Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-27
NINE DAYS WORK

OF the Sanitary Agents in Their House &C
House Inspection.
The Commissioners this afternoon received
from Health 0Hicer Hammett report Of the
work Of the temporary sanitary inspectors
for the first nine days of the house to house In.
spection.
The letter reads:
! have the honor to submit the following re-
the house to house inspection inaugurated or
the 18th instant.
Preliminary to the detailed figures given /
would respectfully state briefly the plan devised
for the most effective mode OF procedure
adopted to accomplish the bests results
LIST. Mr.. q F. Peters of the department wa
detailed TO supervise the work and tabulate the
returns OF the inspectors.
I'd. Two inspectors were assigned TO the duty
Of assisting the food inspectors in the prosecl.
ton of their labor in looking after the markets
and produce stores Of the District Offering for
sale articles Of food.
THE SANITARY DISTRICTS
Sd. In the house to house inspection inspector.
were assigned to the divisions mapped out a.
follows: First division-AIl east Of Congress,
street, Georgetown. Second division-Between
street northwest. Washington. Third divis.
| ioa-Between lstn and 2lst streets northwest
Fourth division-Between 14th and 18th streetl
northwest north Of b street southwest. Fifth
division-between 10th and l4th streets north.
west north OF b street southwest. Sixth diyi
sion-Betweep 9th and 10th streets northwest
north Of B street southwest. Seventh divi
sion-Between North Capitol and 9th street,
northwest north of d street southwest
| Eighth division-Ail east OF north Capito
street and north of u street southeast Ninth
division-Al south of 3 street southeast ant
east Of South Capitol street. Tenth division
All west of South Capitol street and south of
street southwest.
The above divisions covering all the ground
in direct lines to the boundaries of the District
4th. Blank forms, copies of which are
transmitted herewith. upon which daily and
weekly returns are made in detail by these in
spectors. were furnished them. from which the
tabulated statement is derived.
The reports of the men assigned to the in
| spection OF food are included in the tables com
piled with those of the regular force and are
not embraced in this report for The reason thai
l desire to treat in the main, on this occasion
the subject of house to house inspection only
The acrion of the food inspectors, amount o.
food condemned, &C., will follow at an early
day.
THE INSPECTORS DOING GOOD WORK.
The sanitary inspectors appointed have en-
tered upon the discharge Of their duties with
surprising vigor, as shown by their reports anG
the results accomplished. They have been ir
active service but nine working days. yet in
that short time they have given such
interest to the subject that / am entirely
satisfied with their zeal and the great sanitary
benefit the inhabitants OF the District are reap.
ing. Only one objection has thus far been
made to the entrance upon premises for in.
spection. and that, L think, will be overcome
before the end OF the season. A weekly state
ment of the numbers OF squares, houses, &C.,
inspected will be furnished. with other in
formation regarding this service. if it is your
wish to receive il.
The following is a compilation of inspectors
returns from March 16 to Is. 1893: