Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-02-15
STATE BOARD
ASKS SURVEY
Board of Health Receives Com
muniCation-- Much Other Bus
mess Transacted

A communication in relation to the
proposed house to house survey of this
city as suggested by the Atlantic Di-
vision of the Red Cross as a means of
obtaining data for work in future epi-
denies, was received from the State
Board of Health at the meeting of the
local board last night. A sample
card used in surveys in other places
for similar purposes was sent with the
letter, and the matter was again dis
cussed In order to decide whether it
was advisable to conduct this canvass
of the city. s---.
Since DR.. Charles I. Silk, presiden,
of the board, was unable TO be at the
meeting, it was thought best to leave
the matter till the next meeting before
reaching the final decision.
The matter concerning the chang
ing OF the plumbing work now in
charge of the health board, over to
the building department. came to the
attention of the board and a special
committee which was appointed to
confer with the Board of Aldermen,
reported that the aldermen thought
it should remain where IL was for
this year at least, as IL would proba-
bly, cause considerable confusion If
changed over at the present time.
The aldermen also stated that there
was no appropriation for another in
spector.
A communication was received from
the Public Service Railway Company
stating that the nuisance caused by
cars running over depression in the
tracks on State street, had been abat-
ed, since the tracks had been put on
the proper level again. 1t was also
stated that several other places in the
city where there were dcpressions in
the tracks, had been placed in proper
condition.
The Barber Asphalt Company sent
a communication to the board request
ing that they be permitted TO install
some plumbing facilities in several
new buildings on their property 1t
was moved that they be granted a
permit to proceed with the work.
A letter was received from the
United States Railroad Administration
concerning the matter referred to
them some time ago by the board in
regard to the unsanitary conditions OF
the laboratories in the c. II. II. rail-
road station, and II was stated that
immediate investigation of existing
conditions would be made and a re-
port would then be made TO the board.
Applications for three permits TO
sell ice cream and thirty TO sell milk
were all granted. One application was
received from a woman who wanted
permission to keep a goat on some
property in Woodruff place. which was
refused. A barber permit was grant
ed to Glenn and Hewitt, of 609 State
street. A permit was also given to
Edward French. OF Front street, who
desires TO sell fish.
The plumbing committee reported
that a job nearly completed at the
American Smelling and Refining
Company had not been properly done
and should be fixed before the plumb
ing inspectoR gives his sanction to the
Job.
Dr Thompson submitted his month
ly report as health officer and II was
revealed that during the month Of
January siXty-sevcn cases Of COM
municable diseases were reported:
Death a srecorded in the vital statis-
tics report number forty five. The
food inspector made l16 inspections
and 615 animals We're inspected. OF
which number forty-one were con-
demned