Evening journal., 1919-07-11

case OF such as are under Federal
supervision.
3. Requirements OF construction and
equipment should be those set forth
by the Bureau OF Animal Industry Meat
Inspection Service.
4. Chill-room, cold storage and a re-
duction plant should be required at
each abatloir, as should sanitary con
structed throughout
.. Every such place should be ac-
cessable TO the public sewer, water
and electric lighting services. and the
location approved by the City Board
OF Health.
6. All meat shipped into the city,
II not already Federal-inspected, should
come only from localities where the
standards for meat and slaughter
house inspection are the same as those
OF Wilmington or better.
T. All farm-klled meat should be
brought into the city carefully wrap
ped and with the heart liver, lungs
and spleen retained in place by their
natural attachments. They should all
undergo p0st-moriem inspection by
the City Inspector and be stamped or
condemned before being sold.
8. All condemned carcasses and
meats should be kcrosened or other
wise rendered unfit for food
Q. A certincat Of ownership for at
least three months prior to slaughter
should be sworn to and signed by each
owner OF farm-killed animals.
TO- All inspection by the City In
spector should be according to the
rules and regulations for such work,
then in use by the Federal Meat In
spectlon Service Of the Bureau Of
Animal Industry.
H. The City Inspector should be
paid by a fee system. the fees for in
spection being paid by the slaughter
house or owner OF fsrm-killed meals.
as the case may be. These fees should
be sufficient to cover salaries OF in
spector and assistants and other eX-
penses.
r. The requirements for City Meat
Inspector should be: graduation at a
reputable school OF veterinary medi-
cine and that he be eligible TO the Civil
Service examination of the Bureau of
Animal Industry for applicants TO III
similar positions in that bureau.
reau Of Animal Industry as to the de-
tails Of this ordinance and secure its
approval Of ale technical details. A
model ordinance could be secured from
the bureau.
In all ordinances dealing with the
storage and handling =
foods, care should be taken TO provide
for the protection Of food from flies,
The regular medical inspection Of food
handlers and systematic inspection OF
premises and equipment.
The special requirements OF a milk
Inspector are dealt with elsewhere.
The adoption OF a sanitary code oil
food standards, such as IS In force In
New York city. would be an excellent
step for Wilmington TO take.
AZ the present time, the OppOTtuni-
ties for the sale Of diseased. coniami-
mated. adulterated and otherwise unit
foodstufs, are limited only by the m
telllgence and integrity Of food dealers,
and but little chance OF protection is
given the consumer.
Or. Terry points out the need OF a
better system Of sanitary inspection
and prlvy regulations. and says It is
loIlun0le lldb ille Sldle bodIu VI
Health has taken up this subject for
enforcement in cities and the rural sec
tions.
Taking unp complaints OF inadequate
garbage collection service, Or. Terry
says:
"The Irregularities complained OF I'm
the garbage collection system can be
best met by active supervision and the
whole system made more efficient. by
requiring householders to supply them
selves with water-tght, covered, metal
cans The placing OF these cans at
places easy Of access to the collectors
should also be required and would
likewise help TO improve the service.
There should be stringent regulations
adopted and enforced 10 prevent the
placing Of garbage in refuse containers,
thus making the public dumps less OBJ
iectionablc"
Raise Fish in Cellars.
Or. Terry points out the necessity for
getting rid OF mosquito breeding places,
and continues:
Were the larger breeding places
abolished by draining or filling. at pub
lc expense, the smaller ones could be
handled by the property owners con-