Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-16
PHYSICIANS MUST
OBEY REGULATIONS
Out-of-Town Doctors Fail to
File Reports With Sum-
nit Board.
IspeclaI to the Newark start

SUMMIT, Dec. 16.-The Practise of
out-of-town physicians in not report
ing tuberculosis cases which they at
tend in this city is to be curbed by
the Board of Health Health officer
Max j. Cotton was last night directed
by the board ito get after any visit
ing physician who fails to report a
contagious disease to the Health
Board
In answer to DR.. Prout, the health
officer said that out-of-toWn physi
clans have paid little or no atten-
ton to the boards ordinance which
requires that all contagious diseases
be reported to the board While the
local doctors comply strictly with the
law. In some cases, the health OIL
Ger said, it is only when u tubercu-
losis patient is near death and it is
necessary to call in q local physi-
clan, that the existence of the case
becomes known to the board
Tie request of the health officer
that lawyer be engaged to look
after the boards interest n its case
against Ernest Hirt, of Newark. who
is charged with having sold oleo-
margarine for butter in this city dis
closed the fact that the board has
never had any counsel. 1t had been
thought by some members of the
board that City Solicitor Cora N.
Williams included that in his official
duties. DR.. William Fl. Lawrence, jr.,
president of the board, informed his
colleagues that Mr.. Williams's duties
as city solicitor had no connection
with the health department. Mr..
Williams had frequently given him
advice concerning health board mat
tiers, President Lawrence said, for
which he had never made any charge.
President Lawrence and Commission
er Michael j. Kenny were named as
a committee to arrange with Mr..
Williams to act as counsel for the
board
The request of the Union County
Mosquito determination Commission
for permission to fill In tracts of land
owned by William E. Badeau, near
Lyric lane and Summit avenue with
ashes collected by local seavengers
was refused.
President Lawrence declared that
paper and refuse and sometimes gar
bage got in these ashes and the board
had experienced much trouble in the
past when ashes had been dumped in
other places than the city dump.
With the understanding that they
Will assume all responsibility IN the
matter of receiving and attending to
complaints. the street committee of
Common Council was given perrnis-
sion to fill portion Of Madison ave-
nue. with ashes.
Health Officer Cotton reported that
two daries, in Washington, from
which milk supplied this city is OBJ
tanned and which were found some
weeks ago to be not in the condition
required by the local board, had been
placed in a satisfactory sanitary con-
dition.
The Railway Valley Railroad Com
pany, which for two years has been
deferring the installation of sewer and
water connections in its station here,
will be notified by Health officer
Cotton to make the sewer connection
within thirty days.
Examination by Health officer Coll
ton of foodstuffs in twenty-six stores
showed no cause for complaint. Ger
tificates attesting the sanitary con-
dition of the Arthur Home for Blind
Babies and the Fresh Air and Con-
valescent Home were presented by
Health Officer Cotton.