The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-07-21
BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS.
CONSIDERED LETTER FROM
CITY COUNCIL AS TO
HEALTH OFFICER.
Diligence Request cd In Maintaining
Sanitary tlatiOns--Invcstiga
ton OF Tuberculosis and Splitting on
Side Walks-Unused Wells Must be
Filled.


From The Daily Item. July IT.
A special meeting Of the City
Board OF Health was held at 6 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at City Council
chamber. Present: Dr., E. S. Booth.
president; DIR. F. X. Holman, Mr.. r.
x. Wilder, Mr.. Isaac Schwartz. ABB
sent: DR.. e. r. Wilson, President
Booth stated that he had called this
saeeting for the purpose OF placing
before the board for It's on3ideration
and disposal letter of Importance
from the City Council in reference 10
the Health officer, with statements
therein intimating that he had been
more or less neglecting his duty. He
then had the Secretary to read the.
following letter:
DIR. E. s. Booth, Chairman Board of
Health:
Dear Sir:--At Council meeting last
night the Chairman of the Police and
Sanitary Committee made inquiry
concerning the Health officer and his
absence from duty and non-per-
nance thereof. He declared that the
city needs the continuous active SER
vice of an officer in the enforcement
of the sanitary laws Of the city.
There was some discussion of the
matter which resulted In the adoption
OF resolution asking your board to
secure an officer who will be diligent
and faithful to duty. and who win
devote his entire time to his office
and not engage in any other work.
VERY respectfully,
c. M. HURST. Clerk"
In reply to this communication the
following letter was sent to Mr..
Hurst az Clerk Of Council to be sub
mitted to Council at Its next meeting:
Sumter. 8. c.. July 1s. 1909.
Mr.. G. n. Hurst. Clerk:
Dear Sir:-Replyinls to yours of the
18th we would respectfully state for
the Information of the City Council
that the Health Off,cer Of the city of
Sumter was absent from his duty
taking his ten day vacation and ten
day sick leave Of absence by the con-
sent Of the Board Of Health, and dur
ing his absence the President Of the
Board Of Health requ ested the detail
of Police Ofiicer. and by the consen,
OF the Chairman Of the Police and
Sanitary Committee OF the City Coun-
eli. Oficers J. X. Bradford and Henry
q. McKasen were detailed as health
officers and very efficiently performed
the duty Of health ofiicer during the
absence Of the regular Health offlcer
AS to that part Of your communlca-
tion In reference to the Resolution
asking the Board of Health to secure
a Health Off,cer who will be dilisent
and faithful to duty, this board feels
that ordinarily It has a very eficient
and particularly intelligent Health Of
ficer. and Immediately on it's arriving
ar the conclusion that the board IL
not getting reasonable service from
the present Health Ohicer 1t win Ger
tainly consider the securing of an.
other.
Yours very truly,
By e. 8. BOOTH,
President Board of Health.
The Health Ofihcer was admonished
to be particularly diligent in the
maintaining of sanitary regulations rs
much as possible during the present
extremely warm weather, and to
carefully inspect all meats, fish and
other food. ard to notify all meat
markets. butchers and dealers in fish
to be careful OF the quality Of meat
and fish which they offer during the
warm weather and to notify the deal
ers In fresh meats to be careful in
bringing into the city all fresh meats,
having the same wrapped in clean
nna sanitary covering. and brought
IN vehicles which are likewise clean
ana sanitary; that all meats during
transportation from slaughter pens
and shipping points must be protect.
cd with such wrapping from flies and
dust. and unless these requirements
no complied with the board will for
bid the sale OF said meats in Sumter