| Show I lEAL i E LH TH REPORT CITES H CONDITIONS i HOME SHORTAGE PREVENTS CITY CONDEMNATION Merrill Avers Milk Milk- Standards Are Improved A hundred houses in S Salt Lake City should be condemned because of unsanitary conditions if there were vere any any place for the people to move Ariel Arlel C. C Merrill chief sanitarian sanitarian san- san of the Salt Lake City health departments department's food and sanitary inspection inspection in- in division said Friday in his lis annual report Marked progress in efforts effort to tomake tomake tomake make Salt Lake City a more healthful healthful health- health ful ul place in which to live by stricter inspection of milk meats markets eating places and beer establishments establishments establishments establish establish- ments and by general sanitation work was outlined in the report sub lub- submitted to Dr T. T J J. Howells city health commissioner Mr Merrill pointed out the health department closed 25 premises to to occupancy in n 1937 forcing 50 families families fam- fam lies to move Shortage Is Acute Slum conditions in some neighborhoods neigh neigh- of Salt Lake City compare com com- coom compare pare with those in New York City or r any other place but the housing housing hous- hous ing ng shortage here is such there is no place to put the families that would be turned out if their residences residences residences resi resi- dences are condemned Dr Howells Howells Howells How- How ells said in commenting on the re- re port ort Prediction that Salt Lake City will rate the honor list lisl of the U. U S. S public health service this year with a score of 90 per cent or orletter better letter on milk inspection standards was made by Mr Merrill The city rated only per cent in in 1936 but during the past year Mr Merrill pointed out improvements improvements improvements improve improve- ments have been made in supervision supervision supervision super super- vision and testing of herds cooling and bottling of milk of restaurants and markets and andin andin in n the gathering inspection and handling of recording thermometer charts Raw taw Plants Fewer Pasteurizing plants in the city in increased increased increased in- in creased one during the year to to total total total to- to tal 30 while the number of retail raw milk plants pants ants decreased from 30 to 16 in 1937 5 The health department sought to to- to ban distribution of raw milk during during during dur dur- ing the year and in commenting on decline in the number of raw milk plants Mr Merrill said In nearly all cases they were operating under very inadequate circumstances and certainly were not entitled to a permit fro this dep department if the con conscientiously enforced the ordinance It is not the purpose of this department to force people out of business but to see that people who do stay in business live up to the ordinance in an equitable man man man- ner ner Effects Seen Effect of the new ice cream in inspection inspection inspection in- in ordinance was seen in figures figures figures fig fig- ures showing the bacteria count per cubic centimeter declined from 36 36 in 1935 to in m 1936 and in 1937 Slaughter houses spent for plant improvements in 1937 and more work is under way Mr Merrill Merrill Mer Merv rill and E. E G. G Cole veterinarian veterinarian- reported i ev City inspector condemned pounds of meat during 1937 almost pounds more than was cond c con V i d In 1936 l Systematic inspection of markets markets' s' s salso J y also resulted in condemnation pounds of food most Of lt Z g fruits and vegetables as unfit fort fl human consumption The amounts amount f condemned in 1936 was pounds t Y Inspectors discovered s stary san tary violations at markets and issued is- is s- s sued 1947 orders to improve ac according ac- ac cording to the report Orders Issued The intensified inspection of eat eat- eating ing establishments resulted in discovery dis- dis dis 13 ia n covery of sanitary violations violations and orders to improve i More than sanitary violations were discovered in establishments t- t dispensing beer and 78 orders to to improve were issued M Gf Mr Merrill pointed out that in increased increased in- in creased efficiency in the department department depart depart- f ment was resulting from a school conducted during the past two years to provide the personnel with better beUer scientific background for their work f |
