Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1906-11-30
Annual Health Report

The health officer for this county, DIR
| VIM. l.. Lewis, of Kensington, has made bis
annual report of the sanitary work accom-
plished 10 this county to the State Board Of
Health and it IS as follows:
[ submit herewith my annual report fol
year ending October 31st 1905. There have
been reported to me for the year-births
479; white, 1854, colored, lis; deaths, 1854
white, 226, colored, 1888. OF these deathi
| OF white and 90 colored total n, were caus-
| ed by tuberculosis, 12 were due TO cancer,
| 39 TO pneumonia, II to typhoid fever, and
only 1 to dlphtheria. There were reported lie
cases OF typhoid 20 OF diphthera, . OF scar
let fever, a large number of cases Of measle s
| but no smallpox.
Nv work for the year Is as follows:
November II, visited Warnings Station
10 see suspected case OF smallpox. Found
the patient suffering from an eruption caused
| by drug he had taken. On the 25th, Wis
tied Linden and ordered a nuisance abated
January 9th, after inspecting the subdivis-
ion and plans, gave permission TO Chevy
Chase Land Company TO construct q septic
tank and sewerage disposal farm. On the
23rd, closed and disiniected public school
at Sligo on account OF epidemic OF measles.
March end, closed and disnfected public
school at Forest Glen on account Of epidem'
| ic OF measles.
June 10Th, condemned as unsanitary and
ordered destroyed 204 school books Ia Ken.
sineton public school. June 25th, on com.
plant visited Rockville, found nuisance
caused by bad drainage and wrote TO Mayor
advising that same be abated. June 28th,
on complaint visited Martins subdivision,
near Chevy Chase, found nuisance due TO
bad drainage and ordered same abated.
July 18th, closed two wells In Kensing-
ton after the water had been examined by
the State chemist. July goth, visited Silver
Spring, found stagnant pool Of water, also
a bad drian, condemned both as unsanatory
and ordered the nuisance abated. July 2lst,
found Rock Greek polluted by dead horse
and ordered same removed.
August 10th, visited Rockville at request
OF Mayor and Council, who consulted me as
10 ACCESSIBILITY Of legalizing cess pools and
| advised strongly against the measure.
| August 10TH found nuisance in kensington
| caused by bad drain, ordered same abated.
August 10Th, visited Washington Grove and
found nuisance caused by cess pool. On
notice Washington Camp Association at
once abated the nuisance. Nuisances were
also abated at Glen Echo, Sligo and Ger
| mantown.
September 18th, condemned as unsana-
| tDTy LWO lug pCh5 ~ w hS0sOh'
October LIST, inspected sewer farm on Mar.
tins subdivision, found him putting in az
up to date plant. The 18th, visited Rock
| vile and closed three wells. The water
having been examined and found impure
The expense Of our health department
for the past year is as follows:
Salaries, 1892; fumigating and suppress
ing infectious diseases, $40 vaccination,
S279 50; ices for births and deaths, $225.10
total, 1886 60.
AT this time there are no nuisankes still
existing, aud the present status Of the SAM
tary condition Is satisfactory. | have haC
the hearty corporation Of the County Com
missioners and the physicians in every efor
10 improve the sanitary condition OF III
county.
The report Of vital statistics Is m )Te aeon
rate than formerly. The vaccination law
enforced. Montgomery county now pay
a lee for dislniecting houses alter death Q
removal of tubercular patients. Also fe
OF 10 cents for each burial permit and eac
birth reported. would earnestly recon-
mend State inspection Of milk supply
, this county.
WM. l.. LEWIS,
Health Officer for Montgomery %,