New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-29
4 HEART To HEART TALK
Dr. LederIe Tells Women Some
Things 4bout Health .4foirs,

II -zu'r help bur caucke little AZ the fact thai
7 who for The last wear and five months. have sat
FL ny ot=ce. listening TO complaints many Of Them
f-7~ women an now going TO talk. and you'll have
FL So sin and listen" said Commissioner Lederle
Ezr-r 10 the West End Woman's Republican Asso-
~+z-571 YESTERDAY the closing social Of the
season. and Commissioner Lederle was among the
sles-s ri the club. which included Mrs J Woolsey
Shepard. for TWO terms president Of the National
S--ery - New England Women. Mrs Arnold
s--ran2-n. founder and president IF he Home
Travellers Club and Mrs LEROY Sunderland Smith.
president Of the Society for Political study.
TT Le6erle took the women into his confidence.
II fact. he gave them heart 10 heart talk On the
work Of The Health Department
T an grateful -he Of the city for their
Hzr7- he said. Perhaps What I shall say viii
-7en rs- new lines along which YOU can help the
-a7arr-re7t 70 make New-York cleaner and
sv-eete- city this summer. There is no department
70 which the people come into closer relation than
the Health Department We get complaints-lots
~ them Here are some Why don't YOU remove
he dead cat il front Of house, Ny neighboT
he@ts her rugs out Of the window every Friday.
We cant get water on the top floor Our fat is so
DOT We cant stand it Send I'D the Board Of
Health We smell gas Why don't YOU make
Treela1d warm rhe cars Why don't you make
T-eelzud ve-t5-ate the cars Why don't you
make Treelau6 keen the venttlators OPEN These
-h-ee all in one dayN There Is a man below with
very red face de looks ike smallpox
Sometimes the telephone j. used. and then moth
ing vii sefEssy re people at the other end but 10
have the Coz1l-nlssiorer answer in person. One of
these telephone corn1nunica5i0ns was TO the effect
-1ar We have japanese spaniel and there is a
-l-e+ -rzs1s nm We v-snt an cfflcer- Once
on reaching hone found he maid IN a very per
---oed s-ase- A woman Aad been there with three
i6-er- she wanted 10 SHOW ne now clean the
II rzkes about a thousand persons 70 carry on
or work and Il COSTS about million dollars a
year Last year We made over one million IN
e---1-Er-e ard destroyed million pounds Of
food. This sumner We hope to have between fifty
and sixty medical inspectors a. work on the mix
Supply and 10 retain the school nurses, who since
-7-5e- NIX 1rJ bIe1a il NeH-YorB is very much
ssed y the 1ae' that oIy Per cent IL Of i,,I Ise
-. ~ r has been necessary to send in
s-er-u-s .r-r The country 10 teach the farmers
as5v- 5acceriolOgy- Some Of our extra money
-A--so1eF Go1n1assioner woodbury. is a strong
ally = The Health Department here are one or
rhi-gE T greatly object 70 in the care Of the
sr-ee-s- do think the garbage carts should be
Gee m civilized clty- ne clLy Is - r1Ey -
-i-s nos -lo - t,ici-7a1 -,Iorz use soft
ar public n1issnces only 10 ind that they have
we have done What Ee could do 10 suppress
me splitting nuisance Sometimes The courts have ave
court held that MAJ was entitled to two spits
before ae vas rres!ed This has gwen ls 5on 70
want you think handing round my cards
-7tssioner smiled derreca5ingy5 package Of spit
ting cards for YOU 70 distribute on the cars
provision dealers stop exposing their fruit ana
Vegetables N the street said Mrs Ralph 1raut-
cant you stop The practice which IS qny versa
here. % keeping fowls with the entTais IN them,
'tH me latter become pDtTid and the bones TofE
EEesfoz another
= ,hIorofo--ned sick cat" said Mrs Niebuhr
when ] told The janitor 70 take II out to inc
E--ee- so mat The Board Of Health could cart II
away he declined TO touch il What was / 10 doE
''Tu1 could send for messenger Roy ana nave
r--r take the out said Dr- Dederle, Laughing
The Board q Health has no jurisdiction over
-a-r0rs there is 2 who has q cofltfhc1
with the Board Of Health to remove all dead an
-re.s L is the duty IF the patTo.man. on WhoSe
heat The animal found. TO 10 the nearest tee
phone and cali up the ofal dock We lined Twelve
policemen FOR reporting one dead ca -ahH
were ready 10 have twelve more hne1-
a reception followed the Commissioner acoFfSs.
Mrs Il Herbert Knowles chairman or the
committee and she was assisted by Mrs =: Hutch-
'rgs. Mrs Joseph POOL. Mrs. John Livingstone
Efrer Mrs Eva Merry and Miss Mildred Reed
Ere r Alexander Brown was the club hostess.
and served ice cream and cake There was music
Jose. hine Bowler and Peter Nergi and recita--
r.0rs by Mrs Florence Robertson James ffuSseslI
TeV-rt EeagIe was among the guests me ony
SAD note N the afternoon was struck by the presl-
dent. Mrs Augustine J wilson. in announcing me
death = = member ~ the club and prominent
member q the Daughters Of the American I1eyolus
ti0n and the National Society ~ New England
Women Mrs. James FalTman-