| Show Cafe and Bar Cleanup Drive Begun by State Inspectors BREACH OF LAWIS LAWIS LAW LAWIS IS WIDESPREAD AGENTS REPORT Spread of Diseases Is Threatened Chief S Says ys By JOHN U. U TERRELL TERRELLA A sweeping Investigation of ot sanitary sanitary sanitary san san- conditions of all cafes bars and hotel restaurants was launched Thursday by the state department of agriculture under Chief Inspector tor G G. P. P Stevens as a 8 result of ot reports of offenses against sanitary regulations throughout through ut Salt Lake City and the state Thursday morning Mr Stevens deplored weak laws which leave loopholes loophole through which offenders may escape prosecution We h have ve reports showing that glasses and other utensils are not being sterilized according to the department regulations he said In many ninny beer parlors glasses are merely rinsed in warm water This makes those glasses disease carriers The regulation says utensils shall be sterilized in water of ot de degrees degrees degrees de- de grees for at least five minutes or shall be immersed for tor on onS minute in a strong chlorine solution We do not recommend hand drying but many places wipe glasses and dishes with towels an system Calls Phrasing Vague A chief weakness in tn the law Jaw he declared is the phrasing which says public places shall be kept sanitary sanitary san san- and clean at all aU times In pointing out this Mr Stevens recommended recommended recommended rec rec- rec- rec that legislation should be passed specifically defining sanitary sanitary sanitary sani tary conditions and enumerating precautions to be taken Reopening of ot the old controversy aa IU to whether the department of ot agriculture or the department of health should have jurisdiction in such matters was seen The de department department department de- de of ot agriculture already burdened with more inspection duties than it can physically perform per per perform form is faced with the task of ot protecting the public health in eating eat eat- eating eating ing and drinking places Yet the department has only three Inspectors Inspectors inspectors tors for tor the entire state We Wc cannot even do a good Job of dairy and creamery inspection under the present setup Mr Stevens Stevens Ste SIc vens declared The condition of ot a number of popular cafes in Salt Lake City was was described as particularly danger danger- ous Under the state law the de department department department de- de has the right to Investigate investigate investigate gate the health condition of ot restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- res- res or an any person handling food to be sold to the public Laboratory Lacking How can can we determine whether a chef chet or a waiter or bartender is diseased when we have no laboratory laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory and no facilities for tor such work Mr lr Stevens asked AsIt As AsIt Asit it is diseased persons may now be employed in public places The legislature must pass a bill bUl providing providing provid provid- ing lag that each handler food or em em- of ot a public eating and drInking drinking drinking drink drInk- ing establish establishment nt have a certificate showing him to be healthy and free tree from all aU disease which may be communicated to another Strong support came from Dr T. T J J. J Howells Salt Lake Loke City health commissioner who Thursday said the city is working on an ordinance which will vill make it mandatory for every handler food-handler to secure a certificate certificate of good health A regulation adopted by the state board of agriculture October 1934 says All utensils used by hotels restaurants restaurants res res- res- res drinking fountains soft drink beer establishments push pushcarts pushcarts pushcarts carts etc in the service or 05 sale of any food or drink intended for tor human consumption shall be properly properly properly prop prop- erly cleansed after being used In such the use of water which has become by previous use thereof is prohibited Sterilizing Explained cleansed The term properly shall be taken tot tol mean cleansing after each use usein In a n solution of soap or soda in hot water and thoy they shall shaU be sterilized by immer Immer- sion in water of ot at least degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees for at least five minutes or sh shall ll be bo immersed for at least one minute in clean water to which has been added sufficient chlorine at no time less than 50 parts per million The regulation further calls calla for tor forthe forthe th the display of a sign naming the cleansing solution used but vIolation violation viola vIola- tion of this provision is widespread Mr Stevens pointed out that it would be well to make test cases in n order to determine exactly the powers of the department Numerous reports have come re recently recently recently re- re to the department by eust cus- cus t of ot beer parlors soda fountains fountains foun loun- and cafes Likewise there are arc many cas cases s of ot trench mouth Inthe in inthe the he city and more serious diseases arc are believed to have been contracted contract- contract ed d in drinking places Thursday afternoon the department department department depart depart- ment inspectors were moving swiftly swift- swift ly y from place to place with the test cst tubes and other equipment ordering ordering or- or dering proprietors to obey the regulations regulations reg- reg lations or bo ho summoned Into court ourt |
