The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12
FLIES MENAC|NG
C|TYS HEALTH.
L n" He typhoid fever cases in
this city are mild cases, but
If they are not checked you


will get the real thing. The
epidemic Is a fly epidemic. The rem
edy is to kill off the flies. The time
may come when you will have TO have
100000 sulphur candles that each tent
may be treated daily; when you will
going to say that an epidemic of
typhoid would cost the city half
million dollars, but will not attempt
to say the enormous total of expense
that such an epidemic would entail"
Thus spoke DR.. NJ c. Hassler at the
conference held yesterday between
representatives of the Board OF Health,
committee from the Grand Jury,
Rudolph Spreckels, head Of the depart
ment Of camps OF the Relief Corpora
ton, and a number of physicians. The
situation was recognized by all to be
serious That the threatened epidemic
can be avoided If effective preventive
methods be employed was agreed. The
method of prevention was admitted to
be the enforcement of adequate sani-
tary measures. But the conference
split as to how the necessary SANTA
ton should be enforced.
Spreckels held that the same meth
DDS should be employed as obtain with
Board of Health should discover the
danger places and that those respon-
sible for them should be compelled to
make correction.
DR.. Ward of the Board of Health
held that an emergency confronts the
city. that emergency methods should
prevail, and that it is as much the
duty of the Relief Corporation to bear
the burden of preventing epidemic as
of any other of the functions 1t exer-
cises
DIR. Ward acted as spokesman for
the Board of Health. and stated that II
is necessary to district the city, thor
oughly inspect 1t and proceed with
proper disinfecting. To do this labor
Is necessary. Those In charge of the
work must be above the grade of or
binary laborers. the inspectors some
thing more than inspectors. Why
cannot the Relief Corporation" said
the doctor, BE content to remain In
the background. furnish the Board OF
Health the funds necessary in this
emergency and let 1t meet conditions7"
To this Spreckels replied that the
work was being systematized as rap
idly as possible, that the Relief Cor
poration is responsible for the fund
as well as the work, that 1t Is not pro-
posed to pay out of the relief fund
money for work which should be done
by the city.
1T is no more the power of the
members OF this corporation" replied
DR.. Ward warmly Ito husband the
fund given for the sanitation OF this
city than they have to lock 1t in the
United States Mint. Give us the power
to do the work and hold us respon-
sible."
DR.. Martin Regensberger. president
of the State Board OF Health, took oc-
caslon TO observe 1T Is possible to
carry business principles too far. This
thing has been going on for week.
There has been too much dilly daily
ing and red tape. As soon as we get
hot weather therell be hundreds Of
cases of typhoid"
Proposed plans TO make weekly
budgets for the work or daily budgets,
If necessary, were rejected as imprac-
ticable 1t was decided that a second
conference between Spreekels and the
medical men should be held Monday.
The Board OF Health claims that
$4,000 Is necessary for the proper