Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-03-22

emily unfair that the prejudice OF the
law If such a matter should be allowed
to jeOpar,lize the lives and health Of
the many. The same reasoning will
apply 10 compulsory vaccination dur
ing prevalence Of smallpox.
One OF the most important matters
provided for is the securing Of greater
purity Of air and soil by regulating
cesspools and privies. This means
veg much-mOre than most Of US
reallZe-ir. the limitation Of sickness
and mortality. and in tho promotion
Of a higher average Of healthful-
ness, Il Is a fact yerifiable by the
evidence Of everyone's senses that
there is no quarter OF the city in
which the air Is not polluted by ema-
nations from cesspools aud pTivies.
They exhale in the summer nonn-time
snd load tle cool flow Of air from the
canyons AZ evening. This clear, soft
mountain air. which should be the
purest on the globe, is everywhere
Contaminated. and needlessly so. The
sBnlv i true OF the soil; but the danger
here is even greater. Many regions
are so saturated with filth that l.
eoZas into cellars with oyerpOwering
stencil. Nearly everywhere the ground
air is laden with poisonous products.
and in many places il Is concentrated
where we are unaware OF its presence
except from lis fatal results.
To remedy this il is absolutely ne
cessarv that these chief sources %
| filth, privies cess pools. should no
/ longer be allowed to remain unclesn,
or drain into the soil. They should be
/ constructed as the ordinance provides,
/ Of brick and cement, and so made that
they can be readily cleaned. There
will doubtless be a prejudice ON the
Dgr; OF many against tho wide-sweep-
I ing innovation that will invade every
mans premises, and put him 10 trou-
| Die aud expense. But after all, how
small a thing il il in the individual
I case: and how absolutely and ina
voidably essential is it to any proper
I sanitary work. Tine city cannot be-
/ clean without it with a cleanliness that
/ health requires. five stop at the sur
! face our city will indeed be "like unto
| the sepulchures, which indeed appear
/ beautiful outward, but are within full
l of dead mems bones. and OF all I'M
/, clranness.n
Il is not a great burden 20 keep cess
/ pools properly cleaned, when once the
( work is systematically undertaken.
/ With pump and hose and covered
( wagon the work is quickly and easily
done. cheaply to the householder and
I profitable TO the contractor. II is ear
neS,ly hoped that the regulations re-
I carding cesspools and privies will not
/ De made less comprehensive and ef-
| fec;ive than they are here drawn.
It is provided that a suitable Office
shall be furnished for the Health De-
] partment, and a clerk who shall keep
the records Of its rules, acts and pro-
| ceedingS; its accounts and monies re-
ceived, attend TO the wants Of citizens
who call upon business, and act gen
erillv under the direction Of the Board
and Health Commissioner. II seems
probable that there viii be sufficient
work To fairly occupy the entire time
Of clerk.
The Office OF Health Inspector il also
provided for, whose duty il shall be to
suparintend the work Of men and
teams engaged in sanitary work, to in
spect and report upon streets, alleys,
public and private premises, as occa-
sion may require, and in general act
under the direction of the Board aud
! Commissioner. The remaining WORE
can be done mainly the police force in
connection with their regular duties:
! though il will be necessary to make
I occasional details for special work,
and appoint one or two members with
special reference TO this duty. Under
this ordinance, with the data at hand
/ from a thorough sanitary survey OF
. the city, it is believed that Board Of
| Health can begin at once a quiet, effect
i've work that will place this city in hsr
mony with Its surroundings and great
natural advantages, among which will
he prominent its attractions TO the
/ hellth-seeker. when oncs the present
| evils are overcome
Respectfully.
/ ]. F. HAMILTON, NJ. d.
A. G SrASDART. NJ. ID.
G. W. FOSTER, NJ. d. =
c. c. GOODWIN.
The ordnance provides for n
/ board Of health, TO be composed Of
| the mayor as chairman, n health
/ commissioner ami three citizens,
two of whom shall be physicians.
Theboari shall havea clerkforkeep-
ing records OF inspections and such
other business rs shall be deemed
Necessary. IL shall have power TO
protect the city from contagious
diseases, and TO establish hospitals
4 and pest houses, and TO remove or
quarantine all persons afflicted with
contagious or infectious diseases.
The health commissioner is an ex-
ofiicio member OF the board. It's
jurisdiction shall extend for five
miles when patient cannot be re-
moved. 1t shall have power to en-
gage all police assistance necessary
To enforce said provision. In case
OF an epidemic, proclamation shall
be made in at least two daily paners.
To expose infectious persons or 70
screen them from the officers Of the
law is punishable by fine.
The board shall have power TO
compel the vaccination Of any and
all persons in the city when occasion
shall require it.
Provision is made for the exami-
nation and vaccination Of school
children. When an infectious per-
son is discovered on any convey
ance or train coming to this city,
notice Of detainment must be sent
by wire or otherwise until proper
steps can be taken. When the
presence Of any infectious
disease is discovered IL shall be the
duty Of any and all persons making
such discovery to report. the same