Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-12-13

WORK IS URGED
State Board Asks for C0-Opera-
tiOn in Work Here

The Board of Health at its meeting
last night approved the site at Ste
vens street and Parker place for the
erection of new slaughter house by
Max Shapiro. The plans will be sent
to the State Department, of Health
at Trenton for the approval of the
state board before the building will
be erected.
Miss Erlicher, of the Bureau of
Child Hygiene, of Trenton, urged
the board to cooperate with the State
Department in this work. She ex-
planned the work fully and told what
Is being done in other cities, although
some of the larger cities have not
adopted the program Of work and the
states supervision as yet. The Child
Hygiene bureau now has nurse
here in the person of Miss Ethel Rob
erts, who has clinic in the Public
Library
In carrying on this state hygiene
work, the state desires that the city
employ the nurses necessary and place
them under the state supervision. 1t
was stated that eight nurses would be
needed here to carry on this child hy-
giene work.
Miss Erlicher was informed that the
city intends to employ supervisor
nurse. When this is done she was
asked IL the state program could be
ODtalneu ny inc CITY So tlldI tuo super :
visor might use 1t. Miss Erlicher said
that the program could be obtained
by the city for the use of their su-
pervision If so desired. Although con-
siderable time was spent in discussing
the question, no definite action was
taken, although 1t was though by DR..
CHARLES I. Silk, president. that some
nurses for this work should be en-
ployed.
II P~, fha nnn nTs1
that last nights meeting was the last
regular meeting of the year, and he
asked that another meeting be called
so that the Board might pass on the
applications for the 1920 licenses.
Unless these licenses are granted it
was shown that persons holding 1919
licenses in this city could not do busi-
ness after this month In view of
this fact tthe Board voted to hold a
special meeting to pass on the license
applications on the night of December
20.
1t was decided to open the venereal
disease clinic on some evenings be-
tween and 9 o'clock. The exact
nights and other arrangements for the
opening of the clinic at that time was
left in the hands of Health Officer DR..
Charles s. Thompson. It was also de-
cided to discontinue the services of
nurse III IHo IlluuSLE1dl
The new license application forms
for the 1920 license are now being
made up and will be returnable to the
office of the Board of Health on and
after December 15.
Health Officer Thompson reported
an increase of twelve cases in the
diptherla epidemic over the previous
month. This is nearly an increase of
100 percent.
Twenty-Five plumbing certificates
were granted.
At the last meeting request was
received from two inspectors that
their salary be increased. 1t was re-
ported that this matter had been taken
up with City Attorney Leo Goldberger
so that he might draw up the proper
resolution to be presented to the
Board.
The request of the MiddIesex Coun-
ty Mosquito determination Commits
sion that a fund be supplied to 1t for
the fighting of the pests in this local
ity, was sent to the Board of Alder
men, as the Health Board cannot ap-
propriate money from it's appropria-
ton.