The Washington herald., 1908-07-31
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The black hand must go"
This was the ukase promulgated by
Health Officer Woodward yesterday. and
to-day his trusty crew OF inspectors who
nave waged such a merry war against
lunch rooms and the festive cook shop"
will see that the somber mitt gets out
OF business.
DR.. Woodward S mandate does not refer
20 the dread Mana. nor YET the fearful
Carmagnole. He aIludes 70 the hands of
those ladies and gentlemen who chaperon
choice viands 10 patrons Of Washington
lunch rooms and restaurants The cru
sade against the black hand is based on
section OF the health regulations. which
says Every manager 4 a lunch room.
cafe. or other =ee in which food is
prepared or served must supply facilities
for the washing OF hands, and shan cause
such washing 20 be done Of the hands
of all persons employed therein. Any
person violating this regulation shah upon
conviction be fneG So for each ofense-"
While it IS not the intention Of Dr-
Woodward. or the inspectors, 20 compel
the proprietcrs 20 provide higEly ornate
wash bowls. Turkish towels, AID per
fumed soap. or -o have peroxide blond
manirures TO do" the nails Of the wait
5rs and mattresses. he VIII insist that ir
places where food IS served proper facill-
ties be made available for the help
Many Warnings Given.
Bright and early yesterday. Dr. Wood
ward sent out his squad OF Inspectors
and they had the town pretty weu COW
cred all day. Inspector Hoover visited
all the grocery stores lying between Penn
syIvauia avenue and G street and SIKH
and North Capitol streets He visited
sixty-eigur esraoUsHuents and gave
warnings wherever he though 1t ueces-
sary Inspector Duenrer covers from G
street 20 New York avenue and FiftI
street 20 North Capitol Fifty-ssven gro
Gerry stores were visited Inspector Moth
ersheaG called at f1rty-tlr-a stores be-
tween X and r. Fourteenth and Nine
tsenth streets northwest
Ne-eriua-la-S Drake Rome. Asaworth,
Young and G-app visited the dairy farms
in Eirzfusa and Maryland which supply
milk 70 residents Of Washington. Re
ports from each q them are expected by
DR. Woodward before saturday after
noon Inspector Gusrraut spent most Of
his time a. the Union Station. where he
inspected many cans and The clothing
worn ly Tie handlers OF tEe milk When
the testing laboratory at The District
Building IS properly equipped. Inspector
Guerraut VIII take samples Of milk az
the station and deliver them % Dr.
Woodward
Eighc sanitary inspectors were busy
looking for luszuitEry conditions in the
outlying districts, OF what IS known as
the county Trey went from house 20
house. inspecting yards cellars. and
sheds. and many visits were made 20
barber shops II IS understood that sew
eral warrants Viu be issued to-day for
BARRIERS conducting u-CiCaI and -uslui-
ta-y shops
After Bath House People. Too
Investigation oC the records shows that
there are only Two registered public bath
houses IN Washington. bur the inspectors
have found az least a dozen in the city
The inspectors warned The p7uFrie1Urs TO
register and clean UP az once and pro
cure licenses. Il they wished TO avoid
arrest
Deputy Health OEcer Dr. Notter is
personally supervising the lunch room
crusade He also adjusts differences OF
opinion between proprietors and inspectors
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Stoy and Norris yesterday visited every
lunch room in Seventh street They re-
ported they found conditions very salts
factory. and but few warnings were nee
essary-
Dr Woodward probably viii investigate
conditions at the Bathing Beach within
the next few DAYS. Complaint had bee1
made that the water in the pond Is almost
staEnart This VIII be examined. and if
found true remedial measures VIII be al
once adopted.
The health officer said the crusade
against unclaan lunch rooms and cafes
had been very satisfactory 10 the authOri-
ties. but lie could not say how the prOprie-
tors Of the places regarded IT, Dr. Wood
ward declared that the present activity
Of the inspectors should not be regarded
as a pasu0dic campaign 10 make Wash
!ngton "spotless town"
Woodward Says He Means 1t.
Two additional inspectors were put on
for the specific purpose OF wedding out
uuclean and i-san!tary places" said Dr.
Woodward, and We intend enforcing the
regulations. No proprietor need waste
money making temporary improvements
in the hope that the inspectors will not
call again for a year or So The in
spectors Will make frequent visits and
keep the places under constant surveil-
lance
The proprietor Of a dairy near Sixth
and o streets northwest forfeited SO
collateral in the Police Court yesterday
by failing 70 answer charge Of using
unclean milk cans. A lunch room pro
prietor was fined s. fer using insanitary
and UncIean cooking utensils Judge
Aukam imposed the light penalty be-
cause new utensils have been purchased
DIT. Woodward says many cO1gTatula-
tory letters have been received By him
since the crusade began The authorities
Of several elites have written 20 him, ask
ing for a copy OF the District regula-
tions, in order TO draft similar ones and