The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-06
TAX FOOD INSPECTION
At Morning Session Veteri-
narians Discuss Health
Safeguards.
Continued From Page one.)

license the income would pay for the
lahoratories.
tDr. n. IT, Gum Of Butte spoke on
Meat Hygiene" He said that 1t was
one Of the earliest civA regulations to
sbo enforced. dating back to the decree
OF the ancient Egyptians against pork.
Germany, he said. started regulations
81 the beginning OF the eighth century
and since then all other nations have
gradually established inspection sys-
TENS. In opening his discussion he
made reference to the death rates for
the last year az compared to Is years
axo. saying that about 100000 persons
were saved by public sanitation and
reforms. Much OF the disease respon-
siblc for this high death rate could be
traced to lack Of proper methods in
handling milk and meat.
The doctor deplored the interfer-
ence of politics in the matter of in
spcction. saying that it was unfortu-
nate for the public at large that only
the meat in interstate commerce is
officially inspected by the United
States officers. Even this. he said,
did not protect the consumer, for the
meat was apt to become contaminated
after leaving the federal inspection
stations.
After enumerating the diseases
which the human body might fall heir
to through the agency of uninspected
and contaminated meat he called at
20 no -
forccnent Of sanitation laws. In this.
he said. the veterinarians and others
having the interest OF health to the
general public under their control were
backed by the municipal clubs, cham
bers Of commerce. the public press and
the state and county officials
Municipal Abattoir.
In discussing this paper DR.. Howard
WEIGH made a plea for a municipal
slaughter house. Saying that this
would facilitate the inspection Of the
meat and that those parts wasted at
present could be utilized in such n
way as to pay for the maintenance of
the building.
Miss Sloane.
Miss Gertrude f. Sloane was unable
to be present at the meeting but her
paper on Meat and Milk Inspection
With Regard to Public Health" was
read by Miss Lucy Ann Marshall.
The paper dealt with the dangers
to public health through allowing
meat and milk sales without proper
Aso
for the evil. She said that in taking
CONTROL of the milk supply of a town.
ideal conditions could not be estab-
lished at once, but that complete con-
troll must be approached step by step.
The installation of a milk inspection
laboratory, pasteurization. attention to
bottling and the graduation of the
milk supply into definite grades and
standards We're some Of the methods
suggested as remedial Of satisfactory
conditions.
In her discussion of the paper Mrs.
Tylar Thompson threw a new light on
the high cost of living by saying that
the people had brought it upon them
selves by the progress they had made
toward sanitary means OF handling
foodstuffs and that they should be
proud of the fact that they had
reached such a high stage of excel
lence.
DIR. E. c. Anderson, secretary of the
local board of health. closed the meet
Ing with few remarks of the meat
and milk inspection from the view
point Of health officer. He spoke OF
the great difficulty found In getting
any complaints OF sufficient stability
to be used as basis for action by the
authorities.
Tho doctor said that in the consid-
GRAFTON of the work of the health de-
partmcnt, expense Is one Of the essen
tial points to be covered and that il
was very apparent that the health de-
partments do not get appropriations
in proportion to their Importance.
DIR. Anderson praised the slaughter
Ing plants of Missoula, saying tina
there were three excellent plants neal
the city and that the work was above
rkproach. He also spoke in high praise
Of the Missoula Creamery compan!
and of the difficulty it was encounter
ing in Its efforts to introduce pas
teurized milk into the community. HI
advised that where there was a di
versity Of opinion regarding pasteur
lied and non -pasteurized, both kind
should be rendered the customer.