The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-16
sANrTARy WORK.
summary and Recommendations or
 Chief Clerk CrosIand.

suumarv and Recommendations of
 Chief Clerk CrosIand.
 The report to pr. Greil of Chief Clerk D. w.. Crosland of the sanitary Department. is as follows:
 ssThe mortality tables attached snow total deaths of sos. Deducting from this numbef the deaths caused by Vio. fence or accident. (forty-three), ana basfng our official population at bs,SIo, as given by the last city directory, we hayeNan average mortality or lz.sl per cent Ter ,000. White deaths amounted to 2s3: negroes 610.
 "The working force of this depart ment Is composed of seven men. divided as follows: One clerk. who has been charged with conducting The general affairs of the department; one fumigat- ing officer: one inspector in charge of the garbage removal; one inspector In charge of sewer flushing and other miscellaneous work. and three inspec- tors whose duties are varied, but con- sistfng principally In Investigating and handling the sanitary condition of the city. During the summer months, one of these men must be detailed for spec- ial duty in oiiins all ponds and pools of stagnanI water.
 ..The garbage removal department has under its control eleven double wagons constantly in use, and one dou- ble wagon used occasionally. two sin- gle carts for work in alleys of the bus mess districts and one cart for tbe %ea. moval of dead animals. refuse fhppA markets and fish. stands. and sdeaa, fowls. The police department reports the number of dead horses. mules and cows removed. The garbage depart ment works an average of twenty nva laborers. We have twenty-six mules for use in this branch of the service, all of which are in fairly good conQiS ton. The wagons. harness and topIM are in good condition. feS
 .The fumigating department has for, its use, one covered wagon, one horse and the necessary apparatus.
 Sewer flushing department uses one single wagon and one horse. One la borer is constantly employed to as- sist In this work with an occasional ad- dition of one or two more laborers.
 .yVe have one 120-gallon capacity oil wagon, used during the summer months in the work of exterminating mosuuitoes. One laborer Is at that time employed in this work.
 < At Emergency Hospital
 ''This department also controls the Emergency Hospital. situated about two and one-half miles on the Upper Wetumpka Road. There has been con stantly employed at this place one steward, one matron and a negro serv- ant. The very small number of pa- tiants treated at this hospital during the year has. of course. reduced the cost of maintenance considerably.
 should we not be compelled to handle more cases of contagious dis>< eases than that of the year just closed. it is my opinion that the services of the negro employed there could ba dispens- cd with. Whenever the occasional case of smallpox is discovered. 8. helper could be employed temporarily.
 During the year. by order of the Mayor. the force of inspectors in this office was decreased by one man being transferred for duty in another de- partment Experience has shown that our work can be accomplished satis- factorily. under ordinary circum- stances, by the present number of em- ployes, and 1t is recommended that the vacancy thus caused be not filled at present.
 fThe construction of sanitary sew CTS. (shown in the engineers report), throughout several sections of the city has added additional work upon the inl spectors byithe service ot notices upon property owners adjacent thereto, to have their property connected. Notices to 112 have been served and practically all the property owners have complied with same. ..
 "The passage. of the. law requirinA the abolishment of surface closets and\ with sanitary sewer also fell to this department to enforce. There is a vast amount of work to be in this matter and consid- erable time will be consumed before it's final completion.
 we have served 512 notices and the ofice of plumbing inspector is receiv- \