June 9, 1921
Cadillac s milk ordinance is to be enforced and the local authorities are to test the milk in the future it was decided at the meeting of the city commission last night when local health topics occupied the city fathers for some two hours. Licenses of all local milkmen expired Sunday but the city clerk has not issued any new ones on instructions from other officials pending the outcome of last night s meeting of the commission. It was decided last evening that no licenses should be issued until a dealer s bottles had been steam sterilized at the Frisbie and Pelton distributing station here in the model new plant installed under the instructions of the officers of the Michigan Board of Health. It was further stated that in any cases where the local officials might think it necessary, physical examinations of milk peddlers or members of their families could be demanded before a license would be granted. Dr. David Ralston, city health officer, was not present at last night
May 27, 1921
Three state officials today are conducting a thorough survey of Cadillac in an effort to locate the source of the typhoid fever epidemic. The city commission may have a special meeting this evening to discuss any necessary steps which may be suggested by the Lansing officials who came here on the invitation of the city health authorities. The worse phase of the situation is the inability to definitely trace the source of the germs. The lake water is tested every week by the state and shows up satisfactorily. Most of the families with fever drink well water which might be contaminated but it would be queer if so many wells would become infected at the same time since the families having the cases are in different sections of the city. The local and state health men therefore generally incline to the theory that the milk supply is at fault and the local milk supply is being carefully scrutinized. E.D. Rich, state sanitary engineer, and Dr. Hill, also connected with the Mi
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