The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-23
REPORTS ON
SANITATION
City Physician Shirley Severely
ArraIgnS Negligence and
Reports Conditions

Reports on tho sanitary condition
Of the city arc being given attenr
ton this afternoon at the meeting
of the city council. The board OF
health and also tho city physician in
divdually submit reports to the
meeting
Ccnsurcs Quarantine Violations.
The report of the city physician,
Dr. w. w, Shirley is as follows.
81 beg leave to submit a report
for work done during the month Of
May.
THE account for service rendered
and a part hereof is self explanatory.
Tho principal part hereof is for SER
vice rendered in connection with the
present epidemic of small poN, with
the exception Of two items to Arm
strong Goody. Armstrong was a
pauper and was brought first to my
office by ono of the city police. !
made five visits to see him. The
other man Goody was struck and Sc
riously wounded on the face and
head with a broken bottle Gas re-
ported and was brought 10 me by
one of the city police, The wound
became infected, hence the extra
charges. He is still under treatment
but about ready TO he discharged.
He is also a pauper believe that
some of the money could be reeoy-
cred from the party who did the in
Jury if proper steps be taken.
"The small pox situation remains
about the same, and it will continue
To hold sway unless We can impress
the physicians Of this city the neces-
sity of reporting their cases. am
sorry to report that a number oil
cases have come under my observa-
ton where certain physicians Of this
city have concealed and tried to con-
ccal others affected with small poX
thereby keeping tho epidemic with
us. Such conduct on the part OF
the members OF the medical profess
sion is without excuse, and renders
them so culpablo that mere words
are not sufficient condemnation.
ut is generally understood that
all cases are mild, but assure you
that I have seen some of the worst
cases that ever came under my OBJ
and unless steps are taken
70 inforce compliance with the law,
and tho cases prosecuted wherein we
know that the law has been violated
II Is imposible 10 estimate the extent
this epidemic may reach.
81 believe that the affected parties
and the members of their family who
conceal such cases are equally guilty
with the physician and should be
treated as other violators of the law
"W. w. SHIREY, City Physician"
Health Board Reports.
Tho recently appointed board OF
health made its first report at the
meeting covering the sanitary condi-
tIons. The report covering the sew
or is devoted for the most part to
tho sewer system and is in the main
as follows:
con Wednesday, May Is, IN COM
many with street Commissioner War
rem. we inspected the alleys between
Van Buren, and Grant streets then
drove cast to the slaughter house
and north to the disposal plant
I'm general we find the condition
of the alleys Jgood, however the
number OF open closets yet remaining
not connected with the sewer is sur
prising to members Of the board not
familiar with the situation In most
cases the closets had received such
care as IS possible with them but
in all cases they we're Objectionable
We herewith submit with this report
a list in detail Of closets not connect
cd. This report is not complete,
but Is nearly so.
AFTER concluding the survey Of
the sewer district the party went
across the Pecos Valley railway and
followed the wasteway OF the shops
to the slaughter house. This ditch
runs a large amount Of practically
pure water.
"Just outside OF the city limits the
party visited the Cornelius slaugh'
ter house mad found the same in a
filthy condition. The objections reg