The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-27

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street, Reus street from Garden 20
Gregory street, Ninth avenue from In
tendencia to Gregory street, and
Spring street from Gregory to Con
zalez street. On these streets that
the road has not been built the
necessary surveys have been made
and are ready to build the roads as
soon as the appropriations are made
for same Also furnished such other
informations and plans, ETC., as asked
for by the mayor and board OF public
works.
Board Of Health.
The city health officer reports that
there were 73, 622 inspections made by
the sanitary inspectors during the
year, Of which 1891 were in sani
tary and 5,631 in an unsanitary condi-
ton.
The amount of fresh provisions and
meat condemned during the year was
as follows: Beef 1881 pounds;
mutton 1916 pounds; veal 1901
pounds; sausage 1889 pounds; pork
2.79S pounds; liver 993 pounds; ham
S6S pounds; beans $50 pounds; fish 1872
pounds; apples 240 pounds; potatoes
$50 pounds; cheese 40 pounds; tripe
20 pounds; chittlings 10 pounds;
tongue 9 pounds; cabbage so pounds;
chicken 40 pounds; spare ribs 10
pounds. Making a total of 21,66S, be-
sides II 12 pounds Of oysters and 4
punches of bananas.
321 inspections of dairies were
made during the past year and 206
specimens of milk we're examined,
304 diaries being in a sanitary and II
in an unsanitaTy condition, and all
specimens of milk good.
10 gallons Of oil was used for OIL
inc fff1h rn Twe al -
454 calls made on the INDECENT sick;
209 Office consultations; 100 police
station calls; hospital beds used in
days 526; 135 loads OF garbage were
removed from alleys and vacant lots.
The following cases OF infectious
diseases were reported: Diphtheria
II; varioloid >. and scarlet fever 10.
I respectfully recommend that the
city purchase for the health depart
ment tank oil wagon to be used in
oiling the breeding places of mos
quftoes. If this is done it will save
great deal of time as this work is
now done by the inspectors on foot
and it is impossible to cover the ter
ritory as often as it should be and
attend to their regular inspections at
the same time. It would be economy
for the city to make this purchase.
The present method Of disposing Of
garbage should be changed as the
present place is too near the city and
it should be burned more thoroughly
than at present Isdo not think that
the city's financial condition will JUS
tify a crematory at this time but q
bricked up cave in the side Of one Of
the hills near the city would answer
for the present and the cost would be
small.
The city is in great need Of a
charity hospital and this need is
growing daily. I believe that IL the
city of Pensacola and the county Of
Escambia would obligate themselves
to maintain such an Institution that
there are enough charitable men and
women in Pensacola to build and
equip the hospital and turn it over to
the city and county to maintain.
would therefore recommend that this
matter receive the attention from your
honorable body that IL deserves.
The fly ordinance that is now on
third reading will greatly reduce the
breeding of flies and the spread Of
disease if 1t is rigidly enforced. The
health department is now experiment.
ing with a soluble refined pine oil for
the prevention of the breeding Of
flies and if it proves satisfactory it
should be adopted and used continu-
ously. &C.
Our city iscene of the heaIthiest
cities in the Uhited States and there
is no reason why it should not become
the healthiest with our natural drain
age; and as the sanitary sewer system
is now completed the property own
ers should be compelled to connect
with same as rapidly as it is possible
for the work to be done. This itself
will greatly reduce the breeding of
flies. which are the most common
carriers of infectious and contdsioTs
diseases.