Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-07
UNSAN|TARy MILK
BEING SOLD
IN CITY
FIVE BIG DIARIES DO
NOT USE PROPER CARE
New Ordinance Suggested to
Force Boiling or Steaming
of Bottles; Would Publish
Analysis Monthly.

When the report of the city physi-
elan for the month of May came be-
fore the city council it was promptly
reierred to tho hoard of health, and
Alderman Wroth called for a meeting
of h board without delay.
This action was taken when the city
physician reported that Of the best
dairies in the city. only six are at this
time producing sanitary milk, where
as five were producing %unsanitary
milk. The report stated that the city
physician. accompanied by the city
chemist, had visited the dairies and
saw conditions as they existed. The
city physician said he also went to six
private dairies and that only three of
them We're producing sanitary milk.
The city physician recommended
the passing Of n new ordinance. which
he recommended as tending to pur-
ify the milk supply.
The ordinance cOmpels all milk
dealers to steriliZc the milk bottles by
boiling them in hot water from five
to ten minutes or steaming them from
three to five minutes. 1t makes il
the duty of the milk inspector to re-
quire a certificate from all milk deal
ers, that they are in good health,
which would eliminate consumptives
from being employed in or around a
dairy, although a reference Is MAIDS
to no specified illness. The ordinance
also contains . provision for filming
amy person keeping bottles used for
milk over forty-eight hours after the
milk is delivered or in using the bot
Ties for any other purpose.
The ordinance also calls for tho
publication, once each month, of the
city's chemists analysis of the milk
with the name Of the dairy selling
same.
The report of the city chemist, j. Il.
Watson, bore out the statements made
by the city physician except that it
all milk tested had the required
amount Of butter fat.
The report of the city health Off
Ger showed that there were only three
cases of contagious diseases at present
under quarantine. There were thir-
teen births and t~hirty-siX deaths in
the city during May.
The city marshal reported sixty ar
rests. 337 meals served and $500 in
collected. |
The city engineer reported that he
had given grade for 600 feet of new /
sidewalk. A Hue print was also fur
nished the council. showing what
had been made with the con-
struction of the new sewer system.
Street Commissioners Martin Tierney !
that the foot bridge on the
Coal avenue vilduct was in need Of
He also stated that he had
North Edith street, from Cen
trial TO Grand avenues, and North
seventh street, one-half block from
to Tijeras The
street department also installed Il new
'orty-foot bridge on East copper ave-
The fire chief reported thirteen runs
the month Of May and Il total
property loss during the month Of
2,S76.50, about half covered by paid
The city treasurer reported a bal
in the general fund OF $~33,519f7
md in the sewer fund of $500, 1868.
That there is considerable building
n progress was shown by the report
# Building Inspector shea, whose
ported that he had issued nineteen
permits for structures to cost in total
The reports were referred to the
committees.