Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-07-03
ENFORCEMENT Of MILK ORDINANCE
BETTER5 HEALTH CONDITIONS

The report of City Health Officer
H. X. Beauchamp for the month of
May, which has just been made public,
presents in a clear concise manner
just what that department is accom-
plishing in the way of lettering health
conditions in the city of Phoenix. 1t is
particularly interesting in that it indi-
Gates the results of the enforcement
of the new milk ordinance, and is cal
culated to establish beyond all doubt
the efficacy of such a measure.
Accompanying the report of DR..
Beauchamp is a statement by DR.. War
ner w. Watkins of the pathological
laboratory which explains the method
of milk examination. This statement
is quite as self-eXplanatory as the re-
port of the city health officer.
The report of City Health Officer
Beauchamp is as follows:
June /, 1916.
Hon. Robert A. Craig and City Com
missioners:
Dear Sirs:
| have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing report for the Department, of
Health for the month ending May S1st:
Outside visits, "a. Office visits, II.
Letters and literature mailed, 312.
Under Vital Statistics there is re-
ported one Death from typhoid fever.
This case came from Pinal county to
Phoenix for treatment. OF the II cases
reported as dying of tuberculosis, IA
had been in Arizona less than one year.
During the month there We're reported
more cases of diphtheria than for any
other month in the past year A close
study of these cases showed no rela-
ton to each other as to the origin or
source of infection. At present there
is one case Under quarantine. An un-
treated case of scarlet fever was at
large for three weeks until reported by
good citizen" Fortunately, only
one other case developed therefrom.
All the children that were known to
have been exposed to this case were
personally inspected by this depart
ment
The milk peport for the month deals
principally with the wholesale supply,
that is, the milk received at the cream
or,es. Under class "B" raw, are noted
four dealers without permits. One of
these was arrested for wilfully disre
garding the provisions of the milk ordi-
nance. One other has discontinued
business. This department dislikes
very much TO cause the arrest of these
offenders. but it seems to be the only
way TO get results. They have been
instructed and warned by the depart
ment to comply with the provisions OF
The milk ordinance and failure to do SC
hereafter will result IN prompt and
vigorous prosecution of all willful Of
tenders.
Publication OF last months milk re-
port has been of benefit to producers
of good milk, in that the demand for
their milk has grown; on the other
hand, those reported as having a high
bacterial count have lost customers
and been kept on the defensive by eX-
planning to their customers. A per
fectly good grade of "A" and b" raw
milk is now obtanable and with a few
! more published milk reports the pro
ducers of inferior quality "A and b
raw milk will be eliminated
/ OF the quality of pasteurized mill
delivered in Phoenix there is mucl
room for improvement. The large
number of milk specimens classed a!
not satisfactory on account of the higi
| bacterial count is primarily the source
Of objection to the quality of our pas
! tcurized milk At present the mill
I supplied to the creameries is not coolet
sufficiently to prevent bacterial de
composition and the pasteuriZation is
sort of regeneration process. TIL
adoption and enforcement of the tenn
perature clause requiring that all mill
which is to enter into "A" or "B
class be cooled Immediately upon milk
ing and delivered at a temperature no
/ above so degrees f. will eliminate thi
most Objectionable feature by furnish
ing to the creameries a wholesom
supply.
The city chemist, DR.. w. w. Watkins
will in the near future furnish you
detailed description Of how the labora
/ tory examination of milk is made an
such other Information as will be O
aid 10 the pubic in determining by tn
published laboratory report the qualit
of milk they are using. / request tina
his report be published in one of tn
daily papers.
Yours truly,
H. K. BEAUCHAMP,
City Health Officer.