The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
is WELL PLEASED
WITH SANITATION
DR.. J. j. Darlington Pays Com
pliment to City
HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS
His Trip Is for Special Purpose of Looks
ing After Sanitation of the
Tennessee COmpanysa
Employees
HERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS

| DR.. J. j. Darlington, chief health in
spector for the United States Steel cor
poration, who is in Birmingham to look
into the health conditions of the Ten
nessee companys employees was for nina
years president of the Board of Health
of New York city and is one of the
most prominent physicians in New York,
He is considered an authority on city
sanitation. and in speaking of Birming-
ham yesterday he paid the city many
compliments
He said that Birmingham seemed to be
wonderfully free from insanitary condi-
tons and stated that the officials could
make Birmingham most ideal city from
a sanitary standpoint.
DR. Darlington visited many points of
the greater city yesterday in company
with several Tennessee company officers,
and when requested for statement last
night said:
Il cannot make any statement in re-
gard to my work in Birmingham for
the company which 1 represent. 1 have
been instructed to come here by Judge
Ebert II. Gary of the corporation to look
into conditions surrounding the COM
panys men and it would not be courte-
Gus to say anything until my report to
him has been made. L shall be in Bir-
mingham again after returning to New
York and may be able then to give an
outline of the purpose of my visit here.
However, I do not hesitate to talk
of Birmingham as l am very much inter-
ested In all improvements in sanitation
am not a public man now, but for nine
years l was president of the board of
health for New York During that time
we solved many municipal problems re-
garding sanitation. AS matter of
course, to one of our profession there Is
something in work of that kind other
| than the monetary reward. 1t is natural
that I should be interested in sanitation
here as we'll as elsewhere.
Il think from what 1 have observed
that Birmingham is great city and can
be made perfectly healthy place. You
have wonderful advantages over other
cities and in addition have the youth so
very valuable. The improvements that
come later could we'll be made now and
| If made now while you are young will
| obviate many mistakes and will in every
way be beneficial"
II am very much interested in dairy
work. continued DR.. Darlington What
system have yau for the inspection of
dairies?' he asked
When he was informed that Mr.. Dun
can was in charge of this work and
awards certificates and prizes for tho
best-kept diaries Dr. Darlington was en-
thusiastic
| THAT is fine" he exclaimed The
diaries are extremely important and that
prize feature is certainly attractive.
am glad of this. l shall pay visit to tho
office of Mr. Duncan and secure some
information about his plans. The proper
| inspection of the source of supply of
milk that is given our young cannot be
too stringent and too carefully guarded.
l am glad to find that Birmingham has
| taken such fine view of this work."
| Dr. Darlington asked many questions
in regard to various methods employed
here in the sanitation of Birmingham
and seemed to be extremely we'll pleased
with the methods. He will be here for
several days carefully looking into local
conditions, paying more attention to the
Tennessee company employees than to
the city in general. But as DR.. Darling
ton Is so very much interested in NUM-
cipal work he will probably look into all
the plans carried out by this city in keep
ing the health of Birmingham generally
good.
He was the guest at dinner last night
of Frank II. Crockard vice president
and general manager of the Tennessee
company, at the Country club where he
was presented to many prominent local
people.