Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-03-10
I'D TO THE COUNCIL.

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but fortunately no EPIDEMIC and re /
nsrkably few deaths. This low .
death rate is no doubt attributable /
10 the skill and efficiency OF the To- I
al physicians. who are equal to any /
other class Of men in the state. pro
f=ssionally and personally.
We are told by scientists and {
must believe it that fever is the re
suit OF bad sanitation. In other
words, there would be no fever OF
any kind here If this were an abso I
,utely clean town. Your pr misses
may be clean. and you may observe
every law OF health and correct san +
+ itstion. but your next door neighbor
nay have a cesspool of diseaae in
+ nis house or yard. 1t is this care
/ less. cnminally careless. neighbor
that must 20. or remove the nui-
+ sances.
The town enjoys the reputation Of
. 3 ing one Of the healthiest il the
safe. Natural drainage is so per
feet that until the population began
. 10 grow, and new people began com
ing In. bringing disease germs. there
was rarely seen anything worse than
tie old fashioned so-calied "chills
aad fever" With constantly in
-reasing travel. growing population.
anc different modes OF living. VII
iamsburg no longer enjoys that i'm
nunity from disease that character
iz-d II twenty years ago. With
growth and progress come also the
diseases that the flesh is heir 10.
That we are sull a healthful commu-
nifty, with as low a death rate as any
city in the country. IS due. not 70
anything We have done. but 10 what
nature has provided uuder an all
wise Providence.
AS stated elsewhere, we have no
fever OF contagious diseases of any
kind. But We are aoout 10 enter
upon another summer, and We wan
10 put ourselves in such condition
mat there will be the minimum oil
disease.
We can be immune from disease.
Of local origin only by being clear
and observing the laws Of sanitation
There IS out one BODY OF mer
clothed with authority TO make Wi
Esmsburg z clean town. ana that j.
the City Council. II We have
= filthy, disease breeding community
= the Council surely does not want Il
Z oe responsible for il. The Civi
: League may talk I'LL doomsdaY an,
: citizens meetings may resOlute
Z their anxious neads of. and withoU
< action on the part OF the Council
x no hing would DC Cone 10 make thi
< a clean. sanitary town. Except for
& small outlay for the purchase OF
& suitable vehicle. the cleaning OF IN
< town could DC started without an
. cost and would DC self-supporting
. The Gaz-tte long ago suggeste
tae only method that wn prove e.
fectiye 10 keeping the town clea
and sanitary. That can be accom-
plishsd DY creating 4 street cleanin
department. the duties OF whic
shall also DC the cleaning as often {
necessary the yards Of our citizen
oy removing and burning the refusi
The ordinance should compel II
keeping OF covered Tecepacles f
vase matter in every yard. and Il
placing Of such material 10 the
receDtscles. II would require abo
lao weeks 70 visit every one of Il
approximately $50 occupied prem
ses 10 the town. and this could
done win The present force ind
the direction OF the sergeant. +
mis- service. a small fee. say fit
cents. should De charged. and q
lected from the occupant OF 4