New Britain herald., 1915-12-07
CLEAN MILK WAR IS
 STILL BEING WAGED
Health Dept. Lays Stress on Need
 Of Public Cooperating

1 Emphasis on the need of clean milk
 is again brought out strongly in the 1 December bulletin of the health com
 mission, which will meet this after
 noon if present plans are carried out 1 The bulletin calls attention to the 1 need of clean milk and the necessity 1 of demanding it of dealers. l Superintendent T. E. Reeks sub-
 mitted the following reports from the 1 branches of the departments: l Communicable Diseases. 1 Tuberculosis, 6; diphtheria, 10; ! diphtheria carriers, O.; scarlet fever, 2; typhoid fever, 0; measles, 0; whooping cough, 0; humps, O.; chick 1 enpoX, 2.
 Bacteriologist's Report. Cultures examined, 91; first 1 culture examined, 54; second and l more cultures examined, 37; first cul- l ture showing diphtheria B, 9; second culture showing diphtheria B, 15; vidal blood test for typhoid, 4; posi- tive reactions obtained, 1; sputum eX- aminations, 7; sputum showing tu- bercular 13; positive, 3; miscellaneous examinations, 4.
 Sanitary Reports.
 
 re-inspected, 142; defective plumb binG (other than toilet plumbing) ordered repaired, 2; defective toilets ordered repaired, 21; new toilets ordered in stalled, 12; light ordered installed in toilets, 2; ventilation ordered installed in toilets, 5; interior of dwellings or dered repaired, O.; exterior of dwelI- ings ordered repaired, o; dwellings ordered connected with city water. O.; dwellings ordered connected with sanitary sewer, 8; yards inspected, Il; yards re-inspected, 69 yards or dered cleaned, 6; garbage cans or dered, 5; garbage can covers ordered, 0; garbage, ashes and rubbish order- ed removed, 3; barns inspected, 0; barns re-inspected, 0; barns ordered cleaned, 0; manure ordered removed, 0; manure receptacles ordered, Q; manure receptacles ordered covered, 0; out-houses ordered abolished, 4; cess-poo1s ordered abolished, 0; cess- pools ordered cleaned, 0; animals or dered removed (too near dwelling houses) 0; dumps inspected, 1 dumps ordered cleaned 1; nuisances from overf1owing ice-boXes ordered abated, l; stagnant pools or water ordered abolished, 0; chicken-coops and run ways inspected, o; chicken-coops or dered cleaned, o; complaints received at office, G.; complaints found unwar- ranted, 1; garbage complaints receiv- ed at office, A: miscellaneous orders, 1; prosecutions, o.
 Plumbing Inspectors Report.
 No. applications received, 131; per- nits issued for work in new build- l ngs, AS; permits, old buildings, .76; l permits issued for new sinks in old l buildings, 19; permits issued for new oilets in old buildings, 97; permits l ssued for new bath-tubs in old l wash bowls in old buildings, 21; per ,ld buildings, 23; plumbing in new | buildings tested, 34; plumbing ap- proved in new buildings, 40; final in l pection in new buildings, 6; final ln- ;pection in old buildings, 8; work l approved in old buildings, 10; sewer l inspected, 6; defects ] ound and remedied, 4; total inspec- l ions, GA; sewer permits issued, 19. Report of Tuberculosis Department. |
 Cases carried over from previous l month, 133; new cases reported, 4; | ,ases discharged, 4; deaths, 4; cases l lnder care, 129; cases at sanator1a, l [3; cases sent to sanatoria, 2; cases discharged from sanatoria, 4; cases low at sanatoria, Al; cases supplied with milk, IA; cases supplied with ,ggs, 8; cases supplied with sputu:n ups, 21; calls at office. 93; calls made oy nurse, PAS; regular nursing care given, 8.
 Report of Welfare Department.
 Diphtheria cultures taken for re- ease, 54; diphtheria cultures taken 'or diagnosis, 22; investigations on and suspicious cases, 16; given in contagious and suspicious cases, Ii; fumigations of 'ooms occupied by tuberculosis pa- tents. 10; fumigations of rooms in ,ected by contagious diseases, IS; or 1ers issued to renovate rooms occu- pied by infectious cases (including 'e-papering and re-painting) 0: houses quarantined, 12: quarantined houses carried over from previous z; general investigations 16; daily assistance in laboratories 30.
 Food Inspections.
 By Food Inspector, assisted by the Sanitary Inspectors.
 Inspections and re-inspectiOns of food stores, bakeries, candy mfgs., etc., 497; pounds, weigh> of meat destroyed, 390; No. articles of other foods destroyed, 2S; meat boxes inspected, 243; meat boxes or dered cleaned, 89; foods ordered cov- cred, 172; stores ordered cleaned, 9S; 1.
 Milk Inspectors Report.
 Total samples examined, 79; per-
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