Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-24
WARNINGS END,
ACTION TAKEN
Board of Health to Summon
All VioIat0rs of Code in
City
ACTION TAKEN TODAY
Several Alleged VioIators Are
Served With Summons
This Morning
ACTION TAKEN TODAY


cal milk dealers by Health Officer
Charles s. Thompson havin, failed
to bring about the desired results
In improving the quality Of milk be-
ing sold in this city. the head of
the local health department this
morning announced that every deal
er whose milk is found to be over
fifty degrees Fahrenheit will be sum-
moned to appear before the health
commissioners at their 1ext meeting
at which time their licenses may be
revoked.
Following Tuesday nights meet
ing, at which analytical reports of
milk sold in this city showed an
enormous increase in bacteria from
the time it is delivered to the dealers
until it is left at the homes. due, it
was said. tc the failure CT dealers
to properly ice the milk, it was de-
cided to stare campaign at once
to either force dealers to comply
with the health code or step them
from doing business.
Yesterday two inspectors were
sent out by Health Officer Thomp-
son to take the temperatures OF
bottled milk found On The wagons
of the various dealers. Seven tests
were made. three of them resulting
in it being learned that the milk
was warmer than fifty degrees. The
dealers to have milk On their wag
ons not in accordance with the
health boards regulations and the
temperature of the milk. as report
ed. follow:
Jacob Fogel, 426 Division street,
milk at Sc degrees.
Nathan Taleisnick, 500, Barclay
street, 55 degrees.
Chris Stockel 166 First street, 55
degrees.
This morning the inspectors con-
tinued their work of taking tenn
peratures of the milk. A bottle of
milk was purchased from each
milkman and while one inspector
took the temperature the other in
spector signed his attest. acting as
a witness. Thirteen samples were
tested as to temperature this morn
ing. of which nine were found to be
in violation of the Health Boards
standards.
One of the dealers found yester-
day to be violating the sanitary
code of the health board was again
approached this morning and the
test SIOWcu nc iletu dClSu
ately to remedy matters. This was
the case of Jacob Fogel. The test
yesterday showed his milk to have
a temperature of Sc. while this
morning It was down to 4s. within
the requirements.
Another test of a bottle of the
milk sold by Nathan Taliesnicn was
made this morning and although the
temperature reading showed the
milk to be one degree colder than
it was yesterday, it is still four de-
grees higher than it should be. This
mornings reading was 54 degrees as
com pared with SIS yesterday.
The law stipulates that the milk
must be SO degrees or less in tenn
perature in order to i've up to the
sanitary code
All of these dealers will receive a
summons to appear before the
health commissioners st the next
meeting, to be held on Tuesday, Sep
tember -. Health Officer Thompson
announced this morning ana hear
ing will be given each defendant at
that time. Revocation of the Ii
censes of some of the worst viola
tors is possible, DR.. Thompson said
this morning.
The following violators of the
SANITARY COQe WeIc IepOTLtu tOudy
by the inspectors following tho: :
tests this morning:
A. Klein, no ice, temperature So
degrees.
Middlesex Pure Milk, no ice. %
degrees.
H o. Lund, some ice, Sc degrees.
Nathan Taliesnick, no ice, 81 de-
Gress.
A. Simon, no ice, Sc degrees.
Fred F. Stehlgens, no ice, 58 de-
greeS.
Harry Langweber, 81 degrees.
THE dealers of this city had had
sufficient warning" DR.. Thompson
said this morning in commenting
upon his decision to waste no more
time in issuing warnings and threats
to the dealers. The time has come
when more drastic measures must
be taken to enforce the city's sani-
tary code The dealers have al
been given an opportunity to i'm
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