The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-05
MILK SUPPLY IS
 BELOW STANDARD Hardness and Duncan Both
 Submit Reports TASKS IN GREAT CITY Not n Single Dairy Inspected Comes Up to Standard Which Health Officer
 Says Should Be Mini
 mum in All

Says Should Be Mini
 mum in All
 The reports of City Health Officer pr. K. B. Hardness and City Bacter- Iologist k. M. Duncan were filed Wlth Mayor O'Brien yesterday. Dr. Hark- ness touched upon the sanitary con dition of the city and the absolute need of a crematory for the disposal of the city garbage. The existing danger to the health of the city from the pres ent method he states, is liable to re- suit in an epidemic of some dreed dis ease at any time. He also recommends the compulsory vaccina tion of every one in the city and the stringent en- forcement of the anti-spitting laws.
 One important note in Dr. Hark- ness report was the statement that no dairy should score less than 75 out of a possible 100 points and that the people should not be satisfied with a smaller percentage from their dairy men. It is interesting to note in this that Duncan's report shows the dairy making the highest score to have only made a percentage of 7z.S5, while over two-thirds of the number received less than 50, and one-third less than 40.
 The reports read as follows:
 Birmingham, Ala, March 3, 1910. Mayor and Board of All
 dermen, Birmingham, Ala.
 Gentlemen-I beg to submit my re- port for the month of January, 1910:
 After dealing with the public health problems of Greater Birmingham for one is impressed very forcibly with the stupendous character of suchtan updertak ing. Health conditions' turing the. month of January have. been satisfactory. While we have fared better in regard to smallpox than some of our neighboring cities, where ex- tensive epidemics have prevailed our good fortune in this respect should only serve to accentuate the necessity for vaccination. Every citizen should see that all members of his household, servants, are effectually vac ,inated No employer of labor should fail to make evidence of successful a prerequisite for employ ment.
 During the indictment weather of January, which made out of door work mp ossible, active war has been waged on the splitter, especially those Who leluge the street cars and public buildings. Such creatures who go lbout dispensing discomfort, ill health md death gratuitously cannot be pur- sued too vigilantly and if we could se- cure the cooperation of the police de- oartment we would soon rid the city of this nuisance.
 Garbage Disposal
 5 With the realization s of Greater the question of garbage disposal, which ohass ssfrequently been discussed in these reports, looms up larger than ever The least that can be said for our present methods of garbage disposal is that they are crude and utterly nsanitary. The only way for us to secure an up-to-date garbage department, which necessarily includes crematory, is through a pond issue. Why not have this bond issue at once instead of constantly eopardizing the health of a great city Tor the sake of saving few thousand dollars?
 Milk Supply
 The dairies of the district that prior to January 1 did not come under our supervision have been given careful scrutiny during the past month While some of these dairies were found in fair y good condition, the greater number of those inspected were far below the aver age as compared to the dairies that have come regularly under our supervision some of these scored as low as IS out of a possible 100 The consumers of in rbar 1uence for betterment of the milk sup ply. even greater than that of our de- partnent, by demanding that they be fur nished milk that comes up to our stand ard. By watching the milk inspectors report each month you can see how your dairyman compares with the best we have. Insist that he conduct his business In such manner that he will rank among the best when he Is scored. No dairy in the district should score less than 75 out of a possible 100; this score can easily be made and consumers should not be content with milk from 8 dairy which scores less.
 Isolation Hospital
 From time to time attention has beer called to our need of an isolation hospital The need for such an institution ilas been growing constantly with our in- crease in population, and with the realiza- ton of Greater Birmingham this need assumes the attitude of a demand. No onger can we lay any claim to being a progressive community unless we provide l place where cases of acute infectious disease may be cared for with com fort to the patient and safety to the public. Our neighboring city, Montgom- ery, has such a hospital. yet we plume upon being more progressive han Montgomery.
 White Plague
 Our, need for a tuberculosis hospital is felt no less strongly than that for Only recently we had a magnificent ex- hibition of what aroused public inter sst can do in the whirlwind campaign wrich so easil raised over $200.0o0 for the Young Mems Christian association and he Young Women's Christian association Shall we go to such great expense to protect the moral atmosphere that sur- rounds our young men and women and remain indifferent to the ravages of tuber- ,ulosis which, though a preventable dis ease, annually carries to a premature grave many bright lives. which. If given Il ,hance. would fulfill a useful purpose in Lhe world? Half of the amount recent y raised for the, Young Mems Chris, ian association and Young Wornens Christian association would provide a olace where our unfortunate consump- lives could recuperate In Gods own fresh air. Not only would It do this, but It would protect our homes, which are constantly endangered by the hundreds of tuberculosis subjects which are scat tered through our city and come in daily