Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-09
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

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of Health, when the ordinance fix
ing the budget for the coming year
is revised. The health department
Is one of the most important branch
es in the city government. Last
year, with $4,000 to spend, 1t was
hardly able to carry on the work
necessary in a s@y of this size and
character. 1t is hardly likely,
therefore. that the board will be able
to make things meet with $1,000
less to spend during the coming
year. If any change is made there
should be $1,000 more.
These are days when cities are
giving more and more attention to
health departments. 1t was but a
few years ago that the Board Of
Health was merely q name. 1t has
been found, however, that by strict
iy enforcing the health code. city Is
able to make far greater progress
than when sanitary conditions are
ignored.
We have an instance of this in the
progress of New Brunswick. where
the population has increased but
5000 in ten years. The New Bruins
wick Times has traced the blame d.
rectly to the sanitary condition Of
the city and that paper has been do
ing a great work in rousing the peo-
pie in the county seat to remedy the
conditions that exist. .~ 500 ~
The city of Newark is admitted
to have one Of the best health de-
partments in the country. This Is
because the city pays a great deal
of attention to that branch of the
local government and nothing Is neg
lected to keep the city In first class
condition. The result is plainly evil
dent in the wonderful progress. there.
Newark today ranks among the lead
ing manufacturing cities of the
country and is still growing. It is.
interesting to note that~at the meet.
ing of the Board of Health in New
ark Tuesday night of this week.
Health officer David D. Chandler.
was highly commended for his
work, and his salary ~ofsS&s699, year
was increased to $4,000 a year. Mr..
Chandler is an experienced worker
in health and sanitary affairs and
he is keeping the city of Newark in
the front ranks in this regard. The
city feels 1t is more thanagetting it's.
moneys worth In paying this officer
$4,000 q year. Besides the health
officer there are, q chemist who re-
ceives $2,024 q year; q veterinarian
at s2,524 g year; bacteriologist at
$4,000 and an assistant bacteriolo-
gist at $1,000 a year, another as
slstant baeteriologist at 1854 a
sIstant apothecary $1,000. Besides
these officers, which includes the.
city dispensary, the health depart
ment has In Its charge the city hos
pitai, the superintendent of which
receives $4,000 q year; assistant su-
p~erintendent s1,524; bookkeeGer
$1,000: clerk at s1.0z0 and there
are numerous other minor officers.
Besides these, the city has a large
corps of inspectors who are continu-
ally going about the city seeing that
the laws and ordinances are strictly
obeyed.
1t is evident that Newark consi-
ders the health department OF its
city one of It's most important
branches. We believe that the al
dermen here fully realize the impor-
lance Of health department and that
1t will be properly cared for in due
time.
1t is to be regretted that since the
shake-up in the health board a
month or two ago there has not been
as much interest shown on the part
of the members as previously. The
city has suffered as a result. Let
us hope that a new leaf wiz be
turned over the first of the new year
and that the Board of Health win