The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-02-08
Better Sanitation for School
Buildings.
HEAL TAOFF|CER MAKES REPORT
Present Conditions Will be
Remedied.
Cooperation of the Board of Educa-
ton will be Asked i'm Bettering the
Sanitary Conditions I'm all School
Buildings.

MANY matters OF quite sensational
nature. relating to the sanitary con-
ditions In aMrion's public schools were
Drought to light at a regular meeting
OF the board of health, held in the
office OF DR.. c. T. Wiant, on South
state street, Monday afternoon, when
ADDISON Balm, the newly elected
health officer, reported his findings
after visiting the various school build
lngs. The health officer was author
lzed at the meeting to meet with the
board of education in an er.ort to have
his recommendations enforced.
That the sinks in many of the
buildings are not well cleaned. and
in many instances have never been
cleaned at all, and that ink and filthy
water Is allowed to be about the
drinking places of the children is the
statement of the health officer. The
officer further refers to the drinking
cups used at the various buildings.
where the children all drink from the
same receptacles. Disease Is rapidly
spread in this manner and the Of
flcer suggests that some means be ar
ranged in order that the children may
not be compelled to drink from the
cups, which other children have used
who are infected with disease. In
many cases ii is shown that the
children drink from buckets of water
and for want of any piace to throw
the refuse they pour 1t again into the
buckets and this water is again used
by other children.
In the easements the conditions are
quite unsanitary in many cases. Prop.
er care is not used in seeing that de.
cayed matter is removed. Further
than this little or no care is taken
with regard to the care of children
who are exposed to a contagious dis
ease in the schools
The officer also deplores the lack
of fire extinguishers and the ignorance
of Janitors concerning them.
Many matters relating to the con-
ditions were referred to at the meet
ing, and the eyes of the members OF
the board were opened to a realiza-
tion of the real conditions in the
the local buildings. No effort will be
spared to remedy the. condition, and
the members of the board of educa-
tion will be asked to take action at
once.
trimmings OF Tile OUlccr.
Silver street building--Found only'I
three fire extinguishers. Hose was in
bad shape and was flat. The janltor
had never used the extinguisher. Dirty |
and rusty tin cups were in each sink |
where the children wash and drink. |
In one bottle of violet ink had just |
been emptied, running in and among |
the tin cups. On another floor one
tin cup only could be found, and that |
one lying in the sink. Fire escape |
doors all unlocked but one was swelled |
so tightly that a pupil could not force
1t open. Floors oiled last in June,
1909.
At Oak street building-All base
ment screens fast. Door of engine |
room open and the machinery and
running belt unprotected from the
in play room. Found the
janitor sweeping a perfectly dry floor
Of play room and dust almost sitting |
In hall and play room. Drinking cups
In sink, where children wash and
drink had been ussd since last Sep
tember l. Not one fire extinguisher
In the building.
Forest Lawn buildlng-Found tin
cups In filthy dirty sinks, on all floors
Only two fire extinguishers. Both set
ting on floor. Hose crowded against
the wall till perfectly flat at bend and
yulcanized hard. Janitor had never
used the extinguisher.
Greenwood building-Rusty cups In
sinks. Three fire extinguishers. Been
every two years. Wood
'loors oiled last June. Directions for
using apparatus on one floor. PlayI
rooms very dirty. Janitor said he
swept them once every week. One
Exit from girls basement room, but
none from the boys. Floor Of girls
,loset very dirty and toilet paper hold
,r ciogged and out OF order. Gas met
II well protected from children. A
we'll lighted and well ventilated play
'oom at northeast corner OF building
'losed and locked on account of reg
llating apparatus not being boxed or
n some way protected from the child
ZEN. Found closet on second floor
Iosed, caused by defective plumbing.