The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-11


Marion places:
This department is charged not
only with the laws against the sale OF
aduterated foodstuffs deleterious to
health, or those entailing fraud, but
also those enacted against unsanitary
methods of production and handling
of same.
THE evil of selling to consumers
an imitation, or foods that have their
inferiority concealed. entirely differ
ent from what is asked for, is one
receiving due attention from this de-
partment for abatement.
Such inferiority may not only be
derived in using cheaper articles in
lis manufacture and making them
appear as the genuine. but can be
inferred by its manufacture and pro.
duction under unclean. unheaithful
and unsanitary conditions. In the
performance Of these duties, the pres
'ent administration of this department
has adopted a general policy of CO.
operation with the various local
health organizations in the protection
of our citizens against INSCRIPTIONS
Dealers who, instead of complying
with the law seek by every means to
discredit and violate them.
UNFORTUNATELY the appropriation
for this work BY the state is limitet
and the scope of working territory Is
correspondingly narrowed, but with
the available means at hand great
Improvement Is noticeable upon sec
ond inspections, I'm all localities where
this work has been undertaken. In CO.
son Balm and the local health depart
ment 81 inspections were made; the
places visited Including dairies, milk
plants restaurants, meat markets,
confectioneries. groceries and Ice
cream manufactures. OF these
number were very unsanitary, while
many were unsanitary to a degree.
"The number of inside closets and
lavatories found without outside ven
tilation was SURPRISINGLY large. and
also instances We're noted where some
were entirely open into the room
where food was Stored and prepared,
and others we're connected by open
door ways Some or these defections
have been corrected while others are
being acted uponI and within the no.
| tice given under Section 12T9S General
Code of Ohio. One restaurant kiteh-
en-, located In Basement, was noted
| to be devoid of natural light and
| ventilation, except through a hole in
] the sidewalk in front of the place
| this hole being covered with grating
only, admitted dust and dirt blown in
| from the streets. In many of the
| places visited the walls and ceilings
were kept in an unclean state and
were neither painted nor whitewash-
ed, and floors in some are constructed
| Of penetrable material and kept In
bad condition.
milk, lard, oil and other articles
used in producing food were found
In uncovered receptacles, exposed TO
surrounding dust and dirt. Dirty
tools receptacles and machinery were
much IN EVIDENCE In several places,
while toilet facilities including soap
and clean towels were also lacking,
/ Horse stables were found connected
to food embellishments and no disin-
fectants used. such conditions should
be eliminated, by removing one from
the other to prevent contamination
of foods easily affected by the growth
of germs.
II strongly recommend the steril-
ization of all bottles used In the sale
of milk, to prevent transmission of
Pathogenic bacteria. To accomplish
this purpose heat OF not less than
zoo degrees Farenheit must be ap-
piled to them for several minutes.
Flies were abundant in several places
These were ordered eliminated from
and near all places where food Is han
died. 1t is well established that flies
are distributors of germs which cause
the various Infectious diseases, as
their habits are feaating and breeding
on all decaying vegetable and animal
matter.
| Improper and careless methods of
handling garbage. as can be Imagined,
will breed files The use of open re-
ceptacles or those made OF absorbant
material are forbidden for holding
garbage. These receptacles must bS
of impermeable material provided
with a close-htting cover TO prevent
the contamination OF surroundings
and render access to files impossible.
Consumers are requested to cooper
ate with health officials by refusing
to patronize the dealer who harDors
fiies, and are further requested 10
wash all milk and ice cream contain
ers which are TO be returned, thereby
aiding the dealer in fhe final washing
and sterilization of same.
"As no record OF milk dealers, sell
ing and delivering in this city Is avail
able, complete inspections have not
been made and no adulterations were
I'd by this department.
one article, a disinfectant' was
found to be not only below the pro-
fessed standard but also below the
standard as provided by the statutes
and proceedings have been properly
instituted for prosecution.
inspections will be continued at
intervals as time viii permit, and vio-
lations OF the laws enforcible by this
department will render prosecutions
necessary.
Il ITO protect the rights Of the con-