Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-02
CHECK ON MILK
BY LOCAL AND
GOTHAM BODIES
Newark and New York Health
Boards to Cooperate in
Matter.
CITY COUNSEL ATTACKS
"BABY FARM" ORDINANCE
More Detailed Reports on Va
rious Ailments Desired from
School Authorities.

Cooperation by the Newark and
New York health authorities to safe
guard both cities from impure milk
and insure a proper grading OF all
milk coming into the cities was dis
! cussed by the Board of Health last
night after two letters had been re-
ceived from DIR. S. S. Goldwater, COM
missioner of health of New York city
who expressed his willingness for
such cooperation. On motion OF
Commissioner Edward e. Gnichtel
DIR. William s. Disbrow was request
ed to communicate with DR.. Gold
water to further the arrangements.
Through his secretary, +. w. Fiske
DIR. Goldwater wrote expressing in
terest in some sort of a movement
which will provide for a confidential
exchange of information by the vari-
GUS departments in the metropolitan
district on pasteurizing plants, cream
cries and dairies, and that If agree
able to the local board he would be
pleased to suggest a conference be-
tween representatives of the New
ark and New York departments and
such others as may be interested. In
his second letter DR.. Goldwater eX-
pressed himself as glad to arrange
for an exchange of information rela-
tive to the control of the milk sup
ply"
Against Baby Farm" Ordinance.
City Counsel Spaulding Frazer sub
mitted an opinion adverse to the
Board of Health's "baby farm" or
dinance. Mr. Frazer salS:
There seems to be no statutory
authority for the Board of Health to
require the licensing of maternity
hospitals or to regulate the placing
of children, as defined in the ordin-
ance. | take it that the boarding
house and clearinghouse as there
in defined is within the purview OF
the act you sent me. and which / re-
turn herewith. | would also call at
tention to the fact that no license fee
is provided for in the ordinance and
that the penalty originally provided
is in excess of the statutory penalty
Mr.. Frazer submitted another opin-
| ion, putting the prevention oi
| glanders up to the Board OF Health
| He said legislation on the proven
| ton of glapders and other infectious
| diseases among horses by restricting
the use of drinking and feedine
buckets was a matter for the Board
of Health. rather than the Common
Council The board referred the
opinion to the sanitary committee.
Plan Improved Health Regulations.
The board also took further steps
to tighten its hold on the health stu
alton that will result in a closer and
more immediate knowledge by the
board and inspectors of health con-
ditions throughout the city. To the
list of diseases to be reported by the
school medical inspectors were add
ed whooping- cough, measles, mumps
chickenpox and erysipelas. These
will be checked off with the patients
known to the board.
To the physicians cards, used tc
report diseases, will be added
broncho-pneumonia tetanus, erysip-
elias and lobar-p pneumonia, with the
same result as that of the change
in the school inspection.
Besides, the board decided on d
card system to replace the present
system of keeping mortality statis-
ties, which Commissioner Crum char
acterized as crude.
The boards weekly report Is to be
enlarged and given wider circula-
ton. The mortality report will be
condensed, and the space saved, and
other space now wasted, will be de
voted to "health department notes.
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