Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-04
Health conditions Al Pitman Grove

Health raaobed tba Or,foC,p Al, ofs;oa Ias-
wool and VIC Io,rn +barafron, that thu
state health antbor;t;as have ;nvestioateG
tha water snnnlv and sa,,;tarv conditions AZ
P;tman Csro,la y.,;tb tba result that tba CON
dit;ons there have bean hrongbt to IN,
attent;on of the Roard ~ Healtb of Mantus
townsbin and that Roard i CHARGED wifi
tbe rasnonsihilitv of annlvin, the remedv.
Ouoting from the renort neoe 141
aAt meet;no Of the Roard of Health OF
tha state of New Jersey held October O.
1000 the Secretarv was directed to bring to
fine attention of tbe health hoard of Mantua
township facts relating to the unsanitary
condition which exist at Pitman Grove.''
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AN inspection Oh truman olose, u'. eoo
august y, lSoU, SHOWS that a1ouI ooo
cottages nave peen erec.eo upon Siio r l"nu1
enclosed WITHIN the hmits OF Hile SSsllp
Meeelng Ass3oLas s Srnn a honndar;es
OF the ground has dlp from the pouh9aries
toward Vhe centre anu Seorih water u,e''p-
pears very slowly Inc s1iee's iSu Ia
from the centre OF tne s,ounus, anu sney
are narrow, Wishout curoing, peins l3ov,
ways seher'sliy, lew VI ene,i oels
al, "a ;,,a>,,,o,,s;,,a st,.,7ot,res
and few of them have cellars. A short line
of tile pipe has been laid to carry off the
storm water of small district but no
provisions have been made for the disposal
of domestic waste fluids
esTwo large priyy pits are located on the
northern boarder OF the grounds, and these
recantacles were found to be emitting
offensive odors in great volume, the stencil
being noticeable at a distance Of 300 feet
away. Refuse Ijquids from the dwellings
are cast upon the surface of the ground,
and pools of dish water were found stand
inc in tbe rear of MANY of the dwellings.
Garbaoe is stored unon the ground in piles
or in boxes
tsNnmerous surface wells are in use for
sunnlvino water to fine cottaees. and one of
these has hpen DESIGNATED the Medical
We'll and it, waters have been trans
norted IN philadeInhia and sold for drink
ina rI,rnoses
7.h shallow ditch carries sewaoe from
adjacent honses to within ten feet of this
We'll and numerous surrounding cesspools
and surface nolIutions EXIST in this vicinity.
Sa,,,,,los of +bo ,rsto, of tbe we'll were taken
For anolvuis
AolloN Any i9i.D'
In view OF the foregoing facts the follow
ing actlon is ADVISED
sho,,Id no '-ar,',ora,+lr, closed and watar
for dr;nt,ind ,1,,rnosac should he introdu ced
from " a source p Of nndonbted nnritv
30 Tic offenSive ,1r;vv hits sbonld he
ovoa,,a+aJ t;Iled With clean eartb and wafer
csrriage or other satisfactorily disnosal for
evcraf, should he ;ntrodnced
10 Garhage sbonId not he nlaced unon
the ground nor in leal[v recentacles. Init
I,rev;ors IN removal II should he stored in
water tioht vessels
"a Sewers should he provided for the
DISMISSAL of waste liuuids
K. Provisions sbould be made for the
orick removal of storm wafer },
The BOARD of Health of Mantua town
shin in which Pitman Grove is located.
took mn the matter and through DIR.
Slaughter of Pitman Grove. directed the
Association to remedy the existing state of
affairs. DR.. Slaughter recently presented
to the board of directors of the West Jer-
sew Camn Meeting Association the dictum
of the Mantua township Board of Health
relative to the enforcement of the proper
sanitary regulations and in letter to the
State Board, states he was informed the
association was a health board unto itself.
WATER 1rNDER SUSPICION
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Tue ol'aue Doaru VI i1 lea lau '.n
aLal sls t. ,au5 leceu9ly u sne Matsl llonl
Ine Two o Meaicaa Mels' ny DE- ohippen
"aiiace, o'aUe alialys'i
oalu Tue cnein 1i'O 1uuglns from l 1ne
ANALYSIS ITg,siu gliese samples WIN greaS
suspicion. Inc chiorlne - lioIe Illail si1oulu
NC, 1ne aiii III 1sures are nisn anu 'le
presence " ni',aOeS 10 f'ioii0 suiii'ien' W