The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-07-29
Report of the
Health Officer

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the activities of the health officer
for the month of Nay, 1922:
Premises inspections; ESQ.
Diaries, meat markets. IS;
soda founts, s. creamery II; res
taurants, II: complaints handled,
s15; pathological examinations, l.
| Contagious diseases reported,
Echckenpox. white 3. diphtheria,
white, /; smallpox, colorea, /.
Vital statistics since last report.
Births, white, Ia; coiored, 10.
Deaths, white, s.; celored, q.
Total births for 1922, white, 40;
KcoIored, SO. Total deaths for
1922, white 21; celored, 60.
|; Sold 81 sanitary cans. 2 gallons
tdisinfectant. Used gallons disin-
fectant for mosquitoes. Five gal
Ions poison for flies.
Meetings held, one. Newspaper
articles published, one.
The fruit and grocery stores
have agreed not to display food
stuffss on the sidewalk. This has
made great improvement in the
appearance of the business sec
ton of the city as we'll as carrying
tout a health measure.
All soda founts are using hot wa
ter for sterilization purposes.
Milk Inspection.
Gamecock dairy, butterfat, As
Fper cent; bacteria 2,es0,ee0 per
C.
/ Creamery, buJterfat, Al per cent;
bacteria, 69,006 per G. c.
Hogan's Dairy, butterfat, 3.S per
Icent; bacteria, 12o,o0e per c. c.
W. f. Baker, b1tterfat, S.5 per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c. c.
D.. S. Mcdonald, butterfat, 3.S
per cent; bacteria, $1,000 per c. c.
Joe Kvaternik, butterfat, A. per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c. c:
j Gameceek Dairy, butterfat, Al
per cent: bacteria, $4,000 per c. G.
! J. G.. Langston. butterfat, AZ per
cent; bacteria, 16,800 per c. c.
j. H. Strong, butterfat, 3.S per
cent; bacteria, 500 per c.. c.
w. J. Stafford, butterfat, 3.5 per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c. c.
L d. Jennings, butterfat, A
per cent; hacteria, $4,000 per c. C.
i w. S. Reams, butterfat, So per
tcent; bacteria, $4,000 per c.. c.
T.. E. Reams, butterfat, A per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c.. c..
One patient taken to Camp Alice
/ for treatment for tuberculosis.
Several deaths among infants
have occurred during the month,
Castro enteritis being the cause.
The following is summary of
the activities Of the health officer
for the month of June, 1922.
Premises Inspections, 108; cream
cry. g.. meat markets, 8, soda
founts, 8; dairies, 1; pathological
examinations, 5; grocery stores. Q;
restaurants, .; complaints handled,
Is.
Condemned 80 pounds fish, 60
pounds liver.
Oiled storm drain system sand
traps once.
Contagious diseases reported:
Typhoid fever / colored. Small
pox, colored. Measles, white.
Vital statistics since last report:
Births, white, 16; births, colored.
t19.
Deaths, white, a; deaths, color
ed TO- Total births for 1922:
White SO; colored. 50. Deaths,
white, 25;. colored, 20.
Sold IA sanitary cans and two
quarts disinfectant. Used seven
gallons disinfectant for mosquitoes.
Two patients were taken to
Camp Alice for treatment for tu-
berculosis.
Milk Analysis:
Gamecock Dairy, butterfat, 4.3
per cent; bacteria, $4,000 per C. c.
w. F. Baker. butterfat, AZ per
cent; bacteria, $1,000 per c. c.
c. w. Jones, butterfat. 81 per
cent; butterfat. 10000 per c. c.
j. /. Purdy, butterfat, At per
cent: bacteria, 1880 per C. C.
Sanitary Dairy, butterfat. s.5 per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c. c.
(morning
Sanitary Dairy. butterfat, "a per
cent; bacteria, 100000 per c. c.
lnight's).
W. T. Brown. butterfat. 81 per
cent; bacteria, 100000 per c. C.
L. E. Kirven. butterfat. "a per
cent; bacteria. 100000 per c. c.
Creamery. butterfat, 3.6 per cent;
bacteria, 119,5o0 per C. c.
j. 1. Purdy, butterfat, Al per
cent; bacteria, 5000 per C. C.
W. w. Mellette. butterfat. 50
per cent; bacteria. 103.5oo per c. c.
Gamerock Dairy. butterfat, Sd
per cent: bacteria. $1,000 per c. c.
D. S. Mcdonald. butterfat, "a
per cent: bacteria, HOO per c. c.
w. S. Reams, butterfat. 40 per
cent; bacteria, $4,000 per c. c.
NJ. &. Bultman. butterfat. Al
per cent; bacteria, l4,9o0 per c.
C. Cooled.
NJ. B. Bultman, butterfat, Al
per cent: bacteria. 1850 per c.
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