The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-12
4 SANITARY
URGED
tant Meeting of Life In
nee Presidents Occurs
in New York City.
/ OF 32 AMERICAN
CITIES is REPORTED
erful Improvement Over
|yious Years Shown in
Southern States.

Y YORK. June 1.-THE results OF
!. Investigation into the sanitary
1r OF thIrty-two American cities
. '.n IN a report made 10 the Asso-
: Ia Life Insurance Presidents at
I.,nr here today. The fnvestiga-
4. made by Hiram ]. Messenger,
Il Of Hartford. Conn. The report
considered by the life insurance
~ in co1nectIon with their cam
cr life conservation. Conditions
~eStIgatsd in the following cities:
/ ]I,rr. Roaoske. Knoxville. Chntta-
NASHVILLE, Louisville. Cincinnati,
IoojIs, Bloominston, Springfield. st.
Wemphis. Little Rock, F'cksburg.
Irleans. Mobile. Montgomery, Bir-
&on, Atlanta. Macon; JacksonViiie'
r,stine. Savannah, Charleston, Au-
4 .ciumbia, Charlotte. Danville.
I'D. Baltimore. New York and
|. swer and Water Systems.
<eport states that on the average
y per cent of the !nhe bitants OF
III 30, 900 and over use the public
A1rsfems and that only so per cont
: houses connected with sewer sys-
H#HefAs continues tHe !epc't - ~
said that IL is possible TO find
tiles In the country that have
Millions OF dollars for sewers and
Ionding the city water systems.
IL from a quarter TO more than half
Inhabitants live in houses that
connected with the sewer. and
|taf mum Der OF such cases the Situ-
closet with no sewer connec-
Id nearby we'll furnishing sur
Mter and constant danger of con-
Lon. and II cannot be said that
Ire entirely in the new sections OF
ling city where sewer and water
have not been extended. a large
p on these cases arc on streets that
ten severed and have been fur
With water mains. and frequently
0idest and most thickly populated
N the city"
Iarked Improvement Shown.
trer. the report states the evil
61owed that everywhere. particu-
Hrough the southern states. there
m a most wonderful improvement
keneral sanitary conditions during
I ten or twenty years.
Vas found that as a rule most OF
les visited had n fairly good sup
EIty water" states the report. I'm
|k II was bad. and In many cases
b most excellent In probably a
~ the cities visited new water
b had been constructed within the
ID years. with an elaborate and
he whole very satisfactory sys-
filtratlon-usually accompanied by
niation and publication by alum.
"a some other chemical method;
nearly every one OF these cases
<lries ten years ago We're taking
water direct from some large,
tcted river and drinking II just as
B from the river.
decrease in the amount OF sick
nd number Of deaths from typhoid
IS the result Of these recently con-
d water systems has been very
|ble. The method Of purifying
I by chemical treatment IS more
b In the south than In the north.
usual method IN the north is
the protection Of the source OF
n This method was adequate in
cases twenty years ago, but the
|ncrease in our population and the
multiplication of manufacturing
5upply by simply protecting the
very difficult. and ii is a diff
Fhich is rapidly increasing from
year. so that II Is only a Ques-
time when other methods must
|oted, except where n city is for
enough 10 have an unlimited sup
artesian water.
Disposition of Garbage.
Fegard 10 the disposal OF garbage.
0ns in most cities were unsatis-
= The most sanitary way OF dis
OF garbage Is probably TO burn it.
nalf dozen OF the cities investi-
nhd incineration plants and as
|ese plants were working in rea-
satisfactory manner-and II they
not II was generally because the
u collecting the garbage for burn
IS subject to political influences
n1avorable results.
ne great majority OF cases the gar
pumped on vacant lots, frequently
tne city limits, and sometimes not
om the heart OF The city, Ordi-
Tor inspection OF milk, meats and
ME provisions were quite general
4 iE clear that they are being en-
VIII Increasing effectiveness every
PIT successful work OF this kind de-
mainly upon three things: Free
[Qm political control, a competent
@rucuidrly n courageous board of
and strong public opinion In ia
'tnorough enforcement of the work.
fed with the situation ten years
ere is room for much congratula-
2et " is equally true that there Is
}om for much improvement.
large city In the south one OF the
puolic markets was visited and the
pms were simply revolving. Great
YES OF meat, vegetables and more
oser,rlpe fruit were displayed In
~ market extending for two blocks,
Kind OF protection for the perish
|PFlsions. Never wcra such swarms
seen before
9pe case a big piece of meat was
7'sn WITH Tiles that II was really
20 make out what II was. For
movement is on foot TO have
+'het done away with. All public
VI ,ne Kind ought TO be abolished,
'possloie to maintain sanitary con-
es long as such things exist. On
9r nand. In the city OF Montgom-
- - tnere was evidence of quite sat
~ enforcemcnt OF the ordinances
e'hhs meats and perishable pro-
screening OF provisions displaved
m,arkets is a comparatively recent
~ ~ Is OF special Importance
~ nc south. where tho heated term
- longer and the fly pest much
|-isitus, put although there are only
|<'les IN the country where al pres,
<91 ordinances are thoroughly en-
we WORK is rapidly extending and
eyuires proper education Sf the
nnu proper expression OF public
oring about a thorough en-
|Fnl OF ordinances in regard TO this
dn practically every city In the
>*'thin ten years."
municipal Sanitary Clubs.
orRanization should be formed in
throughout the whole country
4nmber Of intelligent. substantial
nential men with practical COM
nse. Interested in all work TO i'm
'<us sanitary condition OF all Of our
~ having enough technical knowl-
tnooeTn sanitary science TO know
uve Importance of things. what
nc zone and how to do IT," SAWS
orE ~ Is possible 10 form such
anlzalion In every city In the
va sort OF a league OF municipnl
~ 'tups) and II they could only
backing and general direction
really powerful and infiuentjal
- would De no doubt OF the re-