Condition of Milk Supply Satisfactory

Health Commissioner Moore, Superintendent of Public Works Forrester and Mr. Woodman, food and milk inspector for the City of Evanston, have just completed a tour of inspection of the various dairy farms which contribute to Wilmette's milk supply. Of the ten farms whose supply is used by the Wilmette Dairy Company, all are reported to have been in stisfactory condition, both as to the health of the cows and the manner of handling the milk. A few slight improvements, such as a new floor in the cow stables, etc., at one or two of the farms, were promised at once.
The method of handling the fmilk at these farms guarantees absolute safety to the consumer. It is first placed in sterilized cans and then in coolers, which are made of concrete. These coolers are then filled with cool warer and the cans are left in them until they are loaded on wagons or autos and brought into town.
The plant of the Wilmette Dairy Company on Elmwood avenue was also inspected. I fact, Health Commissioner Moore inspects it at regular intervals, and his report is that its condition is entirely satisfactory. It would be very gratifying to the residents of this village to know that their milk supply is being continually watched both by the halth commissioner and the dairy owners and that the consumer is taking no risk.
The health department has been busy in other directions as well. The two motion picture houses are boing disinfected weekly and the patrons are now assured of an almost perfect atmosphere. Soda fountains, grocery stores, bakeries, butcher shops and basements have been inspected and the report is that they are, in the main, satisfactory. A few of these places were not quite up to standard and unless they improve before the next inspection it is quite probable that the fact will be made public. It is said that there is no ordinance in this village covering these conditions, but one is now being drafted and will be presented to the village board in the near future. The ordinance regarding the installation of manure boxes by owners of stock has been almost entirely ignored. Out of some sixty cases inspected by the health department, in only one instance has the ordinance been complied with. It is probable that nothing will be done this fall or winter to enforce this ordinance as the fly season is all but over, but the work will be taken up in dead ernest next spring and the ordinance will be strictly enforced. The village has set a very poor example in this matter, having failed to comply with the order up to this time.