The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1912-10-15
TUBERCULIN TEST OF
COWS MAY Be NEEDED
Health Board Considering Re-
ported Sale Of Infected MIX.

That infected milk was being sold
in Morristown was reported by DR..
Francis H. Glazebrook at the board of
health meeting Monday night to be
the assertion of citizens. He ques-
toned the need of having the pro-
ducers OF milk test their COWS for
tuberculosis Montclair and Summit
required. such a test, said DIR. Glaze
brook, and after the great advance
made by the health board in its milk
regulations within the past two years
he thought that the progress should
continue.
President Burr said that it was
question whether the dairies could
sell milk at the present figure If the
test was demanded and it might make
milk prohibitive for the poor. Some
of the milk produced for Morristown,
he said, comes from Warren county
and if the producers there will not
have the test made the town can go
elsewhere for its supply. Certified
milk is now being sold in Morristown
fer twenty cents a. quart The cows
that are most likely to suffer from
the diesease, said Mr.. Burr, were
those in the model dairies where
thesy--afe not allowed to exercise and
!, ,~lfYeir feeding is forced. Where the
COWS are allowed to feed naturally
and are out in the open air there is
little danger, he thought, pointing
out that most of Morristowns milk
is produced under the latter condi-
tons
Dr. Glazebrook replied that the poo
would be better off with no milk at
all than infected milk and his remark
was seconded by DR.. Samuel G. Haven
who said that similar argument
might be used to permit the sale of
bob veal. Ideal milk producing con-
ditions will not be secured until the
tuberculin test is demanded.
In reply to a question of President
Burr's, Dairy Inspector Henry w.
Dustan said that the test would cost
the producers about $40 per year for
herd of twenty cows.
DR.. Dustan was finally instructed to
visit all the producers and see wheth-
er they will have the test made and
to report at the next meeting when
further action will be taken.
Dr. Dustan reported that dairies
and COWS all in good condition except
three of the yards which he had or
dered cleaned Milton Persons
COW yard was discussed by the board
. and Secretary Glazebrook was instruc-
ted to write Mr. Pierson a letter or
dering the yard cleaned and proper
ly drained.
That the state health authorities
had complained about the dilatoriness
of Morristown physicians in filing
birth rsytiI Ificates was reported by Dr.
Yhazebrook. <He said that the law re-
ouired the certificates to be filed
within five days after the birth but
in some cases physicians kept their
certificates until the end of the year
and filed them in a bunch. Requests
and warnings, he said, had been un-
availing, and the board on motion or
dered that in future cases of neglect
to file certificates within the time
limit that fine be imposed on the
offending physician.
Hospital authorities and others, said
DIR. Glazebrook had complained to
him about the unnecessary noise in
connection with the celebration of
the Fourth of July He had been
told by the superintendent of Me-
mortal hospital that fire crackers had
been discharged almost all night of
the third and when the patients had
finally been quieted and were about
asleep the church bells began changing
at sunrise awakening the sick to new
nervousness. 1t was not only unnec-
essary but Illegal, said the physician,
and stop should be put to it, The
board ordered that the matter lie on
the table for the present and that
the attention of the board of alder
men be called to the matter when the
next Fourth draws nearer.
Dr. James Douglas, health physi-
clan, reported two cases of scarlet
fever, two of tuberculosis, two OF
typhoid fever, one chicken pox and
one diphtheria.
Health Inspector VanDyke's report
showed twenty complaints investiga-
ted, eighty-two inspections made, thir-
ty-three re-inspections, forty inter
views, twenty-one nuisances abated.
three notices sent, nine letters, two
houses fumigated and five rooms
.fumigated.
Plumbing Inspector Belbey reported
sixteen sets of plans filed, fifty in
spections, seven house connections
made with sewers, making a total of
1,160 and receipts of $53.