New Britain herald., 1915-10-06
CLEAN MILK AIM OF
 HEALTH OFFICIALS
Beginning Today, Prosecutions
 Mill Be Brought in Court

under the heading Food for Thought" in it's monthly report for the month of September, the health commission cautions the public against the use of unclean milk. The report says:
 There is no article of food taken into the home more regularly than milk. Yet, of all foods consumed. none Is so readily contaminated Dirt found in milk utensils chiefly of stable manure, COW hair and dirt left in improperly washed bottles.
 "It would pay every householder to visit and inspect the dairy and farm from which he buys milk. The clean milk producer would welcome such visits and the careless one would lose his customers
 Tt costs little more to produce clean milk but it is worth more to the consumer. We expect to pay from ten to twenty cents for bottle of clean, good beer-of little or no food value Why expect to buy clean. good milk of high food value-for less than we expect to pay for beer. -e
 Between rich but dirty. milk and milk of less richness but clean, choose the clean in the interest of your health. -,... -
 Clean milk leaves no sediment in the glass.
 ITO quote from the Chicago School of Sanitary Inspection: .whiteness is symbol of purity except where be- hind the whiteness of a bottle of milk there hides dirty farmer or dirty dealer <.-. :f s .
 'There are some good dairies in New Britain and the health depart ment is working hard in order to have all the dairies and sources of milk supply kept in a cleanly manner.
 Individual interest to learn of the sanitary conditions where milk is handled would put unclean dairies out of business quicker than all the laws in Christendom.
 Inquire of the health department how to detect dirt in milk"
 War on Dirty Milk.
 Beginning today, the health depart ment intends to wage continuous war against dealers in dirty milk. No prosecutions have been brought thus far as the department wished first to attempt to educate milk dealers to the necessity of keeping their com modity clean. But the campaign of education is over The last class has received it's sheepskins. From now on the names of violaters of the law will be handed to Prosecutor George w. Klett.
 Reports for September.
 The reports of the various branches of the health department for Sep- tember follow:
 Communicable Diseases.
 Tuberculosis ', Diphtheria 6, Diph- theria Carriers o, Scarlet Fever 1, Typhoid Fever 5, Measles 2, Whoop- ing Cough 5, Mumps 0, Chickenpox 0.
 BacterioIogist's Report.
 Cultures examined. 102; first cul- ture examined, 37; second and more cultures examined, 65 first culture showing diphtheria B., II; second cul- ture showing diphtheria B., 31; Vidal blood test for typhoid, 12; positive re- actions obtained, 2; sputum examina- tions, &; sputum showing tubercular B., positive, O; miscellaneous exam nations, 0.
 Sanitary Reports.
 Dwellings inspected, S3; dwellings re-inspected, 53; defective plumbing (other than toilet plumbing) ordered repaired, 35; defective toilets ordered repaired, 6; new toilets ordered in- stalled, 45; light ordered installed in toilets, 33; ventilation ordered in stalled in toilets, 34; interior of dwell- ings ordered repaired, 10; exterior of dwellings ordered repaired, 1; dwell ings ordered connected with city water, o; dwellings ordered connected with sanitary sewer, 2; yards inspect ed, 123; yards re-inspected. 79; yards ordered cleaned, 20; garbage cans or dered, II; garbage can covers or dered, 0; garbage, ashes and rubbish ordered removed, O.; barns inspected. 0; barns re-inspected, 0: barns or dered cleaned, 0; manure ordered re moved, 9; manure receptacles or dered, O; manure receptacles ordered covered, 0; out-houses ordered 1bol- | ished, 1; cess-pools ordered abolished, | 0; cess-pools ordered cleaned. 1; animals ordered removed (too near dwelling houses), 109; dumps inspect | ed. 6; dumps ordered cleaned, 3; | nuisances from overfiowing ice-boxes | ordered abated, 1; stagnant pools or water ordered abolished, 0; chicken | GOODS and runways inspected, o; | ordered cleaned, 2; | received at office, 26; com plaints found unwarranted, 8; grabage received at office, 33; mis- cellaneous orders, 5; prosecutions, 0.
 Plumbing Inspectors Report.
 Number applications received. 73; permits issued for work in new build dings, 19; permits-old buildings, 54: permits issued for new sinks in old 1 buildings, 29; permits issued for new laundry trays in old buildings, g; 1 plumbing in new buildings tested, 22; plumbing approved in new buildings, 37; final inspection in new buildings. l5; final inspection in old buildings, 32; permits issued for new toilets in h1ni1dir,o k1 iSs,1 for l