The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-20
RESIDENCE YARDS
TO Be INSPECTED
Health Officer Woodward
Widens Scope of His
Crusade.

Encouraged by the results attained IN
the campaign for cleanliness in the no
tells. lunch rooms, cafes. and restau-
rants Of Washington. Health Officer
w. c Woodward will carry the crusade
into the homes OF every citizen OF the
District Of Columbia.
BY arrangement with the Police De
partment. al inspection will be made OF
every cellar and back yard In the Dis
trict- Accommodations Of refuse must be
removed. Failure 10 DO so will result.
according 20 the Health officer. In
prosecutions IN the Police Court.
1T is very gratifying said DR.. Wood
ward today. ito observe the cordial
and unanimous support that the com
munity is giving to the efforts OF the
Health Department to bring about
higher ideals Of cleanliness in our eat
ing houses. hotels bakeries, and other
similar places. It is TO be hoped that
the Police and the Health Departments
will receive equally hearty and univer-
sal support in the efforts that they are
about to make 20 obtain greater cleanli-
ness throughout the city generally
Giving Annual Cleaning.
The Commissioners have already in
!
perintendent Of Police to proceed with
, the annual cleaning up Of the District,
and plans are now under way which.
it is hoped, will make the present house
cleaning the most effective that the
community has ever received. Both
departments have. prohted by past ex-
perience. and previous mistakes will be
avoided and the inspection work
strengthened where necessary.
1t IS desired particularly 70 have every
yard and cellar in the District OF CO.
1 lumbia visited by a representative u
one department or the other. and if
| unsanitary conditions are found, to see
that they are corrected Accommodations
of refuse must be removed and dsfec-
tive drainage corrected. Failure on the
part OF the responsible person TO do this
will necessarily result In prosecution in
! the Police Court. 1t is confidently ex-
pected, however. that the public spirit
of our citizens will be suficient TO
lead them TO cooperate with the Com
missioners and with the police and
health departments in the work that
they are about TO undertake, so that
no prosecutions will be necessary"
Expects Public Support.
DR.. woodward added that having re-
ceived the support Of citizens generally
in the campaign against the eating
places. he felt assured Of their eo-opera-
ton in cleaning up the cellars and back
yards.
Although yesterday was Sunday there
was no cessation in the work of the
Health Department. AS the result o.
| the inspection of grocery stores AMI
provision stores between Maryland ave
nue. and NJ, and Second and F'our-and-
/ a-haf streets yesterday. Inspector W.
II. II. Hoover recommended that war
rants be issued in the case of a grocery
nan whose store. it was said, vas
round to be unclean, and for another
who is charged with a violation of the
| ordinance 70 prevent the sale Of un-
| wholesome food
Fourteen stores were found to be in
good sanitary condition and twenty
one were repoTteH as fair.
Warrant for Restauranteur.
Request for a warrant against Harry
! S. Haight was made today in the Po-
/ lice Court on a charge by Inspectors
Norris and Stoy. of the Health De-
partment. charging him with conduct
ing a lunchroom at 1Ol2 Z street north
west, without having the food served
there properly screened.
The three warrants which were issued
/ Saturday were sworn to today and yyiIl
/ be served later by police in whose pre-
cincts the parties reside. No returns up
TO late today were made in the Police
Court AND the question as to whether
or not prosecutions will carry the full
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