The Penn's Grove record., 1913-10-10
INSPECTORS OF
PUBLIC HEALTH
representatives of the State
Board Perform Good Service
ACTIVITY AMONG DIARIES
Decrease in Ratio of Deaths Compared
with Last Year-Many Diaries
Score Above Sixty Per Cent.
Of Perfect Mark.

Especial Trenton Correspondence
Trenton.-The number of deaths re-
ported to the State Board of Health
by the Bureau of Vital Statistics for
the month ending September 10. 1913.
was 5000. By age periods there were
ZIG deaths among infants under one
year, 289 deaths of children over one
year and under five years and 851
deaths OF persons aged sixty years n
over.
The total number of deaths for the
month is IA less than the correspond
ing period last year. The dea~ for
August during the last four years fol-
low
August, 1910, 1880; August, 1911.
1925; August, 1912, 3,453; August
1913, 3,3O9.
During the month 394 inspections
were made a. follows:-S8 diaries.
10 creameries, IA milk depots, and
172 ice ream factories. Number Of
dairies scoring below so per cent. of
the perfect mark, SO; number of
diaries scoring beelow so per cent. of
the perfect mark, 20; number of
diaries ~relinquishing the sale of milk.
3; number Of creamery licenses rec
commended, 8; number of ice cream
factory licenses recommended. SO.
The total number of inspections
made during the month was less than
the previous month for the reason
that a large measure of time was
taken in the inspection of creameries.
There creameries are located some
miles apart, and it is therefore diff
cult to visit many Of them in one day.
Food Drugs and Water.
During the month ending Septem-
Der 80, 1913, 7O4 samples Of food and
drugs were examined in the State
Laboratory of Hygiene, showing SIT
above standard, q below standard,
and six suits instituted.
The total number If samples an
alyzed in the water laboratory was
ISL; public water supplies, 2; dairy
water supplies, l; proposed public wa
ter supplies, 3; miscellaneous waters,
2; State institution water supplies, 6;
sewage samples, Z; private water sup
plies, 20.
Water supplies and water purifca-
ton plants were inspected at Bound
Brook, Bridgeton, Burlington, Glou-
cester, Haledon, Long Branch West
End, Millville, Mountain Lakes, New
ark, New Brunswick, 4; Princeton,
Railway (Rahway Water Works.,
Roebling, 2; Skillman Estate Village
for Epileptics), ?; Water Witch (Wa-
ter Witch Club, Water Witch Games
NJ. Johnson), Woodbury..
During the month of September in
spections were made in many cities
and towns, including East Orange, 2;
Elizabeth, 4; Harrison, l; Kearny, 2;
Newark, 4; Orange, 2, and South
Orange, l. Inspections relating to the
exposure of food stuffs included is in
East Orange, s in Morristown, 20 in
Orange, 3 in South Orange and the
total for the month was PSI.
Revolutionary War Landmark Sold.
\ Flat Rock, or Washington Rock, IA
nous since the days of the Revolu-
tionary Wal as being one of the out
posts from which scouts in the Con-
tinental army watched the move
ments of the British feet in New York
harbor and reported to Washington at
his headquarters in Morristown, has
recently been sold to David B. Mills,
of Upper Mountain avenue. Montclair.
The historical site was formerly the
property OF Mrs. K. A. Bennett, also
of Montclair. 1t is said that Mr.. Mills
paid 10000 for the property.
Flat Rock is located in Verona at
the eastern brow of Montclair Noun
tain. 1t is elevated $50 feet above sea
level. At the eastern side is a sheer
bluff over 100 feet in height, with the
finest residential section of Montclair
directly below. The property has a
frontage on Chestnut road. Verona, of
$50 feet.
On the south side is the home of
Frederick Kip, locally known as Kip's
Castle, built at a cost of nearly one
quarter of a million dollars. To the
north is the Frank Turnbun home, not
quite so conspicuous Is the Kip place,
but costing even more to build.
Mr.. Mills, who is president of a
company making automobile supplies
and a director in several Montclair,
Bloomfield and New York City finan-
cial institutions, proposes erecting a
residence on the property second to
none in Essex county. Plans for the
proposed building are not as yet pre-
pared; it is said that when completed
they will call for an expenditure of
100000.