Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-14
TO PROTECT. THE FOOD
That Exposed to Street Dust
Should Be Covered.
NEW REGULATIONS URGED
Commissioner Mcfarland Approves
the Recommendation.
MOVE IN INTEREST OF HEALTH
DR.. Woodward Gives Reasons Why
the Change Advocated Should Be
Adopted by the Authorities.
MOVE IN INTEREST OF HEALTI

Stricter regulations to prohibit the sale
Of food that is exposed to the dust and
dirt Of the street, unless 1t is properly
wrapped and covered, have been recon-
mended to the District Commissioners by
Health Officer Woodward. Commissioner
Mcfarland has approved the new regu-
lations and they will be submitted TO
the other Commissioners this afternoon.
Proposed Regulations.
Health Officer Woodward recommends
that the present regulations regarding
the sale of food from open stands be re-
placed by the following:
Section 90. No person shall expose for
sale on any public highway or in any I'M
Enclosed market. store. shop, stand or
stall, or upon any open lot, in the Dis
trlct or Columbia any meat, fish. plucked
poultry or game bird. dressed rabbit or
squirrel, butter. butterine. oleomargarine,
iaro. Iard compound or substitute, cheese
candy. cake, bread, dates, figs or any
food whatsoever Of a kind not common
~ washed, peeled, shelled or cooked be-
Iore being eaten unless the same be eff
Ictually and IN a Clearly manner wrap
ped or covered and inclosed, SO as to pro-
tect 1t from dust and insects.
NO person shall expose for sale in
any place aforesaid between April l and
October 81, inclusive. OF any year any
fresh meat or fresh Ash, unless said meat
or fish while thus exposed be kept at a
temperature not exceeding so degrees
Fahrenheit"
stricter Regulation Urged.
Urging the adoption of these new regu-
lations as a protection of the public
health. DR.. Woodward has written as fol-
lows to the Commissioners:
This recommendation is based upon the
| necessity for protecting foods while thus
| exposed in the open air from the dust and
dirt OF the street, which is made I'D to a
considerable extent of matter of the most
offensive character and which tends To
promote decomposition Observa lions
| made by the health department show the
necessity for compelling the adoption of
| such measures. as. with exceedingly few
| exceptions, they have not been voluntarily
adopted.
Two Methods Available.
There seems to be but two methods of
accomplishing the end now aimed at. one
is to absolutely forbid the sale of food
stuffs of the kinds to which this amend
ment relates. except in regularly estab-
lished markets and stores, the other is to
undertake to regulate the matter in the
manner set forth in the proposed amend
ment. 1t should be understood by all in
terested parties at the outset that unless
the amendment proposed accomplishes the
end desired II will be recommended that
absolute prohibition be placed upon the
exposure of such foodstuffs for sale in the
public streets and other places named
above.
Il respectfully recommend that this reg
ulation be submitted to the corporation
counsel for examination as to its validity
and as to the correctness nf its form. and
that IL he reports 1t as being valid and in
proper form 1t be duly promulgated by
the Commissioners"