Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-11-29
TAKE ACTION
ON EPIDEMIC
Nurses Instructed at Meeting Of
Board of Health

Considerable discussion took place
last night at the meeting of the Board
of Health concerning the diphtherla
epidemic prevalent in this city. The
nurses connected with the Health
Department were present and told of
the conditions which make 1t so hard
to keep the disease isolated. In some
sections of the city the people pay
no attention whatever to the cards
placed on the house telling people
not to enter. One case was cited
where q family attempted to hold a
funeral in the home for child who
had died of the disease. Only the
presence of department nurse at
the door kept the people out. -
Health officer Thompson told the
board of the routine which Is gone
through the minute a case is suspect
ed, how the nurses keep tabs on the
case until recovery takes place and
all danger of spreading disease by
the family is over. During the illness
of the patient the nurse visits the
home every three days, and in case
the patient is very i'll, every day until
the case is released. Members of the
board thought there should be more
cooperation with the school nurses
and the Health Department. Health
that he had made arrangements to
talk to the school nurses on~Monday
morning and instruct them in fight
ing the spread of the disease.
On November "a Health Officer
Thompson forbade the sale of milk
in Perth Amboy that was brought
from the dairy of Solomon Fetch
baum of Woodbridge, as 1t contained
too much sediment and did not have
the proper labels. According to the
report Of the State Department of
Health the milk is filthy. DIR. Thomp-
son requested the board to endorse
his action in stopping the sale of
this milk and to revoke Feitchbaum's s
license. The board endorsed the ac-
ton taken by DIR. Thompson and re-
voked the license as requested.
Reports were made by members of
the Board that food stuffs for sale in
this. city are placed in windows and on
counters without the proper covering.
Considerable discussion took place
concerning this practice. DIR. Thomp-
son informed the Board that every
thing would be done that Is possible
under the present health code. He
urged that the Board pass ordinance
that will allow him to give and revoke
licenses for all food places as only in
this manner could the conditions be
dealt with successfully. The Board
was favorable to the drawing up of
such an ordinance as requested by DR..
Thompson.
A request for an increase in pay was
received from Inspectors A. N. Cleaver
and John Wodders. The request was
referred to the finance committee.
Max Shapiro came before the Board
and requested that he be given per-
cio to hut 1t IaA
next the slaughter house for the
singeing of hogs after they have been
killed at the slaughter house. At the
present time the hogs are singed in
the open lot. He was asked to send
a plan of the building to the Board.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on sanitation.
A communication from the Middle
sex County Mosquito determination
Commission requested that 1900 be
appropriated by the Health Board to
aid in the fight against the mosquito.
The matter was referred to the finance
Health Officer Thompson informed
the Board that he would be able to let
the Red Cross have the use of one
nurse and possibly two in the survey
which is to start in this city next
week.
The Board authorized the purchase
of gowns for use by the nurses in
cases of contagious disease.
Barber licenses were granted to
Ralph Padsiori and Louis Bearman.
Sixteen final plumbing certificates
were granted.
A statement of the account of the
Health appropriation shows: appro-
priation $4,000; spent $15,066.72:
balance $4,933.28.
A statement of the Isolation hospi-
tai account shows: $2,500 appropriat-
ed $1,S49.78 spent; $650.22 balance.