Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-27
HEALTHOFFICE WORK.
Satisfactory Progress in the House
toulouse Inspection.
THE new INSPECTORS APPOINTED
Are at Once Put to Work by Dr..
Hammett.
WORK DONE LAST WEIR.

The work Of making the ouse-to-house in.
spections under the supervision Of Mr. b. r.
Peters OF the health department is progressing
satisfactorily, and the new men appointed last
week are now on duty. Health Officer Ham,
NETT. who is greatly interested il the work,
addressed letter to the Commissioners today
in which he says:
''Your order assigning nine additional SAM
tary inspectors for duty in connection with the
house-to-house inspection received this
morning and was immediately followed
by the appearance Of eight OF the
inspectors. They were given preliminary
to the districts Of the original inspectors APP
pointed In this service. with directions to ac-
company them and ascertain the prac-
tical method employed in the work.
After becoming acquainted with the
important duties they have TO perform, or
outer suburbs of the District, including
Tenleytown, Mount Pleasant, Bright
wood, Takoma, Montello. Ivy City,
Benning, Garfield, Hillsdale, Auacostia,
Potomac City and places adjacent Three in
spectors will commence their labors in the
county on the line of Whitney avenue and work
south to meet those going north. One iu-
spector will assist in the southeastern
section, one in the southwestern and
one in the northeastern. commencing
NJ oPposit points 10 tne inspectors on duty IN
these districts have also made provision for
the covering OF other points a. the men finish
the inspections assigned them. General in-s
structions have been given the inspectors - 70
CARDS their duties"
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
The instructions are as follows:
The duties you TO perform are fully
explained in the blank forms which will be
furnished you. but further verbal instructions
will be given from time to time. as occasion
may arise. The service upon which you are
about TO enter is a delicate one, requiring the
utmost tact in it's performance. Courteous
and gentlemanly behavior must be observed
at all times. Upon refusal Of occupants
to allow inspection of house and premises,
which it is supposed will be rare, the object
sought to be accomplished. that is solely for
their benefit, should be explained in as few
words as possible. and upon continued refusal
TO allow the inspection the circumstance will
be reported to this Office upon the following
day. giving the number Of the house. You
will report daily TO me at the health
office AT O'Clock a. m in person and furnish
upon the blank forms given YOU reports in de-
tail of the previous days work. Your entire
time during the day must be given to this SER
vice. and any dereliction in the performance Of
the duties assigned you will be followed by .
Recommendation for your dismissal"
INSPECTIONS MADE LAST WEEK.
In transmitting to the Commissioners the re-
port of the inspections made last week, and also
up to Saturday, Health Officer Hammett says:
have the honor 20 submit the following re-
port of the work done in this department,
under TIE house-to-house inspections, ~ COM
piled from the reports of the inspectors for the
week ending June "a, 1888: