Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-09-14
PRICE Of MILK
ATTACKED HERE
City Nurses Say Prohibitlve
Price Causes Children to
Lack Proper Nourishment
REPORT AT MEETING
Mothers Protest II Cent Rate
Nurses Say--Cannot Buy
Enough for Children
REPORT AT Meeting

The fact that the present price OF
milk is so prohibitive that many mo-
theirs in the city are not able 20 nour-
ish their children properly was
brought out at the meeting OF the
Board of Health last night when the
nurses present reported statements
made to them on numerous occasions
as they were making their ROUNDS III
the city.
Mothers Protest
Mothers have protested against tue
seventeen cent rate, the nurses saio'
and have repeatedly and empnatic,
ally declared they could not anoIu
to buy enough milk to feed tnelr
voung children. It was also brought
out that in several instances cases OF
aetna. malnutrition have been dls-
covered. being directly attributed TO
the inability Of the mothers to pro-
vide milk in sufficient quantity.
: The entire staff of nurses came
ont very strongly in support OF the
contention and were united IN tnelr
agreement with these statements ny
their co-workers. expressing them-
selves as being opposed flrmly u
the price regulation by the local as
sociation of milk dealers.
Further action in regard to the re-
aNmittance to Perth Amboy of milk
from the Clinton Creamery was TAX
on at the meeting. The action fol-
lowed the attempt of George Clark,
the owner of the creamery, to nave
his product readmitted after tests
made some weeks ago showed the
milk TO be filthy and unfit for use.
At the last meeting of the board MI.
clark appeared and attempted TO
nrove the decision unjustif1ed but de-
cision was reserved pending more
conclusive probe to be made py the
board.
informed the board that additional
tests had been made recently OF tne
milk coming from Clark's creamery.
The same milk is used by South Am
boy. and is shipped through fertn
Amboy. Several samples were taken
unon the arrival of the milk I'M this
citv on it's way to South Amboy ana
ANALYSIS showed them to be in excel
lent condition., DR.. Thompson con-
tinued. .,o
fact that much time was consumed
IN taking the samples of milk ana
that the entire shipment was gone
over in an effort to get the worst
bottles. Results of the analyses
were submitted for the inspection OF
the board and all showed the putter
fat, solid matter, and bacteria con-
tent to be above the requirements OF
the board, while the sediment test
also proved to be satisfactory.
some argument ensued over the
manner of taking the samples, 1t be-
ing contended that the worst pottles
should not be secured but that bot
tles should be taken at random.
President Urbanski supported the
action. saying that the milk snoulo
stand or fall by it's worst bottle, even
though no two bottles of milk test
I'M in like manner, as DR.. thompson
pointed out.
Bottles selected by the investiga-
tors were tested and revealed the
butter fat content as 3.6; total sohds'
1904, and bacteria count 5,Oo0 IN
one instance, while second anaiysrs
resulted in butter fat content OF 80,
solids. 1922, and bacteria 1000,
meeting the requirements of the
local board in every particular, even
in view of the fact that Perth AM
how has a higher standard than any
other city in the state.
Aside from inspection of milk con-
signed to South Amboy and Key
port. tests were made OF milk snip,
ned by Mr.. Clark to Railway ana
Keyport. In each case it was found
that the samples selected tested up
10 the standard of the Board of
Health.
An effort was made by Health Of
ficer Thompson to have reports sent
from the state department of health
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