The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-05-03

hsOpors VI she bo"ru Oh heai1h.
10 ue board Of Commissioners Of The Tocn Of Freehold
The general health of the town for the mast wear
has been good A few cases of scarlet fever ana tv
phoid fever have occurred and when it appeared to
be necessary the premises in which these cases ap
peared were quarantined, and subsequently djsin-
fected There have also been several cases Of fiph-
theria two of which proved fatal There appears 10
be little doubt that most if not all of these cases
could be traced to the use of impure water from old
wells In cases the wells were closed when the
owners became satisfied that they were sources of
disease.
Early last year the Board adopted a code of ordi.
for regulating the sanitary condition of the
town. and including regulations for plumbing dwell
ing houses and making connections with the sewer
system. Much care was exercised in drafting this
code, the codes of other towns were examined and
the State Board of Health consulted. 1t is be-
lieyed that the code, as finally adopted and pub
lished by the Board all the points necessary
If duly observed by the citizens of the town Ia
maintain wholesome sanitary conditions and to
greatly reduce the danger from diseases resulting
from disregard Of ofcleanlness. and to promote the
general healthfulness of the town. In accordance
with these ordinances the Board has had printed the
blanks and provided the books necessary for carry
ing them into effect and for preserving record in
detail of the operations of the Board in this regard
The Board has the pleasure to report that certain
open cltcnes III the town, which were not only an
eyesore in appearance but offensive from the odors
which at times emanated from them and were pos
siby the sources of disease, upon complaint to the
Board of Commissioners have been laid with large
sewer pipe and the bitches filed in so that their Of
fensive character has been entirely removed.
against private parties OF the filthy conditions main
| tanned upon their premises, amounting in some
cases to positive nuisance In most of these cases
the conditions complained of were corrected upon
nrnsaontio,, - y ~ oie vase a ieeai
ei W eilolce coinptance win tne ordl-
tainsd fr a9 t ai. Juugneng was oo
and Tho iISgn,a3t % - appeaa was .ahen
% {gS p ,',Jne .I Mas ses asue On accouht Vi ah
N ~ sra, a. TX X ~ @ eaie Ploceguings;
nools u weIe of loul cess
a y s psy Vahs, poos oi stagnane
tants oF a, M mSi; lug y iis VI te con
o,d % t,ih ;s upon Sne Soii "a eme premises,
tbase iI "a : "a ,p eslly az eases iike
yanaraliv ats 49, ,th III ~ VIZ pseilses ale iure
snsa viii ,h,,s Ne l ~ w ~ Y @ a.iu r.
th ~ ebay ~ " d. less COSY 70 ehe
rvithot aoa ~ S nc 70 a Ptesehs suoJec'eu TO- ana
Dnrino auo,,st ~ last ts 1it6
state Ros srd of uaaitb w. I, - s u ~ " Wy
insnactinn of ha ,,inno M ~ ~ s z y 81
IT'S bestin a. H s oe oasy ~ Jan anu ~ oi
both yere fap to hs st 1 ~ ina.
The Ro 1uhu ai w. Is t eiisseig :;
nave the water in certain wells on premises where
y, t eAlssu' f,' may1eu @ ~ 9fder 70 dscer
disease IN The famiiiss ; .1h possapis source oI
oasa II ,uas oi,,,7 - ~ ~ ~ - Sty
wells was 1,nft for drinir; | -,oS oi ~ st, snssS
m b o. a ns ~ w9 S @ Sney eagsed use Lass scientific
ploDapy osa M sae s oqess wei IN tne town. ana in high
the School Of scienca a prn"eto we naeuiss o.
made the ANALYSIS aindeated grave Of tbe
safety of the water for drinking nurposes ;, The
Board caused copy of the ANALYSIS and the remarks
thereon to be published in the newspapers of the