The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-02

The fiscal year Of the city Of Mont
9omery' closed at midnight Sunday,
and reports of city officials began
pouring into Mayor leagues office
yesterday morning.
when the city's executive once had
closed yesterday evening. the annual
reports of the City Physician, the
Chief Clerk Of the Sanitary Depart
msnt, the Chief OF Police. the City
Electrician, the City Attorney, the
Market Clerk and the City Sexton were
on the Mayors desk.
Departments at the City Hall were
be In the hands Of the Mayor within
. few days.
Deaths and Births.
Id his general synopsis OF health
,Cohditions during the pear, DR.. Gas
ton Greil. City Physician, says, In
part:
Health conditions during the year
5ust ended have been most gratifying
Tne actual number of deaths recorded
during the year omunt to 704, as COM
pared to total OF 903 for the pre-
vlous year. Considering Montgom-
efy's constantly increasing population.
the decrease In the number OF deaths
~ SHOWN cannot Dc CoHStiuSu Oe'ASN
Wise than in rejecting the generai
hsalthful conditions OF the city.
s.rhe total number Of births report
"a amount t. 794 as compared with
40 for the year ending Sept 80. 1893.
6tillbirths. of which there were lAo'
are not included in this summary.
ssrhere has been no serious epidem-
&c. and the number Of cases of the
more common communicable diseases
has not at any time within the year.
been sufYicient to cause apprehension.
This can be largely ascribed 70 tne
excellent facilities which the mun1ci.
patty now affords for sequestering anu
treating infected persons.
"a fully equipped Emergency HOS.
pital for the detention and treatment
81 persons afflicted with contagious
ana virulent diseases, in charge or
steward and matron. has been placed
iu operation within the past year
nortance in preserving the health or
the community and preventing the
a spread of disease, and to It's ex-
istence IL largely attributable the
generally satisfactory condition OF
health which has prevailed In the
10.
The War ON Mosquitoes.
e total absence OF any complaint
slightest resembling yellow fe-
g, in a manner. tribute to the
,nting efforts and v1gllant pre-
ms Of the regular sanitary IN
rs, and the earnest cooperation
city officers whose duties in
active participation in the war
termination which hasl been
~.e.~ upon the mosquito.
preventive measures are, Of course.
Of primary Importance in safeguarding
the health Of city. and little has
been left undone to eliminate and de-
etroy all places where mosquitoes
would be apt to propagate. Wherever
possible, particularly in North Mont
Eofnery and West End. ponds and pools
have been drained, and. where this has
proven impracticable, the surface Of
the water has been carefully and
thoroughly oiled Considerable ditch
ing has been done in North Montgom-
ery, in order to drain that section or
the city Of stagnant water.
call open wells and cisterns which
nave come to the notice of the depart
ment have been ordered securely
screened, filled in and arched over with
brick.
Experiments have been made to
ascertain what economical agencies
other than oil will prove fatal to mos
uuitoes. These experiments will be con-
tinued throughout the coming winter
and spring.
Before dismissing this subject. I
desire to congratulate our citizens and
express the fullest appreciation of the
manner in which they have aided the