Show diphtheria HOW TO MITIGATE THE CALAMITY A MUNICIPAL BOARD OF HEALTH SUGGESTED editor dewet news benjamin lF bfranklin truthfully trutha ally said public health ht alth Us to alth el th and tha great ii premier disraeli observed II 11 che health eulth of the people is the first auty of these quotations are respectfully submitted to the bertous oer serious tous consideration of our city lathers fathers the calamitous diphtheria which I 1 continues to prevail in this locality should awaken the citizens and municipal c 1 0 officers wic era to aatlo action with a view 0 to o iga stopping i t p the progress of the dire scourge oc oure 1 tills city is unusually iasu a 11 Y w well ell situated to give its inh afe taa t unsurpassed ur advantages for toe maintenance a n ce of health jan it itis ste by of the people add abid A u CIL thiet conditions aired are permitted exist prejudicial to health tae owners of houses and lots are to blame for the existence of disgusting priva vaults loathsome pig pes pens filthy by stables ana and corrals roc rotting manure a ure and garbage heaps stinking cesspools ces e spools noxious accumulations of slops clops a and other breeders bleeders bre eders of disease no norea reasonable excuse can be given for permitting those thin thins things s to become nuisances there should be no tole bole in the ground for the reception and retention ion of 91 fecal matte r ash bins could conveniently furnish f disinfectant material for the contents of closets and render reader it easy to remove the accumulation of the OFFENSIVE WASTE MATTES near residences bemid a positive injury to health is a great source of annoyance and worry concerning howato how to properly dispose of it in other cities of less magnitude than this it is considered the duty autv of the authorities to provide means for the removal of pestiferous mat ter why should it not be done here the public health demands that it be rendered rend ered in noxious jand and moved to where it can be utilized or at least do no harm barm and some of the funds might well be devoted to that purpose it seems to me that no householder would object ob act to pay a sum occasionally Y towards getting offensive matter removed from his lot 1 or dooryard there is no more prolific disease breeder than the pig and its pep many scientists and doctors declare that next to overindulgence over indulgence of appetite EATING PIG MEAT I 1 is the greatest cause of human ailments if people will persist in eating the accursed thing which god has declared is to eat its foul polluting sty r h 1 a at any rate be banished 91 from the e city limits give the swine a field to run in away from human habitations feed them lucern rye or of other decent food and then the naturally unclean animals will not cause quite so much sickness in those who ignore gods law by devouring 1 them era it t is an evidence pi 91 laziness in the owners if they allow muck to accumulate in stables and corrals to fester and pollute the surrounding atmosphere and render unhealthy the cows or ather animals that have to stander stand or wallow anit in it it may be considered that our municipal officers are to some extent censurable for not compelling such lazy people to observe the city ordinances relating to such matters the people have a right to the naturally pure air of our mountain jerreat je xe treat and they who polluted pollute it by permitting offensive offense ve nuisances to exist should be punished it was pertinently remarked by a herald correspondent a few months ago that 0 any bany law that thai is not enforced is A and 0 our r city 0 fathers to be consistent shout should strike 1 I pall all such from the statute book I 1 hope to seethe see the day when the people of this elty city will not mot need ordinances relating ta quarantine or nuisances when all will live above the lw law maintain maintaining in perfect cleanliness in their hers persons and surroundings roun dings but meanwhile I 1 join with many others in I 1 swishing w is hing that the existing essential laws were strictly enforced if I 1 am rightly informed the quarantine law lav is almost a dead letter here at present there here is scarcely any pretense made towards keeping it by those who should be subject to it IL if the inmates of houses wherein diphtheria prevails go to and fro in the city follow their usual avocations cat ions visit enter street cars or stores attend meetings etc then our quarantine law may well be regarded as a horrible farce but need not elaborate on these vital questions my purpose in writing is not simply to talk about evils but to suggest as A PRACTICAL METHOD of remedying them that a sanitary copi commission mission or municipal pal board of health should be established combining a number of citizens wath with some knowledge of sanitary affairs and several members of the city council who would devise and carry out such measures as are essential to assist in protecting the public health the terrors of the prevalent diphtheria are sufficient reasons reasons lor for some immediate action and kuchmay mu much chmay may be accomplished towards stopping its ravages by an efficient board empowered and willing to enforce such protective regulations as may be determined upon I 1 do not wish to be understood as meaning that the strict enforcement of public sanitary rules alone would entirely banish diphtheria f from rom city but it is clearly evident to every sane person that such would greatly diminish it pure pare water and plenty of 01 it are HIGHLY IMPORTANT ITEMS in the preservation of health and it is earnestly hoped that pur our ties will ere long be successful in their efforts to provide sufficient for all who need it I 1 jt it is next to impossible to obtain pure water from ordinary celys feua the water la in them is almost certain to be impregnated with soil drainage and is therefore unwholesome artesian wells are exceptions to this genera rule considerable good might be done by the city council issuing circulars and posters containing copies of the ordin ances re latius to quarantine and nuisances and giving explicit instructions about the details necessary to be observed ski ved connected therewith as there is much ignorance manifested by the people generally regarding those matters in addition to the information alluded to that may be embraced in the circulars USEFUL suggestions might be given for the people to adopt as precautionary measures against infection fec tion attention might be called to the necessity for thorough daily ventilation ti of bedrooms and dwellings cleanliness nessin in pers person on houses and surroundings roun dings al also also that children and grown people often make themselves susceptible to disease by clogging their systems with unwholesome food or excessive e a tija g it if I 1 had the writing of such a cir circular cular I 1 would em cm advocate the banishment of pigs and their pens pen 8 from our city i limits mits and entire abstain ence from pork anady in any shape I 1 am convinced that some possibly a great deal of th tho prevailing in g sickness of other kinds as well as diphtheria dubeen has been recently caused by excessive eating of pork ork as aa this is the pig killing beason season I 1 I 1 arn am aware tha that this city compa compares i res very favora ly with other places alices bu out I 1 believe it can be imade much more and I 1 am especially sure that the calamity of diphtheria can be greatly mitigates miti mitigated gatea aleye please excuse we me for intruding so much oil your valuable space in my unpolished style yours for health D M McALLIST BR |