Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-14
HEALTH BOARD
REJECTS MILK
Milk From Clark Creamery at
Clinton Will be
Barred
TOO MANY BACTERIA
Dealers Selling Clark Milk
Must Get New Source
of Supply

The Board Of Health last night
barred the future sale of milk COM
ing from the George N. Clark
creamery at Clinton in this city, this
action taking effect Saturday of this
week. All dealers securing their
supply of milk from the Clark
creameries will be notified that they
will not be permitted to sell this
milk after Saturday and must Sc
cure new source of supply If they
desire to continue selling milk in
Perth Amboy.
If the dealers continue to sell
Clark's milk the health officer was
given the necessary power last night
to revoke their license. Health
Commissioner Edward Dilts, who
made the motion to bar Clark milk
in the future, informed the other
members of the board that Clark's
milk had been ION probation" for
the past few months in order to give
him an opportunity to diminish the
number of bacteria in it and thus
improve its quality. Instead of get
ting better, Mr.. Dilts said. the bac-
terra count showed that it was get
ting worse and the last test showed
the milk to be of such quality that
it could be tolerated no longer.
All of the commissioners present,
consisting of DIR. Charles 1. Silk,
William Zangenberg. Benjamin
Goldberge- and Frank Lakomski,
voted in favor of Commissioner
Dilts' motion. The boards action
last night brings to an end a long.
drawn out fight on the part of the
Clark creameries to sell their milk
in this city. Other creameries have
protested to the board because of
the poor quality of Clark's milk
with the result that several investi-
cations have been made of the
Clark product from time to time and
promises were made to lessen the
number of bacteria. Finally the milk
was placed on probation by the
board with the understanding that
# it improved it would be allowed
in the city, otherwise not. The last
test of the milk as delivered show
ed no improvement and last nights
action was the direct result.
A petition was received from resi-
dents along the lower end of Charles
street protesting against the dump
ing of garbage and rubbish in that
vicinity. AS there is no public
dumping ground at that location,
Health Officer Charles s. Thompson
informed the board he had taken
up the matter with the police and
the spot is being watched in order
to arrest any one found dumping
material there. A few fines imposed
upon those using the site as a dump
the board believes, will put stop
to the practice.
Several licenses were granted, two
were denied and one laid over for
investigation. Twenty-Five final
plumbing certificates were granted.
Upon suggestion of Commissioner
Goldberger it was decided to take up
with the chairman of the street COM
mittee the possibility of keeping the
health board car in the city garage
and getting it's supply of gasoline
and oil there.
The need of a prenatal clinic In
this city. conducted by specialist in
/ obstetrics, was talked over but no
steps were taken to establish such
clinic owing to the lack of funds. In
order to make such a clinic success
DIR. Silk said. it would be necessary
to have one in charge who takes
special interest in his work and Is
willing to carry on his work for the
experience it affords rather than for
| the monetary remuneration.