Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-02

sure that the disease is spreading from
this source.
Other ice cream plants are under
suspicion and will be inspected. Re-
ports published so far only include
tests made until August 80. All other
tests will be issued in the September
report of ice cream, cream and milk
tests. That the city is being made a
dumping ground for impure, contami-
mated cream to be used in the manu-
facture of ice cream is the opinion of
city health officials.
Tests were made of ice cream manu-
factured by the Hershey Creamery
Company, w. o. Cartwright George
Collins and Joe SpagnolI. The cream
Creamery Company. Cartwrights tests
follow: First, 3,250,0OO bacteria per
cubic centimeter; colon bacilli (dis-
ease germS), too numerous to count;
second, 100000 bacteria and 10000
colon per cubic centimeter; third,
$4,000 bacteria and 10000 colon per
cubic centimeter.
George Collins-First, $500, 900 bac-
terra and colon bacilli too numerous
and dense to count; second, 5000, 900
bacteria and no colon bacilli per cubic
centimeter; third, 200, 900 bacteria and
1000 colon per cubic centimeter.
Hershey Creamery Company-First.
q
100000 bacteria per cubic cent?
meter; colon bacilli in each test too
dense and numerous to count
Joe Spagnolli First, 10000, 900;
second, 100000; third. 100000 bac-
terra per cubic centimeter; colon too
dense and numerous to count.
The bacteria found in the samples
of ice cream which were tested show
the presence of dirt, due probably to
unsanitary methods of handling the
supply. The colon bacilli are the dan
gerous germs.
In taking samples of raw cream
before 1t is frozen similar results were
obtained, showing that the contami-
nation existed in many instances be-
fore the supply reached the city. Tests
made of cream from Heberlig Cream
cry. near Newville. and of supplies
from the Farmers Creamery Company.
near MELVILLE, the Bridgewater Cream
cry, near MELVILLE, and of supplies
Wellsville Creameries, all showed the
presence of large numbers of bacteria
and colon bacilli.
Motf1tt. city bacteriologist, showed that
typhoid germs existed in many of the
samples.
Three new cases of typhoid fever
were reported to-day. with several
more suspected victims. At the Har-
risburg Hospital eighteen cases are be-
ing treated and this number is eX-
pected to increase. During the next
week daily cream and ice cream tests
of the entire city supply will be made
and tabulated and the sources of in
fected cream shut off to check the cpl
demic. After the plants that are now
closed sterilize all equipment and OBJ
tam pure supply of cream they may
reopen, according to DR.. Raunick, who
said that he did not want to drive any
manufacturer out of business, but was
determined to protect the health of
the public.
Many milk tests were made in Au-
gust and some of the samples taken
showed that the supply was pure and
passed the requirements. Following is
a list of dealers whose milk contained
colon bacilli which were found in tests.
together with the amount in each
cubic centimeter;
L. F. Arney. 500: G. w. Attick, 500;
c, P. Chapman. 200; G; f: Cooper,
Fisher, $500; c. A. Hoax. 200 first,
1900 second. 200 third; r. D. Holler,
1,400; ]. ]. Keister. 1,400; ]. S. Kra-
mer, 500 first and second; c. D. LeVan,
800; Pennsylvania Milk Products Com
pany, 1900 A. V. Reese, 1000; H. A.
Ritter & Son, $4,000; c. w. Smith,
2,So0.
Samples from all other dealers. al
though in some instances below the
butter fat percentage requirement.
contained no colon bacilli.
A close watch of the whole city sup
ply from all sources will be kept at
least a week by city food inspectors
and health officials. and last night the
Health Bureau, in special session, acted
on the issue and gave DR.. Raunick au-
thority to use every means to check
the spread of typhoid.
DIR. G. r. Philips, county medical
inspector. said this morning that
manufacturers who advertiser that
their ice cream passed the require
nents despite the fact that some tests
were far below standard could prob
ably be prosecuted for misrepresenting
facts.
He declared that tests made of a
supply of cream furnished by the Her
shey Creamery Company were found
to be infected and were not salts
factory, and that no manufacturer has
the right to misrepresent facts to the
public when the health of the people
lie Z at a 1<a