The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-06
!!.jE:SSEMER DIARIES
GIVEN CLEAN BILL
EY NE VI OFFICIAL
Says However County Per-
initted Carcass Of Cow To
Remain At One Dairy
BESSENIER BUREAU
THE AGE-HERAID
Resserper Ala lima X

Criticism of the county health de-
II tment and a clean bin of health
Bessemer dairies examined to date
pa the features of the first report
ry inspector for the city submitted
to the Tuesday session of the Bes
ner city council. The report fol-
lows:
There have been tuberculin tested
~ head of cattle and found to be
in healthy condition. This number
vers the cattle in 23 dairies fur
nishing products to the city of Bes-
somer. 1 find these dairies in most
ses are kept in sanitary condi-
on. equipment good and improve
rents are being made. Several SAM
les of milk have been tested by me
for butter fat, the lowest being AS
per cent and the highest "a per cent
.pecific gravity ranges from 1.03 to
931h, showing there Is no adultera-
t.os by water or skinned milk.
There are several dairy herds yet
t. be tuberculin tested. which will
lre handled during the month of June.
MI new cattle bought for dairy pur-
loses should be tuberculin tested be-
fore being added to the herd or milk
sold. One filthy barn lot has been
cleaned up.
willing to do as requested by me and
they received suggestions in
friendly manner and are endeavor-
ing to comply fully. 1 will state
that improvement is progressing. All
cattle should be tagged so that new
cattle can be readily found by the
inspector in his round of duty. The
following is a list of the dairies
tested to date: f. T. Briggs. Frank
Roy, B. I. Allinder, Jacks Brothers,
Sob Rosser w. f. Walker, NJ. J.
Wesson, w. S. Blue, NJ. 7. Higgin
botham, w. w. Carlisle, r. I. Ayres,
Ben Rosser. W. NJ. Burgin, G. II.
Ward, Joe Wiles. Matte Briggs. E.
thurman, T G.. Watkins, Pat Birch
field, w. G. Riley, S. NJ Lowell, L. H.
Higginbotham and w. c. Bailey.
ION June 4, accompanied by
Charles Ray, 1 called at the dairy
for final inspection, where there
we're 40 head furnishing milk to
Birmingham. The surroundings were
very unsanitary; also we found a
cow that had been dead some o days
or two weeks and not buried and
the carcass was in a very advanced
stage of decomposition. and was
about $50 yards from a public road
and a possible 800 yards from the
milk house. The branch of this dairy
that furnishes milk to Birmingham
is under the Birmingham inspector
and, I am told, received a score of
SO points of possible 100.
Il notified the parties that this
carcass must be buried Immediately
and l understand that the county
board of health at Bessemer had
been notified by people living in the
community but had not taken ac-
ton.
Other city officials saw this con-
dition as well as Mr.. Ray and my
self
CHARLES WILLIAMS FUNERAL
Funeral services for Charles Will
lians, 81. were held from the resi-
dence. 3116 Dartmouth avenue, Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, with Rev.
E. s. Gable officiating. Burial fol-
lowed at Union cemetery, with ia
cobs in charge. Death resulted
Monday morning at $50 o'clock from
a short Illness. The deceased is sur
vived by his widow, five children,
five brothers and one sister.
MRS ARMSTRONG DIES
Mrs. George Armstrong, A, died