Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-23

the milk just as though they were really
getting It," said Mr.. Cegg Imagine that
Buying the milk so the farmers will not
have to suffer, and not getting the product
at ALL"
Inspector Clegg says the product of the
Philadelphia certified and pasteurlzed milk
concerns is way above that required by
law.
MILK IN ADMIRABLE CONDITION.
"Bacteriologists who come to PhIladel-
phia from all over the country are abso-
lutely astonished when they see our rec
ords," said Mr. Clegg. They are sworn
to by the Milk Commission of the Pediatric
Society of Philadelphia, through the secre-
tary, Dir. Maurice Ostheimer, 2202 De
Lancey street. Since January 1 we have
taken 176 samples of certified milk from
six of the daires which furnish milk to
Philadelphia. These showed record of but
2215 bacteria to the cubic centimeter al
though the allowed number is 10000. The
same remarkable record is shown in u
samples of cream, which made the test of
but 4494 bacteria to one cubic centimeter.
The standard number permitted for pas
teurized milk is $4,000 bacteria per cubic
centimeter. So you see Philadelphia is we'll
taken care of on the milk proposition, and
the babies are being protected in every pos
sible way"
DAYS DEATH ROLL
The deaths today;
ANNIE o'BRIEN. years old. 4o2o Ridge ave
GEORGE MORRIS. 4 years DID, 544 Wakefield
street.
CATHERINE MAsTAEsKA. 2 years old. 222s
cARLINDA FRATTI. years old 1920 Mimin
street.
DANIEL MANSRI. years old. 112 Ellsworth
This brings the total deaths to 81 and
the cases to 347.
Dr. A. A. Cairns, chief medical Inspector,
today criticized the practice of physicians
falling to report cases promptly This was
in connection with the case of John Keyser,
10 years old who makes his home in the
Luther Hospice, 157 North Twentieth street.
where 20 young men and boys are quaran-
tined because of his contraction of the dis
ease. His case was inaccurately reported
yesterday as that of an 1S-month-old boy.
He became i'll August s. but the cause of his
sickness was not determined until few
days ago
The distribution of $1,000 circulars, is
sued by the health authorities to educate
the people in prevention of infantile paraly
sis, will begin tomorrow through the South
Philadelphia office of the John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Company in the
Bourse. Fifty agents of the company,
whose services were offered by their super
intendent. William Shaw, will take the
health bulletins to homes In South Phila-
delphia.
hOOoE flAi Ao piSfNnh SAiNINlr1RN'
Health Commissioner Dixon has almost
satisfied himself that the common househy
is the most difficult problem TO cope with
in fighting infantile paralysis. He has just
announced that monkey inpculated with
germs carried by flies taken from home
in Bristol, Pa. developed the disease The
plague had killed boy in the room from
which the flies were taken.
Doctor Dixon must take one more step
before he can confidently publish his belief
that flies are responsible for the great
spread of infantile paralysis.
That is, to kill the sick monkey today or
tomorrow and inoculate a second monkey
with it's spinal fluid. II this second monkey
succumbs to infantile paralysis, the Health
Commissioner will have satisfied himself
that flies are chiefly responsible for spread
of the disease.