The Baltimore County union., 1882-11-04

Sanitary Condition OF ofTowsontown-Dr
I Piper's Report.-This week DR.. J. Piper, sani
taEy Inspector for Towsontown, aud chairman 0I
the Board Of Inspectors, submitted very interest
ing, exhaustive aud valuable report 20 the Count,
/ Commissioners on the sanitary condition Of Tow
son,own. The DR.. gives in detail the number O
/ places here and In GovanstoWn which he has in
l spectei, showing that he has been active In the
performance Of his disasreeable duties. lie say
/ "the nuisances found were filthy and overiowng
sinks, offensive pig-psns and defective drains."-
lie says the willow swamp Of Mr.. vogle. on the
Hillen road, is "a hot bed for malaria and typhoid
diseases, and adds that "it will never be health
until Il 10 thoroughly grubbed. cleaned and
diiehed." lie also refers 90 the marshy condition
/ Of Mr.. Enos Smedley's property, and says that ia
its present state Il Il 'prolihe source Of malaria
The cost of removing the garbage from the alleys
(hny lOads) and lining the same was sls.62. lls
says that some Of tho drains in the alleys bad
ly constructed and Il is almost impossible TO keep
them a. they should be. The fallis too slight and
the pavements of the drains imperfect. Special
reference is made to the ditch crossing the avenue
at the residence of Jas. W. Thompson.
The Dr. says 'the citizens have. without eIcep.
tion. eheeFfully complied with all orders I have
Issued. and have met with no obstructions OF
| difeuliies." lie says he has paid special atten-
tion 10 hog pens and directed his efforts 20 having
| them kept clean. aud adds "NO doubt exists | n
q
eminently detrimental to health. without a doubt
| the keeping u pigs should be utterly aud sbso.
lu,ey abolished In all towns and villages. Hut In
the Absence in this town, Of regularly employ ci
/ garbage brigade, whose duiy IL would be 90 re.
move. ~ short iHfsrrnis all .ops aud garbage the
pig-Pen becomes then lesser evil than the refuse
/ matter from Kitchens aliosed to decotnpose in .
/ summef's sun. Here these slops are carefully
/ taken away By the owners of pigs, and thus far
the pig il 60 certain extent useful seaVenger.
/ We will never have n clean aud healthy town un-
l Ill the raising of pigs l. prohibited aud garbage
carts furnished us 60 remove refuse matters of all
kinds" On the subject of sinks. typhoid fever.
4c.. the Dr.'s Niews thoroughly practical. and
give them in fall for the benehi of our readers,
I lie says
! NO more evil system, highly productive to the
( origin and spread Of disease IN this toWn and
vicinity, exists than surface sinks. In tho alb
sencc u regular system u sewer drainage IL is
imperative that all privy sinks should be construct
T ei below surface drainage and built Of stsne 90
brick and cemenfei 80 fi hs rnfsr- fiyh. Ofthe
a'u house. constituting this tosn ! snos of only
four 81 rtustfuctcd. In mu.t case shalluw ~,
3, lug iu s"me iu.tanccs barrel or hogshrai d.
'uuk. AMI in others again square box. not waieF
tight, b usci, ami BOZ al. cases ty utsfiov and by
Terc fiatiou the .ehi. ani auii. sscape satlraie
the soil aui either iireetly hui their say into cur
svlls Ur bs evaporation form an invisible isscf
cloud. ueighfel wita ii-s te ami death fhis %
o. frcy pirtlfr tti. a. appaiiins fact patent o.
al ana tfYu ~hieh thi. town aui ttatuits are suf
ieriur u's TYPHOID fever q, steadily ou the 90
.rrA.s here suss ,i anr street in this tewu
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