Show COST OF DISINFECTING Health Heath Department Explains Why Wy Charges Are Ae Hade Since numerous families have been under quarantine for smallpox and ad adother other cases of contagious diseases soy sev several se eral complaints have come to The Her Herald Herald aid ald ald to the effect that subordinate of officials o officials of the health department are in inthe inthe Inthe the habit of charging and collecting a fee from infected families for or r dl fn their premises before r Yng the quarantine Some of these thee com corn complaints plaints have ae alleged that the charges charge are not uniform and that no authority exists elsts for collecting any mony for fumigating As in inal all controversies ther there are two sides side to this affair Yesterday The Te Herald made Inquiry r at the office of the health department and was Informed that every evel proceeding is It t guiar ular It lt I was freely admitted that money had hada a been collected fr quarantined t families for dl not net for the service seri but for rot the material m teral used Clerk Smith Sanitary Inspector In to Bride ue and andi i Quarantine Officer Woodward declared delard j i I that as a a matter mater of accommodation solely money had been collected for the purchase of af formaldehyde In no J in instance Instance t stance had ha any part of the money moe so 1 collected been paid over OYer to the city treasury but all al went immediately to tote o the te drug stores stoe for the th purchase of o the te stuff without profit pt that generates a disinfecting gas g The fumigating is 1 done according to the te rules of the th department ang and no charge is made for the service ex exPlained pined ne Clerk cek Smith It I is 11 true tue that thata a formaldehyde is kept at the of office flee fice for ter use us in Indigent cases CU as the te record will m show in detail detal This is bought at the expense but when a 5 house buse is to be disinfected before bore teAsing raising the quarantine end n i the te occupants u pants pt are ae not too t poor pr it i is I required that tt they tey pay the th expense of o the ma material I rn tonal In suck such su 1 cases ca the inspector w who ho 1 does tie the te disinfecting estimates emt how 7 cubic cubi feet fet of space spase s and 8 rooms rm ate are a to tu be fumigated The Tie quantity used u varies as a to sine sise sla of o o rooms roms and aad as a to tob how bow b much muc upholstered godda and d cloth clothing dot tnt ing ine are e to be b put throws gs the de process M and ana herein the difference in cost cs of the th foge yde is 15 accounted for tor The Te cost costis co eo is from t 35 J 3 cents cent to 80 50 cents cent a room r for fo formaldehyde used us Some druggists drug t sell se it for fr SO go I cents a pint and others other seU a a stronger article for tor 06 S A 1 cents pint contains sixteen ounces ounce and halt half hlf a pint is I usually required for an ordin ordinary orl orlay ordinary ary ay sized room rm In every eel instance the quarantine of 0 feer fleer has thas i acted acte merely merey to accommodate the people who are now te pele wh complaining ng and aDd who could not get out to t buy uy the formaldehyde The Te matter is on 01 the lbs square and no one in the ibe te department is I doing anything that win will wi not beer bear til th fullest investigation but t I have not D a avery avery very vely high opinion of any IY one ope who wM win w circulate such stories storie as are ar going around aun without looking up the t e facts fat fae |