 1.356 punches of
hsh, 100 herring, ass Shad. $3.50
bushels of oysters and 767 barrels of
clans and crabs.
Farm and Dairy Work.
The summaries of the work of the other
inspectors for the year are given in the
report as follows:
There were 1895 inspections made of
diaries and 3,425 samples of milk col
lected and examined in the chemical lab
oratory; 104 samples of cream. % samples
of skinned milk. y samples of butter
milk. 43 of vinegar. 40 of candy of ice
cream, Is of lard, 41O samples of water
were collected and examined in the chem
ical laboratory from the following
sources. IL from public wells, a from
private wells. go from dairy farms, 20
from schools and IL from the bathing
beach.
During this period there were made
4.S43 inspections of dairy farms by the
six veterinary inspectors of this depart
ment; lU6 inspections were made of
dairy farms located within the District
of Columbia; e,O53 We're made of dairy
farms located within the State of Mary
land: whereas 1.7S5 inspections were made
of farms in the state of Virginia.
I'm the course of these 4S43 inspections
of dairy farms 2.4O5 examinations were
made of dairy cattle, resulting in the
condemnation of III cows for various
causes, rendering them unfit for use for
dairy purposes
During this calendar year sSf nspec-
tons of private slaughter houses not
under federal inspection were made by
the three local veterinary inspectors of
this department. In the course of these
inspections of slaughter houses 313 steers,
$50 sheep and 735 calves were examined
"One sanitary inspector detailed as
smoke inspector made 12.204 observations
and noted 1.O67 violations. OF these vio-
lations ia were referred to the corpora
ton counsel for prosecution I'm the Police
Court Fines and forfeitures were paid
in 1O1 cases, cases were nolle pressed
and / case acquitted. leaving cases
now pending In the court. Total amount
Of fines paid during the year, 1898: total
amount of forfeitures paid during the
year. $2.1a total of both fines and for
FIXTURES paid during the year. $3.50.
Nuisances Were Many.
During this period there were $3.50
nuisances reported by nine sanitary in
spectors. These nusances consisted of
unclean private alleys, yards areas Gel
lars sheds. stables and water closets;
filthy lots. lots overgrown with weeds and
lots containing stagnant water: unlawful
accumulations of manure. unlawful ma
nure bins, unla wful privies, leaky roofs,
defective plumbing, obstructed sewers and
premises not connected with the public
sewer and water main, a sewer and wa
ter main being available to serve the
same. OF these nuisances 2S2O5 were
reported abated; the remaining 394 are
pending abatement for the reason that
the time given In the notice served has
not expired.
Two sanitary inspectors made 1,37J in
spections of barber shops. 124 of hotels
and 81. III inspections of lunchrooms
The number of cases referred to the
corporation counsel for prosecution in the
Police Court was 691.'' says the report:
the number of cases where fines were i'm
posed by the court. 100. Number of cases
where personal bonds were taken, 60
Number of cases where collateral was for
feited, 20. Number of cases dismissed by
the court ~. Number of cases acquitted
4. Number of cases nolle pressed by the
assistant corporation counsel (where it
was proven that the nuisance had been
abated since filing the informa ton for
prosecution), 10. Amount of fines i'm
posed by the court. 50, 446.