Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-09
NAME DR.. PERKINS
AS CITY PHYSICIAN
Name of Successor TO DR..
Myers Will Go TO Coun-
Gil on Thursday
PRESIDENT PLEASED
WITH THE SELECTION

DR.. Vincent NJ. Myers, city physician
for the past three years, presented his
resignation to the Board OF Health yes
terday afternoon, the resignation g
take effect on February /. Some time
ago DR.. Myers addressed communica-
ton to the health department asking
for an increase OF salary. As the in
crease was not granted he decided to de-
vote his time to his private practice.
Following the acceptance of the resig
nation, Leonard T. Purks, member Of
the board, nominated Dr. Allan A. Per-
kins. of HoclSessin. as Dr. Myers sue
cessor, and this selection will be present
ed TO City Council on. Thursday night
for confirmation. Il IS the intention of
the health department 10 have DR.. Per
Sins work under the tutelage Of DR..
Myers for a few weeks.
When DR.. Perkins was elected, DR.. S.
@. Frederick, president Of the board, ex-
pressed himself as having been satisfied
with the selection made, saying that at
this time IL was very difficult 70 obtain
a young physician TO take this position.
lie expressed himself as confident in
every way that DR.. Perkins would ill
the position to the credit Of the city.
Members of the Health Board also re-
ceived the yearly report of Mix Inspec-
tor Emil c. Ulrich, which was as fol-
lows;
Average milk supply OF city, 255Oo
quarts daily; number of samples col
lected, 1854; inspections of places selling
milk. cream and buttermilk, 1925
complaints investigated 1876; analysed
for chemical contents, csc; cans de
stroyed, %; number of permits issued
$40; number Of wagons used for the sale
Of milk, los; number of automobiles
.; number Of stores, ODD; quantity Of
milk sold in bottles, so per cent.
Since the new rules went into ef-
feet the first Of the year we have been
very successful in acquainting the
milk dealers Of the city with its pro-
visions and seeing that they lived up
to them. With the milk houses we
have had a great success in putting
hem in a sanitary condition
We found places where milk was
being bottled in kitchens where the
laundering and washing was done
in cellars OF rooms OF the house and
in corners of stables where COWS and
horses were kept. We have taken the
handling OF the milk from these
places to a clean. sanitary place
where It is free from communicating
influences Many of the milk dealers
nave co-operated with us and have
built milk houses nearby or adjoining
heir properties
The provisions Of the law have beer
kept before the milk dealers and theil
compliance insisted upon. Where We
could not secure the compliance OF
he dealer or his cooperation in elimi.
Mating the objectiOnal features OF his
milk or establishment we have seer
hat he stopped handling milk. Sew
eral OF the dealers have quit the bust
ness. Some sold out and some had tc
get out. All told thirty houses where
milk was formerly bottled and sold
have quit the business since the first
II the year.
We have not found a case this veal
where formaldehyde has been used in
the milk. This we consider a very goot
record for the milk and dealers of the
city, and we are glad TO note that the
use OF formaldehyde seems to be dis
appearing.
The butter fats and solids test pre-
scribed by law has been carried ou
and the milk tested for the entire veal
has been up to the standard required
md in most cases above It.
The city laws regarding the mill
and its handling are, in our opinion
satisfactory and we have not founS
any flaws in them.