The Portland daily press., 1891-09-29
TO LOCAL BOARDS OF HEALTH.
OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF HEAnrr


AUGUSTA, Maine, October /, 1891
The State Board of Health has completed ar
rangements for a sanitary convention of local
boards TO be held at Portland on Tuesday, Octo-
bor 27th, 1891. The convention will meet IN Re-
ception Hall, City Building at 9.45 o'clock, a. m.
and VIII continue during the day and evening.
The object of this meeting is primarily to afford
members of local boards and health officers an
opportunity for free discussion of such sanitary
matters as require their daily attention in their
work of caring Tor the public health. 1t is be-
lleved that the general work of the State Board
can be thus supplemented TO advantage by per-
sonal meeting OF the members with those of local
boards, and every facility will be given for more
explicit instruction in the duties and powers of
health boards under our present law than can
perhaps be obtained by correspondence, or from
printed documents and reports To this end the
Board has arranged programme which provides
ior brief papers or remarks upon variety Of san
itary topics in which every one engaged in this
line OF work must be specially Interested These
topics Will be fully discussed, and ample
tions as any one may desire.
Among these subjects will be that of "School
Hygiene" In its various aspects; "The practical
working OF the present state sanitary laws"
"The experience OF local boards in dealing with
contagious Diseases - "Water supply and dfspos-
tion of animal diseases to the public health .
.'The adulteration Of food stuffs." and others to
De announced in the programme of the meeting
Ihese topics Will be presented by gentlemen
thoroughly familiar with their subjects, and the
discussions will be open to all present.
lnasmuch as this convention has been arranged
for the special benefit of local boards it is hoped
and, indeed, expected that every board will be
represented by at least one, if not ALL of its men,
berS, prepared to take an active part in the work
Of the me eting Attention is particularly called
to the following railway and steamboat arrange
ments
The Maine Central. Grand Trunk and Portland
u Rochester railways, and the Portland, Mt De-
sert & Machias steamship. Co. will sell round trip
tickets at one fare, good till October 28th, in
elusive. The Boston s. Maine Railway will self
round trip tickets at the rate of 2 cents per mile
with minimum of 20 cents), good till October
2Sth, inclusive. On presentation of this circular
to the clerk of the boat, the International Steam
ship Company will sell round trip tickets from
Eastport and Calais at one fare. Horse cars run
direct between Union Station and City Hall. The
Board wishes it understood that this meeting is
in the interest of the public health 10 the broad
est sense, and all who are interested in educa-
tioDa and sanitary affairs are cordially invited to
be present and participate In the discussions.
There was some discussion during the
meeting as to what the Board would do In
the matter of representation at the Worlds
Fair at Chicago. No definite action was
taken. the matter being left in charge of the
committee already appointed.
At the suggestion of this Board. work has
been begun to make the leaky basement
walls of the State House, around the rooms
of the Board. water tight.