Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-01

ideas in his community. The as
sistance In at one O mutual one az
good local conditions add together 70
make god conditions In a district.
Spsaks on "MiIk Regulations"
The next speaker was DR.. Thomas
Tetreau, local health officer at Port
land, whose subject was The Neces.
sity Of Milk Regulations In Cities.
He said that milk may be classed
among the highly perishable FOODS
for several reasons. When milk ID
diverted to human use, 1t must be
collected from many sources under
varying conditions, gathered to-
gether and transported long dis
tances before 1t is finally distributed
to the consumer in the city.
an the meantime 1t il exposed to
many dangers. 1t may fraudulently
be adulterated, diluted or skinned.
II may be polluted with gross dirt
from the TANKS Of cows, the hands Of
unclean mixers, the dust and char
from dirty barns; 1t may be contain
mated by germs from a diseased I'D
der, diseased mixers or unsterilized
utensils; and it may have been too
long exposed to temperatures that
unfavorably affect its keeping
qualities.
"Some measure Of control over
milk must necessarily be exercised
by the State because Of the magnt-
tude and importance of the dairy in
dustry, but State supervision Of the
production, transportation and dis
tribution must necessarily be limited.
It would be impossible to secure the
appropriations necessary to carry on
through the State department such
detailed supervision Of the milk bus-
mess as that maintained by the mod
ern municipality. It would be we'll
nigh impossible to enact regulations
that would adequately meet the re-
quirements Of the large city and ap-
ply with equal reason to the smaller
municipalities and rural commune
ties. M
."It, therefore, falls to each munich
pality' to provide for itself that de-
gree Of protection Of its milk supply
that will best meet its own require
ments and will afford it's people some
assurance of a reasonably safe and
adequate supply of this most i'm
portant Of all food products"
Dr.. Hutehins Of Waterville
DIR. G. H. Hutchins of Watervil1e,
district, who spoke upon the subject,
Relationship of District Health Of
ficers and Local Health Officers" de-
clared that a health officer, of any
grade is virtually servant for the
people. HE coaches them along
proper lines Of conduct, but like a
football coach during the game can
not carry the ball or make tackles"
said the speaker.
The people in their surroundings
reflect their Understandings and de-
| sires along these lines and. the end
results of the relations of the district
to the local health officer is virtually
a relation Of the Individual to him
self. This is a consideration in some
small towns. The local board Of
health is community individual
and the ratio of his success is the
ratio of his surroundings and care.
! The district men should encourage
the local to pursue educational
methods when possible not to rest
content with waiting for contagion or
complaints of nuisances, and on the
latter one must discriminate what is
public health work and what is not,
las they taught us in geometry.
the conveyance relationship of the
! sides of this triangle is toward the
point OF increasing the angle Of re-
lationship of the individual to him
| self. When this is done to the right
degree, the sides should be equal, the
| angles equal. and the answer found, !"
| w. p. WadIeigh
Health Work That Can Be Done
on a Part Time Basis" was the sub
Ject discussed by w. p. Wadleigh,
local health officer at Bar Harbor.
public sentiment and the courts
| grant almost dictatorial powers to a
health officer in the presence Of an
epidemic and the same powers are
conceded in the suppression of a
nuisance involving offensive orders,
for many people still cling to the old
IDEA that gaseous emanations breed
disease" he said.
The health officer Is the duly .au-
thorized person in charge of the pub
lie health work in his municipality
Whether he be part-time or a full
time health officer.
The country health officer in the
course OF year or two will have to
deal with as wide a range of prob
lens as the city health officer, but he
will have very few cases of each
kind.
THE standard lines which he is
supposed to conduct are: Suppress
sion and prevention of communicable
diseases, the collection and trans
mission of specimens for diagnostic
and investigation, and the distribu-
| ton and administration of anti
toxins and serdms: investigation and
abatement Of nuisances, inspection
and control OF milk supplies and
dairies. food and meat inspections
and the control Of slaughter-houses
and grocery stores; inspection Of
| water supplies, record Of vital statis-
J tics, educating the public by exhibits