Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-20
HEALTH OFFICE ACTS
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hearty and universal support in the EFFORTS
that they are about to make to obtain
greater cleanliness throughout the city
generally
ut is confidently expected. however.
that the public spirit of our citizens will
be sufficient to lead them to cooperate
with the Commissioners and with the
police and health departments in the
work that they are about to undertake,
SO that no prosecutions will be neces-
sary."
Aside from being a physician and a
In all his work he never fails to see
where he stands in the law, and he
attributes much of his success to that
fact. In looking up laws and old records
in connection with the present campaign
he discovered the following order In the
proceedings of the old board or health,
dated June, 1926:
In order to remove. as far as posi-
| BILE, all local cause Of disease, you are
required forthwith to have your cellar
and yard thoroughly cleansed and kept
SO. and if your cellar is not hoored or
paved. it Is recommended to have 1t
strewed with lime. The premises IN
your occupancy will be examined in
this order has not been complied with
the law will be enforced against YOU
The law prescribes a fine of IS and a
| further sum of IS for every day you
shall fail to comply with this notice
Crusade Has Just Begun.
Health Officer Woodward's crusade for
cleanliness in Washington apparently has
only begun. He is not to stop with the
| lunchrooms. cafes. hotels, bakeries, ETC..
| but means to carry the fight for good
sanitation into the homes.
| The health officer made declaration
| to the foregoing effect this morning. 80
| encouraged rs he by the results attained
in his campaign against places where food
| Is kept and sold that he is planning for
a house to house canvass. The crusade
| will be conducted on similar lines to the
annual house cleaning inaugurated two
years ago at the instance OF Commissioner
| West. and which called for the cleaning
of back yards, cellars, etc, by the removal
of all accumulated rubbish, dirt, old pa
pers and the like.
| BY carrying his crusade into private
homes DR.. Woodward says he Is taking an
| important step toward the removal OF
causes for diseases. In connection with
| this campaign the health department Will
be assisted by the police department and
the street cleaning department.
For Annual Housecleaning.
The Commissioners have instructed DR..
| Woodward and the superintendent Of po-
| lice to proceed with the annual cleaning
up Of the District or "housecleaning," as
| it is called, and plans are under way
which, 1t is hoped by all interested. will
effective that the community has ever
| known. 1t is pointed out that both the
health and police departments have prof1t-
| ed by experience. and previous mistakes
will be avoided and the inspection work
strengthened where necessary.
| 1t is desired particularly to have every
| yard and cellar in the District visited by
representative Of one or the other OF the
two departments mentioned. and IL insani-
tary conditions are found, to see that they
are corrected. Accommodations of refuse
| must be removed, defective drainage cor
rected. and outhouses and stables put In
| such condition as the law requires. Fail
ure on the part of the responsible person
| to do this will necessarily result in prose-
cution In the Police Court.
Inspectors Busy Yesterday.
Notwithstanding yesterday was Sunday,
DR.. Woodward had a number of his in
spectors at work visiting small stores
and eating places. AS a result Inspector
Hoover recommended that a warrant be
issued for the arrest of a grOceryman
near I'd street and Maryland avenue
| southwest. Another grOceryman in that
neighborhood is to be arrested, charged
with violating the health regulation pre-
venting the sale. of unwholesome food.
Fourteen stores were found to be in
good condition and twenty-one others
were reported as being ''only fairly
good The latter will be kept under
observation.
For not properly cleaning his soda
water counter and receptacles and ice
cream ladies and spoons the proprietor
OF drug store in the northwest section
is to be arrested upon information fur
| nished by the health inspectors. AS a re-
suit of inspections made in various
stables two proprietors are to be ar
rested for violating the health regula-
lions.
Watching the Bakeries.
The bakeries are also being closely
scrutinized. In one barrel in which
lard was kept was found open yesterday
surrounded by flies. The ceilings were
covered with dust and cobweb. In one
case the stable was in close proximity
to the bake room.
DR. Woodward announced today that
two proprietors of lunchrooms have in
formed him they are unable to comply
with the health regulations and conse-
quently have closed their doors and gone
out Of business. These two places will
be closely watched to see that they are
not again opened for business unless put
in proper sanitary condition.
DR.. Woodward is giving attention to
cafes and lunchrooms in apartment
To Vacate Fish Wharf.
For falling to make certain improve
| ments In the interest Of sanitation at the
fish wharf, rented by him from the Dis
trict, w. W. Riley has been notified by
the Commissioners that he must yacate
the premises. The corporation counsel is
instructed to take the necessary legal pro-
ceedings in the matter.
This action by the Commissioners was
taken on the recommendation of the Dis
trict wharf commission. The latter urged
several months ago that Mr.. Riley be re-
quired to make the repairs and improve
ments before his lease for the next five
years be renewed.
Among the improvements suggested
were connections with the public sewer,
concrete flooring in all fish houses on the
wharf, land all other repairs in the yari-
our buildings on this wharf to make them
sanitary The commission estimated the
repairs would cost approximately $500.
The commission also recommended that
Mr. Riley cease storing manure on this
wharf property unless In proper recepta-
cles.
WOMAN THREATENS GLENN.
Georgia's Anti-Beauty Leader, Vic
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