In addition to the above work, I inspected the following slaughter houses, in which I found in fairly good condition: Albert Brothers, Franklin Street (West). Warner and Downs, Johnothan Street. Isach Hartle, East Franklin Street. Frank Harm, Cavetown Pike. Charles McCammon, North Potomac Street. Jacob Johnson and Bro., West Washington Street. Thos. McCarter, High Street. Loshbaugh, High Street. CONDEMNATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER, 31, 1912. Condemned-350 lbs. of hams and shoulders; Highlandtown, 250 lbs. salted meat, spoiled; Highlandtown, 4 heads, 4 livers, 4 tongues, diseased; Frederick Road, 1 cow, both hips broken, hauled to place of slaughter after hips were broken two weeks. Total for the year: 113. Chief Clerk's Report for 1912. Number of letters written (Regular Correspondence)..... ... 11,740 Number of Multigraphed sheets (Including 384 forms and 308 Postal cards sent to County and Town Health Officers.. 152 232 Reports written.. 17 Distribution of Prophylactic supplies issued to Tuberculosis Patients: Supplies issued in Crates (Number of Packages)... 1.525 ......... Packages)... . . 540 Supplies issued in bulk (Not in Packages) to I. V. N. A.. H. General Order No. 46— General Orders. Relating to the administration of the several bureaus, General Order No. 47 Relating to transcripts of deaths for the United States Census Bureau. General Order No. 48 Directing Louis L. Judge, Inspector, to proceed to Union Bridge to investigate an alleged nuisance maintained by the Tidewater Portland Cement Co. General Order No. 49 Directing John W. Arnold, Inspector to proceed to Union Bridge for the purpose of inspecting the public water supply. General Order No. 50 Directing Dr. Wm. Royal Stokes, Chief of the Bureau of Bacteriology to proceed to Chestertown as the representative of the State Department of Health to the Health Conference and Exhibit. General Order No. 51 Designating Dr. Wm. Royal Stokes, Chief of the Bureau of Bacte riology as Acting Secretary during the absence of the Secretary. General Order No. 52 Relating to the administration of the several Bureaus. General Order No. 53 Directing Dr. C. W. G. Rohrer, Acting Chief of the Bureau of Communicable Diseases, to proceed to Baltimore County to investigate an alleged unsanitary nuisance in the vicinity of the Government Reservation at Fort Howard. General Order No: 54- Directing Louis L. Judge and John W. Arnold, Inspectors, to proceed to Baltimore County to investigate an alleged unsanitary nuisance in the vicinity of the D. B. Martin Co., Wilkens Ave., and Brunswick Street. General Order No. 55 Directing Robt. B. Hopkins, Inspector, to proceed to Baltimore County for the purpose of determining whether the regulations of the State Board of Health concerning the proper disposal of night soil are being carried out in the vicinity of Fort Howard and the region known as Patapsco Neck. General Order No. 56— Directing Mr. Robt. B. Morse, Chief of the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering, to proceed to Somerset Heights, Montgomery County, for the purpose of making a sanitary inspection of that place. General Order No. 57 Directing Mr. Louis L. Judge, Inspector, to proceed to Rehobeth, Delaware, for the purpose of obtaining samples of water from three suspected artesian wells used by the Young Women's Christian Association. General Order No. 58 Directing Mr. Robt, B. Morse, Chief of the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering, to proceed to Takoma Park for the purpose of making a sanitary survey of that place. General Order No. 59 Relieving Dr. Wm. Royal Stokes of the duties of Acting Secretary. General Order No. 60 Directing Robt. B. Hopkins and John W. Arnold, Inspectors, to proceed to Hagerstown for the purpose of inspecting the milk supply of that town. General Order No. 61— Regulations Governing the Use of Night Soil for Fertilizing Growing Vegetables. The following regulations are hereby promulgated regarding the use of night soil for fertilizing growing vegetables. 1. The use of night soil for growing vegetables will be allowed when the night soil is mixed with at least an equal volume of lime, earth or inert material and covered with at least two (2) inches of earth. 2. The sprinkling of growing vegetables with night soil or the bringing of such vegetables directly into contact with night soil in any other manner is forbidden. 3. Vegetables grown in violation of these regulations are hereby declared diseased, unsound and unwholesome, and all such vegetables and crops will be condemned and destroyed by an inspector of the State Board of Health, in accordance with the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, and whosoever shall sell such vegetables or crops in violation of the orders and regulations of the board, or who shall, in any other manner, violate any of the provisions of these regulations, shall be subject to the penalties provided by said laws. 4. These regulations having been passed by the State Board of Health at a regular monthly meeting on July 2nd, 1912, and having been duly promulgated, have the force of law. By order of the State Board of Health of Maryland. MARSHALL LANGTON PRICE, M. D., Secretary. E. Franklin Street, Baltimore. July 6th, 1912. General Order No. 62 Directing Louis L. Judge, Inspector, to proceed to Westminster for the purpose of examining the milk supply of that town. General Order No. 63- Detailing Louis L. Judge as Special Agent of the Department. |