Methods. 8. Eggs which are known commercially as "light leakers," and where the contents are sweet and clean, may be broken out for food purposes provided said eggs have been kept in a clean and sanitary manner, approved by the Department of Health and properly protected from dust, dirt and other contaminating matter. 9. No person shall break out for food purposes, eggs which are known as "spots," and defined as such in the Sanitary Code. 10. All persons engaged in the said business shall thoroughly cleanse their hands before beginning work. 11. No receptacle containing eggs broken from the shell shall be allowed to remain uncovered except the receptacle into which the eggs are actualy being broken. 12. Eggs broken from the shell intended for food purposes shall be deemed adulterated if the temperature of such eggs is above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. 13. During the process of breaking out eggs for food purposes any eggs found to be unfit for such use shall be immediately denatured. 14. The term "denatured", when used herein, refers to the treatment of eggs with a substance the presence of which on the eggs prevents their use for human food. 15. Proper receptacles for "spot" eggs shall be provided in the candling room and said receptacles shall at all times contain a suitable denaturant; such receptacles shall also be stencilled, with two-inch block letters, "spot eggs denatured with followed by the name of the denaturant. -" 16. All persons engaged in the said business shall be provided with outer garments of washable material which shall be clean at the beginning of each day's work. 17. Upon the conclusion of the day's work the floors, walls and utensils must be thoroughly cleansed and washed.. All refuse, egg shells and other offensive material shall be removed from the premises at least once in 24 hours. DEATH RATE FOR THE WEEK. There were 1,447 deaths, and a rate of 14.05 reported during the past week as against 1,338 deaths, and a rate of 13.49 during the corresponding week of 1912, an increase of 109 deaths, and .56 of a point. The deaths from measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria and croup, whooping-cough, lobar and broncho pneumonia, showed an increase over those of the corresponding week of last year, while the deaths from typhoid fever, organic heart diseases, and pulmonary tuberculosis showed considerable decreases. There were 19 more deaths of children under one year of age, 42 more deaths of children under five years of age, 56 more deaths between five and sixty-five years of age, and 11 fewer deaths over the age of sixty-five years. The death rate for the first 23 weeks of 1913 was 15.36, as against 15.43 during the corresponding period in 1912, a decrease of .07 of a point. VITAL STATISTICS Summary for Week Ending Saturday, 12 M., June 7, 1913. Corrected according to borough of residence. 79 15.39 14.79 14.47 12.77 12.86 12.68 11.54 13.88 14.02 11.08 12.03 10.29 13.52 13.06 13.06 146 13.49 14.05 ↑ The presence of several large institutions, the great majority of whose inmates are non-residents of the city, increases considerably the death-rate of this Borough. Deaths by Principal Causes, According to Locality and Age. 5. 12. Cases of Infectious and Contagious Diseases Reported. Week Ending Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May June 8. 15. 22. 29. Tuberculosis...] 561 498 Diphtheria and Croup.. Measles 19. 26. 17. 24. 31. 7. Scarlet Fever.. 669 560 525 499 507 525 1,359 1,353 1,533 394 323 338 Зсо 294 292 | 224 228 Smallpox...... Chickenpox... Typhoid Fever 18 Whooping Cough...... Cer-Spinali Meningitis.. Total...... 2,509 2,610 2,634 2,674 2,508 2,671 2,738 2,837 2,874 3,029 2,769 2,904 2,517 2,817 Corrected Mortality Among Children, Week Ending June 7, 1913. Includes Small Pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Whooping Cough. Deaths According to Cause, Annual Rate per 1,000 and Age, with Meteorology and Number of Deaths in Public Institutions for 14 Weeks. Week Ending 8. 15. 22. 29. 5. 12. 19. Mar. Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May May May May May June 26. 3 10. 17. 24. 31. 7. Total deaths... 1,723 1,848 1,685 1,660 1,512 1,460 1,567 1,677 1,532 1,543 1,531 1,572 1.323 1,447 Annual death- 16.73 17.94 16.36 16.12 14.68 14.18 15.22 16.28 14.88 14.98 14.87 15.27 12.85 14.05 rate........ or snow.... Mean tempera .08in 2.25in .62in. .56in ture (Fahr- 32.3 48.6' 46.4° 50.9 50.3 44.7° 53.9° 58.6 64.3° 58 7° 55.9° 60.7° 61.3° 69.1° enheit). Maximum tem perature 50. 65. 66.77. (Fahrenheit) Minimum tem-) perature 12.0 34. (Fahrenheit)) 282 292 302 269 457 I 484 461 444 448 432 606 625 673 611 634 617 629 543 615 828 837 863 $68 260 245 220 272 253 257 222 268 383 429 712 747 228 271 DIRECTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OFFICES Headquarters: S. W. Corner Centre and Walker Streets, Borough of Manhattan Borough of The Bronx, 3731 Third Avenue. Telephone, 1975 Tremont. Office Hours-9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 12 m. Manhattan-Willard Parker Hospital, foot of East 16th Street. Telephone. 1690 Stuyvesant. Diagnosis Laboratory, Centre and Walker Streets. Telephone, 6280 Franklin. Telephone, 4400 Flatbush. Telephone, 6280 Franklin. CLINICS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Hours: 2-5 p. m. Saturdays, 9-12 m. Manhattan-Gouverneur Slip. Telephone, 2916 Orchard. Pleasant Avenue and 118th Street. Telephone, 972 Harlem. 449 East 121st Street. Telephone, 3230 Harlem. P. S. 144 Hester and Allen Streets. Telephone, 5960 Orchard. Brooklyn-330 Throop Avenue. Telephone, 5379 Williamsburg. 124 Lawrence Street. Telephone, 5623 Main. 1249 Herkimer Street. Telephone, 2684 East New York. The Bronx-580 East 169th Street. Telephone, 2558 Tremont. Richmond-689 Bay Street. (Dental only). Telephone, 686 W. Tompkinsville. Manhattan-Centre and Walker Streets. Week days, 9 to 10 a.m. TUBERCULOSIS CLINICS Manhattan-West Side Clinic, 307 West 33d Street. Telephone, 3471 Murray Hill. Harlem Italian Clinic, 420 East 116th Street. Telephone, 2375 Harlem. Southern Italian Clinic, 22 Van Dam Street. Telephone, 412 Spring. Day Camp, Ferryboat "Middletown," foot of East 91st Street. Telephone, 2957 Lenox. The Bronx-Northern Clinic, St. Pauls Place and Third Avenue. Telephone, 1975 Tremont. Southern Clinic, 493 East 139th Street. Telephone, 5702 Melrose. Brooklyn-Main Clinic, Fleet and Willoughby Streets. Telephone, 4720 Main. Germantown Clinic, 55 Sumner Avenue. Telephone, 3228 Williamsburg. Brownsville Clinic, 64 Pennsylvania Avenue. Telephone, 2732 East New York. Eastern District Clinic, 306 South 5th Street, Williamsburg. Telephone, 1293 Williamsburg. Queens Jamaica Clinic, 10 Union Avenue, Jamaica. Telephone, 1386 Jamaica. Richmond Richmond Clinic, Bay and Elizabeth Streets, Stapleton. Telephone, 1558 Tompkinsville. SANATORIUM FOR TUBERCULOSIS Otisville, Orange County, N. Y. (via Erie Railroad from Jersey City). Telephone, 13 Otisville. TUBERCULOSIS HOSPITAL ADMISSION BUREAU Maintained by the Department of Health, the Department of Public Charities, and Bellevue and Allied Hospitals, 426 First Avenue. Telephone, 8667 Madison Square. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. M B. BROWN PRINTING & BINDING CO. 49 TO 57 PARK PLACE, NEW YORK 522-F-13 (B) 2000 |