The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-01-26

as you wiz see b. tie following re-
port:
The health department has never
received such encouragement as has
been received under our present al.
ministration. The present mayor
and last council have in every way
responded to the requests from th-
board of health. ami You can see the
results. For the last six months there
has never failed to be present q
quorum at any meeting of the board
of health: Notwithstanding. they re
ceive no salary for their services, and
your mayor has never missed being
present meeting OF this board dui-
ing the year. This is remarkable
considering the fact that heretofore
II was with great difficulty a quorum
could be had in this board. This
Interest is due 20 the encouragement;
received from the mayor and sancr-
al council. These members. as y,L
know. are appointed by yonr body
for the protection and safeguarding
OF the health OF your city, AMI are
representative men.
| appeal to YOU to give tlcm con-
sideration in your dealing with any
health measure that may come upon
you.
The recent epidemic OF dipther.a
and scarlet fever is an illustration OF
the value OF this department to your
Let - fbaf ~ - :.
they in ten days, completely STAMPED
out these dreadful diseases. saving
many of your little ones lives, as IL
was the most fatal form of dipthcrla
known in the history of the city, fifty
per cent dying from II. They dealt
as successfully with smallpox. having
received three cases of infection.
from Cairo and Barlow, and by their
efforts preventing any spreading of
the disease. There is not a single
case of smallpox In the city, and bu-
one case OF diptheria and two Of
scarlet fever.
You are requested to help solve
the problem that is presented to the
board of health in the recent demand
of the War Department preventing
the disposal of dead animals by
throwing them in the Ohio river, or
any other running stream. No con-
tract can be made with parties t.
dispose OF these dead animals, ex-
cept by burning them. which will
Inecessitate an increased expense.
Sewerage Connection District No. 4.
II has been necessary for the pro-
lection of yo1r citizens to work a
hardship on many in No. District
by compelling them to connect with
the sewer. Notwithstanding thes
have had ten years to make these
connections; more than half in the
beginning OF the summer had not
compiled with the ordinance enforc-
linz Immediate connection. The
property owners have responded very
readily 10 the demand from the
health department enforcing this
Ordinance.
Drainage.
This important question will per-
ndDS Dt pttSthetu W sOui bouSf tic-
quently. during the year. as the
board OF health is not satisfied with
the conditions and drainage in Cross
Creek. or Bradshaw Creek. and other
pools in the city, unsanitary. The
streets and concrete cutters built
during the year have been a great
Improvement to the drainage Of the
lefty.
| Weeds.
owing to the difficulty in the past.
1.-THE board of health has had, in COM
pell'ng owners OF property to Gu,
their weeds. L Is necessary to have
Ian ordinance that will enable the
heath department. to get results
from their effort to keep the town in
sanitary condition. as It is the opin.
lion of the board OF health that rank
weeds are source OF unsanitary con
dltion producing diseases.
Oili,ig tue streets.
II II is possible the coming yea [,
linaugurate system of oiling the
streets. much good will result BY
keeping the dust down, which is a
source OF many diseases. and ii is
the unanimous opinion of the board
lct health that It would be sanitaf,
measure.
Health.
l Your city no longer can be pointed
l,o, as an unhealthy .cca;it,. as shown
lN the mortuary report of 1905
! Which Ii as 'osipws:
! On an estimated population of
/ 40 600. our percentage of death rate
| from the total number of deaths,
| which is s75, gives a percentage o.
l|16 0iI ii2I md |101|lR1I