El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-23

month makes a complete report. one
copy Of which is sent 70 Washington
and one to Austin
Statistics on Health Work
Some interesting statistics have
been furnished by the city health
office covering the work of last year
These show that We have $40 licensed
places OF business, such as meat
markets, restaurants, ice cream and
lunch stands These are visited and
inspected each week by our inspec-
tors.
All animals slaughtered in, FL Paso
for consumption are inspected before
and after laughtering. Three slaugh-
ter houses were condemned during
the past year
All milk and cream that is sup
piled in Fl Paso comes from cows
that have been tested for tubercu-
losis- The number Of cattle tested
last year was 1873. OF these 80 were
found tubercular and were con-
demned. The FL PasO dairies cannot
supply all the milk and cream con-
sumed here, and considerable uuan-
titles are shipped in from Phoenix,
Ariz. \ city ordinance requires that
all cows that milk products are pro-
duced from shall be tested for tu-
berculosis, and certified to, before
shipments can be made here. The
cream that comes from Arizona IS all
plants are under construction here at
this time.
Milk From Valley.
During the last year about 30
taTmers have shipped milk into 81
Paso from the lower and upper val
leys- Part Of the product goes 10 the
rec cream factories and part TO the
Rio Grande Valley Dairy association.
The inspection on all this milk comes
under the city health department.
Most Of the dairies in the past year
have installed boilers for the sterili-
cation OF milk bottles, cans and uten-
Sis They are buying better milk
cows and are getting better equipped
to take care Of the milk supply.
Within the last twelve months quite
number OF restaurants. ice cream
plants and soft drink fountains have
been installed with uptodate and ade-
Quate sanitary appliances and safe
guards for the health Of the public. !
One new slaughterhouse has been +
constructed that complies with all the i
sanitary regulations Of the state and I
the city
Health Work TabuIafed.
Tabulations showing work per-
formed by the city health department.
during the y months preceding July 1
81. follow;
Sanitary Work.
--..-.---..--. 6,104
..-.- 1901
Inspections anu ...s,l-.-''. $3.50
Visits made by assistant city
health officer ..-. 1881
Complaints Investigated -.... 1887
Premises inspected .-...---... 19. 637
Nuisance notices served . 4,487
Nuisances abated go. . 1873 /
Dairy inspections .---.. 5,590l
Produce house inspections 49,. 1892
Bakery inspections -....... 1858
Dairy wagon Inspections -.-.. S.54OI
Meat market inspections . e,76S
Meat wagon inspections " 4,284i
Inspections Of vegetable and
fruit stores and wagons,
and restaurants ...--23,545
Slaughter house inspections 40
Lunch stand Inspections 800. 1913
Pounds Of meat condemned .. 1876
Pounds Of fish condemned 49,. S,746
Pounds OF fruit and vegetables
condemned ..--..-.-. 1908
Cans of fruit condemned o.. 5000
Cans Of sardincs condemned. SIG
Hogs condemned -..--.-. 52i
Cows condemned ....... 81
Samples Of milk from dairy
wagons. for city chemist SOS
Animals inspected: cattle 6.661.
hogs 3,l9S, sheep and goats
2.034, calves 1888 -. 1926
BaeteriOioEicnl and Chemical Work.
Bacteriological-
Water ----.---.--..-.-. 50
)iphtheria ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 24S
MIX .-...--.-.........- 69S
Chemical
ifilk .....-..... S9S
Water .-----......... a.
-..-. 1900. 1852
School Work.
Number OF school Inspections. $50
Number OF school children ex-
amined ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Il ,160
Number Of throat cultures
taken .-.......-.. -. 1s5
Number OF children referred to
parents for medical treat