New Britain herald., 1916-09-06
PARALYSIS FEARED
 AS DREAD PLAGUE
But 800 Cases Of Tuberculosis
 Awaken No Terror

are 500 cases of tuberculosis in this city yet the public Is little moved by | this statement, whereas if it were an- l noounced that 500 cases of infantile paralysis existed in the Hardware City | the whole population would be seized l with consternation. The Bulletin says 1 tuberculosis should be feared just as much as infantile paralysis for it is very infectious, cripples the body and it's mortality is high. taking an aver age annual toll of 3 out of every 10000 inhabitants. What, says the Bulletin, are you doing to protect yourself and others against the dan ger of tuberculosis?
 Referring to the spread of disease through milk, the health board pamphlet declares that:
 Ignorance, slovenliness, dirty and untidy habits, lack of proper equip ment, are a few of the reasons why the spread of typhoid fever, epidemic sore throat, dysentery, and scarlet fever, is som metimes caused by milk. To bring all dairy farms up to the standard maintained by our better dairymen, and to keep them there would require that an inspector stay on the place continuously.
 The darymen who today charge ten cents for a quart of milk probably make less profit than they who sell milk for less money, and the reason is that it costs more money to produce safe milk than unsafe milk. There is no doubt but that the time is fast coming when, in order to pro- tect those who buy the cheaper priced milk, the state or municipality will insist that all so-called "market milk shall be pasteurized. Proper pasteur- ization kills pathogenic germs, and makes milk reasonably safe.
 Reports of departmental work for the month of August as contained in the Bulletin are as follows:
 Communicable Diseases.
 Tuberculosis 8, diphtheria l. scarlet fever 1, typhoid fever 3, measles 1, whooping cough 4, venereal 1.
 Bactcrologist's Report.
 Cultures examined 39, first culture examined II, Vidal blood test for ty- phoid 13, positive reactions obtained 8, sputum examinations 8, Sputum showing tubercular F, positive 2, mis- cellaneous examinations 7.
 Sanitary Reports.
 Dwellings inspected 7, dwellings re-
 
 CT than toilet plumbing) ordered re- paired 7, defective toilets ordered re- paired ?, new toilets ordered installed 5, dwellings ordered connected with city water 1, dwellings, ordered con- nected' with sanitary sewer ', yards inspected 412, yards re-inspected 83, yards ordered cleaned 115, garbage cans ordered 60, garbage can covers ordered IA, barns inspected 3, barns re-inspected 3, barns ordered cleaned ?, manure ordered removed 16, man ure receptacles ordered 1, manure re- ceptacles ordered covered 1, outhouses ordered abolished 2, animals ordered removed (too near dwelling houses) 4, dumps inspected 5, dumps ordered cleaned 3, nuisances from overflowing ice boxes ordered abated 19, stagnant pools of water ordered abolished 2, chicken coops and runways inspected 6, chicken GOODS ordered cleaned 4, complaints received at office 3S, com plaints found unwarranted 1, garbage complaints received at office "A, mis- cellaneous orders l, prosecutions 6.
 Plumbing Inspectors Report.
 No. applications received 1O4, per- mits issed for wor kin new buildings 19, permits-old buildings S5, permits issued for new sinks in old buildings 49 permits issued for new toilets in old buildings 59, permits issued for new bath tubs in old buildings 35, permits issued for new wash bowls In old buildings 25, permits issued for new laundry trays in old buildings 21. old buildings 25.
 plum ping in new buildings tested 34, plumbing approved in new buildings S5, final inspection in new buildings 12, final inspection in old buildings 50. work approved in old buildings 94. sewer connections inspected 16, de- fleets found and remedied 6, total in- spections 195, sewer permits issued 19.
 Tuberculosis Department.
 Cases carried over from previous month 15S, new cases reported S. cases discharged 5, deaths g. cases under care 158, cases at sanatoria Al. cases sent to sanatoria 4, cases dis charged from sanatoria 5, cases now at sanatoria 37, cases supplied with milk II, cases supplied with eggs 5. cases supplied with sputum cups 22. calls at office 3S, calls made by nurses 342, regular nursing care given 5, fum- igations and renovation of rooms oc- cupied by tuberculosis patients 5.
 Welfare Department.
 Investigations on contagious and suspicious cases 132, instructions given in contagious and suspicious cases 132, fumigahons of rooms infected by contagious diseases 4, houses quaran- tined g. general investigations 13, daily assistance in laboratories 16, calls made by nurse 14S.
 Food Inspections.
 Inspections and re-inspections of food stores, bakeries, candy manufac- turers, restaurants, etc, 2S3; pounds (weight) of meat destroyed 68, num- Der of articles of other foods destroyed 7, meat boxes inspected 217, meat