Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-18
HEALTH BOARD
HAS BANQUET
Work Accomplished Outlined
by Speakers at Last
Nights Event

Everything concerning board of
health matters was informally dis
cussed or heard about in the form
of speeches at the annual dinner of
this group held at the Madison Hotel
last night at which both the retiring
members and the new commissioners
were present. a spirit of co-opera-
ton was manifested throughout the
evening and a hearty effort will be
put forth this year to improve health
conditions in Perth Amboy judging
from the one of the meeting last
night. An appetizing dinner put all
The commissioners and the guests
in a receptive frame of mind and
suggestions came thick and fast,
which ii they materialize will mean
great changes in the system here.
Commissioner John Buckley, acted
as POSTMASTER, and DR.. Francis Ur-
banski, the retiring president, made
Il resume of the many accomplish
ments of the board while he was a
member. 1t was set forth that in
three years. but one meeting was
postponed because of the lack of q
quorum which means that every two
weeks, practically for the past three
years. the health board has sat in
session.
The milk supply, the clinics, the
labC Nltory, the nurses, child well
fare and every other phase of the
work was set forth and spoken of
briefly, "a decided improvement be-
ing shown over the previous activi-
ties.
The new president, Charles I. Silk,
welcomed the old and new commits
Toner to the Inner and the new
men to the work that lies before
them. DR.. Silk said that the health
board does infinitely more than is
| ever conceived of by the general
public. The time was recalled when,
| during the explosion and epidemic,
! Perth Amboy was called by an out
side authority, "a rotten hole"
Many of the conditions, however.
have been remedied. the speaker
said, to the degree of taking Perth
Amboy away from the second place
on the national list of infant NOR
tally and many other undesirable
features. Included in the work since
that time has been increasing the
nursing force from two to six. 1t
was also put forth that the restau-
rants are safer and cleaner.
The needs of the department wera
emphatically set out by DIR. Silk and
his co-workers and included a pre-
natal clinic. a nutrition movement
among the children open air schools
and more intensified nursing.
mo happiness" it was said. "can
be gained without good health" and
therefore it was eXpounded, keep
city in a healthful condition and in
sure health and happiness to its cit
liens.
DR.. Charles Thompson, the health
officer spoke briefly upon the call
OF the POSTMASTER upon the subject
CT a proper isolation hospital. Uni
form control of c%ontagion cannot be
r,ade, the doctor told the commits
| %sioners, until there is n place in
he county where all these cases may
be brought. 1t was this movement
for' a county institution of this ma
ture that DIR. Thompson is working
with the hearty endorsement of his
board.
Edward Dalton, n of the retired
commissioners, whose hobby has
| been clean milk in Perth Amboy,
and who is greatly responsible for
tIlt HlSI StdllbdIu ItIC Stttltu tiiS
beard and thanked his former CO.
workers for their assistance and sup
port.
Robert Mcclure who left the
Beard of Health to take up his duties
with the aldermanic body assured
the members that he would do all in
his power to assist them in gaining
their ends.
Edward Dilts, the member who
had been longest on the board and
was present when the first nurse was
appointed in Perth Amboy. Benja-
min Goldberger and William Zan-
genberg, the new commissioners, all
sroke upon the various phases of
the work and the meeting termi-
rated with a kindly understanding
and a determination to help the city
along as far as possible in health