The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-03
MILK DEPOTS
INSPECTED
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CITY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
importance Of Sanitary Conditions
Emphasized-Scores Of Various
Dealers.

In accordance with its consistent
purpose OF giving the city OF Wheel
ING a pure milk supply. the health
department has made a careful in
spection OF all the places in the city
at which milk Is sold at retail. other
tina In bottles only. The inspection.
which resulted in the scores given
missioner W. IA. Mcl-ain. DIR. Andrew
Wilson and DR.. l.. y. Refer. Each
OF the three kept a separate score
card and compared results.
The official report OF the depart
nent follows:
The sanitary control OF the milk
supply is 4 OF the foremost. If o
ne very first single problem facing
the public health officials OF any city.
In the various steps OF handling and
transportation which milk for city
supply undergoes between it's produc-
ton and use there turks the danger
OF contamination at every step. even
assuming that the milk was free from
disease germs when drawn from the
COW.
Several very high counts made
during June and July of milk sold in
Wheeling showed that there must be
something lacking in the methods en-
ployed by several local milk dealers,
because the milk it. elf came from
good dairy farms. For that reason IL
was determined to make "a careful In
spection OF every milk depot in the
city. and in order that there could
be no possible chance OF unfairncss
each place was scored after the meth
Cd devised by the dairy division OF
the United States department OF ag-
ricUlture.
Conditions Improve.
There has bccu a great improve
ment in the conditions upon the dairy
farms supplying Milk 10 this city. and
il was expected that there would be
little TO criticize in the local milk de
pots. but the rosalt was very disap-
pointing IN several instances.
our local milk d,pOts vary greatly
in size. ranging from a large three
story buiiGinS devoted exclusively to
the handling OF mix received from 70
o. 30 dairy farms down 10 the small
dealer who received milk from IA
dairy farm M bottles II in the base
mcnt OF his OWL residence. so far
AS iusauItary surroundings are CON
Ccrned. II IL usually The small dealer
vino is Tho greatest offender. lie or
d~iuariiy lacks facilities Tor s~caIding or
sterilizins bottles and utensils.
Family affairs and the handling of
mills are brought into too close prOX-
unity. However. there is no casOn
why a small dealer cannot be as clean
as "A large one. This Was demon
strdteG by the inspection OF the
Wheeling dealers. which showed
some OF the comparatively small milk
depois TO be in excellent condition,
while several places owned by the
lar-er dealers. OF whom most was eX-
pe,ted. were found 10 be in a very
~IusanItary condition.
Starting with lOJ points. deductions
are made Tor objectionable features.
such a. the proximity OF horse stables.
close connection with sleeping rooms
,r rooms used for domestic purposes.
The arrangement and convenience OF
the rooms used are considered. and
also the construction OF the floors,
walls and ceilings. LigIt. ventilation
and screens are Of great Importance
and for each "a certain number OF
points are allowed.
OF greater importance than the
construction arrangement or equip
meut is the cleanliness Of the plant
as q whole. The temperature OF the
room in which The milk is stored is
oi great importance because the
growth OF bacteria h. great when milk
is allowed 70 become warm. The q n
dition OF tho wagon iu which the milk
is delivered cunts several points
Additional deductions are made for
exceptionally bad conditions. In one
Wheeling plant conditions were very
iusauitary. everything VISA COutami-
mated by hundreds OF flies. the milk
Itself being full of Thorn. Noldy cans
Of foul smelling cream were kept iu
fEc same" rooms where th" milk was
stored There were piles Of fl'h and
refuse iu aIl parts Of the building.
and deductions had 90 be- made FOR
each condition.
AIl o. the following milk depots
were scored after the system de-.
soriheI abot. and the number oppO-
-ifr each plant or depot represents
tho number az points scored ont 81
90 p, .h.n loo. which would mean
perfection.
Large Dealers.
d. r Parshail. loo Zane street. %
Peerless Dairy. loo 18Th street .... Il
John KIO-s. 1927 Jacob ffrcct..... q
!. a.. Hare. Too S. broadway ...... 80
Harry TarslaIl. 1913 Jacob street co
United Dair. Co. 13S tffh street -
Small Dealers.
Conrad Kir9rh. NJ 2|th street .... -
John Nofhiug. ZOOS Jacob street. -
T.. vs.. Eroncr. 2531 Chaplinc street go
=. D. simpson. 22iG ChapIinc street %