The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-09
MORE SAFEGUARDS
FOR MILK SUPPLY
Health Board Amendment Does
Away With Gan Trade.

10 further safeguard Morristown's
milk supply there was placed ON first
reading at the monthly meeting of
the board of health Monday night an
amendment to the sanitary code that
prohibits the sale of milk except in
Dottles and does away with the dip
ping from the cans of the dealer TO
the vessel of the consumer and also
requires that where milk is kent on
sale it shall be kept at a temperature
OF fifty degrees or lower and in sur-
ronndings satisfactory to the board
of health.
Dairy Inspector Henry w. Dustan
reported warning five producers about
the conditions of their stables. nine
producers regarding their COWS and
twelve as to the condition of the
stable yards. He reported having or
dered the producers to see that the
mixer Washes his hands before milk
Ing and that the udders are cleaned
with clean damp cloth before milk
ing.
The vital statistics for the month
were: Deaths, IA, of which 2 were
non-res1dents and l an infant under
one week; marriages, 15; births, II.
Sanitary Inspector Robert S. Van
Dyke reported receiving IL complaints
making inspections, 25 re-inspec-.
tions, 81 interviews, 10 notices sent,
letters, IL houses and rs r. ms
fumigated.
Health Physician James Douglas re-
ported the following cases of con-
tagious seases;-Scarlet fever Q,
diphtheria, 2; tuberculosis, 4; typhoid
lever, II; measles, g.; chicken-pox,
8.
Plumbing Inspector John ]. Belbey
reported making 63 inspections, re-
celving Is plans, and that there had
been made IL sewer connections, max
ing total of 1878. Receipts for the
month from his department were $61-
The board adopted its annual re-
port to be submitted to the board of
aldermen. In it was made the rec
ommendation that the board of health
be given next year $6,500, which is
$1,000 more than it received this year
This increase is needed, it was as
serted. for several things including
an increase in salary for the dairy
inspector. The board also recon-
mended, as it has annually for sew
eral years past, that the board of al
dermen take steps towards the col
lection and disposal of ashes and
garbage. Milk conditions, it is re-
cited, are much better and samples
are up to the state health depart.
ment's standard The total receipts.
OF the board for the year were ST..
l54.l4; expenditures. $6,524.47; bal
ance OF S629.61. In the dog fund is.
$453. Dog licenses isused during the
year numbered 425.
f The total number of deaths for the
year was 40 In the first ward 1875.
second ward so, third ward 29, fourth
ward 65- Males numbered 1876. fe-
males like number, 145 were white
and 25 negroes. The death rate was
zl.59. Morristown, however has a
hospital that receives many from out
o1-town so that the number of nom
residents who died is SO, while the
number of infants who. died before
becoming one week of age was 13,
making the actual number of deaths
OF residents ia and the death rate
1891.
Births during the year numbered
, 267. The first ward contributed rs;
second ward 114; third ward 80 and
The fourth ward 80. OF these 1856
We're males, 131. females, 245 white
and % negroes.
The marriage license bureau issued
licenses for 81 white couples and 4
negroes. The number of marriages
reported to the board for the year
was 1903.
! Plumbing Inspector Belbey reported
213 sets of plans filed during the
year, DAT inspections made, 175
sewer connections made and receipts
of $577.
Dairy Inspector Dustan's report in
cluded the statement that there were
6,962 quarts OF milk produced daily
for Morristowns consumption.