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Show SALT LUKE WIKNER IN STATE CONTEST Report Is Made by Adjudicator Adjudi-cator James H. Wallis on Sanitary Conditions. ALL TOWNS IMPROVE Annual Inspection Proves to Be Incentive to Improvement Im-provement in Cities. Clean-Town Contest Winner. Town. Class. Score. Salt Lako A 73.5 Logan B 74.5 Richfield C 72. Manti D 74. Garland E 74. Tremonton F 62.5 In the annual contest between Salt Lake City and Off den lor first plueo in fln.is A in the state-wide clean-town -nnttf.it, Salt Lake has carried away t h honors tins year. Last year Ogden was winner, .Salt. Lake losing los-ing on account of its sewerage system, but this year Salt Lako has forged ahead in several important features, while Ogden fell behind in point of garbage gar-bage collection and several other important im-portant factors that count strongly in a city 's standing. Salt Lako won the victory this year, however, only by a small margin. Its total score being, 73.5, against Ogden 'a 72. To the city of Logan goes the honor of scoring the, highest pen-entage, not only in its class but of all the cities of the state, its scoro being 74.5. This makes it the leading city of tho state in point of high score, with Manti and Garland tying each other for second place with a scoro of 74. each. 1 This, in brief, is the result of the third annual clean-town contest conducted conduct-ed in Utah under the diroction of the stuto board of health, as shown by the ; report of .lames H. "Wallis, judge of the '! contest, which was filed yesterday with Dr. T. R. Jieatty, secretary of the state board of hoalth. In his report Mr. Wallis takes occasion occa-sion to state that sanitary conditions in Utah have shown a remarkable improvement improve-ment during the past year, but that thorn is still room for further improvement, improve-ment, especially in relation to condi-tions condi-tions prevailing in and about the rural schools of the state. Mr. Wallis demotes de-motes a large portion of his report to a detailed and rather strong criticism of some conditions which ho finds in the schools of the country districts, and he urges that prompt action be taken to remedy these conditions for the benefit of the health, safety and morals of the 1 school children of these districts. Sewage Conditions Improved. Among the unsatisfactory conditions noted by the judge are lack of sanita-i t ion, improper ventilatipu, lack of 1 proper protection against fire and lack of proper drinking water. In relation to tho shift in standing of various cities scored in the contest just ended, Mr. Wallis notes that Salt Lake shows a marked improvement in sewage conditions, and gives credit for this to a u aggressive campaign waged hy Pr. H. W; Ashlev, city health commissioner, com-missioner, in compelling property owners own-ers to connect with the sewer. He observes ob-serves that it was in this particular that ! the city was open to criticism in the pre- ! ceding two contests. improvement in the sanitary marketing market-ing of foods in Salt Lake has been notable, not-able, according to the report. But Mr. Wallis finds that the city's standing would have been still better had it not been for unclean conditions found at some of tho dairies. The city also lost a little in its rating od weeds and vacant va-cant lots. In many respects, the report says, there has beeu a considerable improve-nient improve-nient iu sanitary conditions in Ogden. The weakest points discovered, the re- port continues, were the continued lack of official garbage collection and im- proper conditions at some of the schools due to poor janitor service. Lack of proper fire protection and dangerous conditions arising from the location of ; furnaces under class rooms. The report , pives much credit to George Shorten, j Ogden 's sanitary inspector, for official' performance of bds duties. Logan Is Advanced. ! Advance of Logan to first place in class B in point of high score is mainly; attributed to completion of its new water wa-ter system and extension of its sewer pvstefn. Brigham City, which held first place in class B the two previous years, yielded to Logan this year mainly because be-cause of its water supply and because little had been done to remedy this con-, dition, declares the report. The town also fell back in the matter of fences, o much barbed wire being used. Provo shows a decline this year, mostly on account ac-count of leaves in its streets, especially in the west part of town, and also because be-cause of its untidy fences and vacant lots. The town is also rated as lacking in the matter of garbage collection and disposition. Manti recovered first place in class X) this year due to improvement of its water supply. St. George, which held this place last vear, fell back five points due to insanitary conditions at her slaughterhouse and cheese factory, as welT as lack of proper attention to her streets. Hurricane loses first place in class F because of general neglect in a number of ways, declares the report. 1 1 scores only one point in the matter of school conditions, possibly the lowest of any town inspected in the state. How-ever, How-ever, this condition will be remedied in another year, as a $25,000 school building build-ing will be completed bv that time. M The report declares that Garland's score ehows it has done wonderful work in every direction. State Is in Van. In relation to general conditions in the state the report has this to say: It is doubtful if any state in the union can show such systematic and continuous health work as has been accomplished by the incorporated cities and towns of Utah since the inauguration of these clean-town contests by the state board of health. This is particularly true with reference to tie installation of municipal water systems in some of the very smallest towns and the improvement and development of water supplies in other cities. Another effect of the contests has been improvement and extension exten-sion of sewer systems, with the con- LOVING cup presented to Governor Spry by Deseret Association of Underwriters. ' H : It" ,W ti - y '-'A - -r f f L. , ,, , .. i sequent elimination of filthy and disease-breeding outhouses. There never was a time in the history of I'tah when her stables ami corrals were so free of manure accumulations accumula-tions as they have been this year. la t lie matter of the systematic, collection and effectual disposal of garbage I find there is much work to be done. Salt Lako City is the only place in tho state which has any general system. The report urges that provisions be made, in every town to dispose of dead animals by cremation. The report further fur-ther says that many towns are to be complimented upon the manner in which they are improving their vacant lots and idle land. It gives credit for this to the work done by the boy scouts, parents' classes and the women's civic organizations. Mr. Wallis finds that much has been done toward the screening screen-ing of residences, but that there is sad lack of screens on the school houses. He urges the importance of properly screening screen-ing these buildings. Ventilation Is Urged. Mr. Wallis calls attention in his report re-port to insanitary and unsafe conditions in the moving picture houses of the state as outlined by pr. Beatty in a statement recently issued by him. Then he takes up conditions found in the rural schools. Among other things, he has found some schools without any provision for drinking water, while others have water unfit to be drunk: in some buildings the walls have not been cleaned for years, janitor work is done in many places by children; in many schools the wiudows can be opened only from the bottom and ventilation venti-lation is poor. "Rooms have .been found where the atmosphere breathed by the pupils was positively poisonous," says the report. The judge found filthy conditions around outhouses and in some places conditions of filth and vulgarity that he declares are criminal in suggestion. On this point, he says: Some of tho school buildings visited are nothing but fire traps, heated either bv the old time stove, with long reaches of stovepipe, or by furnaces so located in the basement base-ment as to cut off all means of egress through the main entrances should a fire start below. In such buildings there is not even a bucket to carry water in, and no fire drills. The inspector found overcrowded over-crowded rooms that -were cheerless, with no thermometers and with inadequate in-adequate apparatus with which to work. He round most all the school grounds to be bare of trees and Bhrubbery, while many were overrun over-run with weeds and covered with litter swept from the buildings. The school is an institution whose sanitary conditions should be the concern of every parent. And yet, judging from inquiries made of teachers in charge wherever we have gone, it is a safe guess that nine-tenths of the parents have never been in the school buildings and know absolutely nothing of their sanitary conditions. The parent's interest in a child should extend to the school and he should see that the environments there do not undermine the child's health. Herein lies the responsibility of the" father as a citizen and taxpayer. Scores in Detail. The following schedule shows the towns judged in tho clean-town contest con-test by their classes and the scores of each: Class A Salt Lake, 73.5; Ogden, 72. Class B Logan, 74.5; Brigham, 70.5; Provo, 68.5; Springville, 65.5; Murray, 58; Tooelo, 57: Eureka, 51.5; Park Citv, 53.5; Spanish Fork, 53. Class C Rich-field, Rich-field, 72 j Ephraim, 67.5; American Fork, 61; Lehi, 60: Xephl, 59.5; Pavson 55.5; Price, 54; Bingham, 48. Class D Manti, 74; Smithtield, 71.5; Farmington, 70; Mt, Pleasant, 6S.5; St. George, 67; Mil-ford, Mil-ford, 65; Cedar City, 64"; Pleasant Grove, 61.5; Midvale, 60: Richmond, 59; Heber, o5; Panguitch, 54.5; Beaver, 54; Wellsville, 54; Bountiful. 53; Hyrum, 50.5; Mammoth, 42. Class 13 Garland, 74; Castlegate, 64.5; Parowan, 68. 5; Monroe, 5S; Levan, 57; Moroni, 56.5; Fountain Green, 55; Lewiston, 54.5; Sandy, 54.5; Elsinore, 54; Kaysville, 54; Hiawatha, 53.5; Salina, 53.5; Vernal, 53; Randolph, 52; Coalville, 51; Gunnison, Gun-nison, 50.5; Fairview, 50; Hinckley, 50; Midwav, 49.5; Morgan, 49; Helper, 4S.5; Castleifale, 45.5; Kanab, 45.5; Filmore, 44; Grantsville, 44; Santaquin, 43.5; Huntington, 43; Providence, 43; Maple-touj Maple-touj 42; Greenriver, 41.5; Spring Citv, 41.o; Esealante, 3S.5: Salem, 3S; Fer-ron, Fer-ron, 37.5 ; Copperfield. 36, Class F Tremonton, 62.5; May-field, 57.5; Clark-ston, Clark-ston, 54; Hurricane," 53.5; Centerville. 52.5; Centerneld. 51; Meadow, 51; Hyde Park, 50.5; Millville. 50; Willard, 50; Parrv, 49.5; Redmond, 49.5; Glenwood, 49; Moab, 47. o; Alpine, 47; Annabella,' 47: Corinne, 45.5; Newton, 45.5; Orange-; rille, 45.5; Kamas, 45; Junction, 4475; ' Mendon. 44.5; Bear River, 43.5; Para-! gonah, 43; Monticello, 42; Aurora, 41.5; Charleston, 41.5; Roosevelt, 40.5; Wales. 40.5; Detla, 39.5: Kanosb, 39.5; Honeyville, 39; Mvtou, 37.5; Enterprise, 37; Goshen, 37; Marysvale, 37; Miners-viile, Miners-viile, 37; Ophir, 37; Fielding, 36.5; Paradise. 34.5; Stockton, 34.5; Washington, Wash-ington, 34; Joseph, 33; Koosharern, 33; Mantua, 33; Duchesne, 32.5; Emery, 32.5; Phoenix, 32.5; Scipio, 32; Wellington, Welling-ton, 2S.5; Sconeld, 27. . |