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Show CLEAN TOWN CONTEST- OU Dining the remaining weeks of the Clpan Town Contest every' efio-: should be made in North Sanpete bv the combined forces of health officers, offi-cers, commercial clubs and other civic organisations to attain the best possible pos-sible results in the vaiious town. While every town cannot win the prizes olleied, all may win the most important prizes involved in the contest con-test the saving of lives, the development devel-opment of civic pride and the better understanding of the great benefits of cleanliness and efficient sanitation. Inspectors of the State Board ot Health will continue in the field ad-visng ad-visng and assistng the local organizations organi-zations and will so far as time permits per-mits make preliminary scoring. Especial attention is directed to j the following important items of the contest:. Sewage Disposal Outhouses must be of sanitary, fly-proof fly-proof construction and should be maintained in a manner free from uu'sance. (Circulars on sanitation will be furnished on request by the State- Board of Health, also copies i of a model ordinance regulating out-i out-i houses and corrals.) Uncemented ! cesspools should be absolutely prohibited pro-hibited in towns in wheh surface wells are used, otherwise dangerous contamination is inevitable; and -there can be no claim to sanitary efficiency. eff-iciency. In the larger towns the in-jstallation in-jstallation of sewer nvsiems and use of, septic tanks should be promoted. Water Supplv Surface wells and ditches are dangerous, dan-gerous, and should be abandoned wherever possible. This is especial-1 especial-1 ly true in towns in which there are cesspools. Such towns will be se-verly se-verly scored. j . Towns having a water supply derived de-rived from a stream should provide ! for , strict patrol and regulations to prevent contamination; and in cases where the stream cannot be efficiently efficient-ly guarded from sewage contamination, contamina-tion, a filtration or purification plant should be installed. ; Towns in which a water system is . under construction or already provided for, -will receive credit in the scoring. . - Stables and Corrals I Manure should not be permitted to remain in stables or1 corrals longer than eight days, unless carefully enclosed en-closed in a box,- In-order to prevent the propogation of flies, and on the efficiency with which this measure is enforced will depend the score. When impractical, to scatter man- ;ttre on fields as a fertilizer at the time I 1 when it should be removed, it is! recommended that it be deposited outside- the town limits at a point! designated bv the Board of Health. Garbage Collection and Disposal j Garbage should be deposited in covered receptacles and removed from the premises before becoming offensive. A public collection service' is found the most satisfactory. In the absence of a garbage incinerator, a public dumping ground is reeom-j mended, where the garbage should be buried in trenches under the supervision sup-ervision of the authorities. . Many families burn in the'kitchen stove the household garbage as it accumulates, which is an excellent plan. Sanitation of School liuildinfts Points considered: Site, ventilation, ventila-tion, heating methods, lighting, water wa-ter supply and sewage disposal. All school premises should be visited and sanitary defects corrected where possible. SanittM-v TnvliCf intr of- Foods Screening from flies and dust are important points to be considered, also al-so freshness and " holesomeness of the product. In Hie case of dairy products, the rules of the Food and Dairy Commission should be followed. fol-lowed. Presence of Flies The prevention of their propoga-t'on propoga-t'on is the most essential measure in the warfare against flies, and this is accomplished through cleanliness and the removal of manure and other filth in which thev breed. Traps and pois-onine pois-onine are also useful, and houses should he thoroughly screened. General Gen-eral observance of these measures will count in the score. The rivalrv and interest manifeste l in the contest promises p"reat and nsiiT benefit to the miblic health i a ti H should be promoted by all good j citizens. |
