The Greeley tribune., 1912-03-28
CITY PHYSICIAN
SOUNDS WARNING

every TeSloSul oA
printed in full for the careful con
sideration of parents and all inter
ested in the good health OF tn
community:
The health department or CIT.
is intended to penent ana protec
every citizen. Its function is not u
work independently and make ant
enforce arbitrary rules. but 10 ac
with the complete cooperation o
the people for the well-eeing OF th'
whole citizenship. Lacking soci
co-operation, no health board car
accomplish anything; Win II al
most any city can be tEAnstoE Res
into a clean and wholesome d~es
ling place.
The concerns OF Personal hy
| siene are tending TO become identl
cal with the problems OF pubic ny
| giene The welfare OF the group ls
determined by that of the indivio'
uals composing it. Thus il is pri-
marily the function of public sans-
tory effort to provide for the conf
munity as a whole. condition u
environment as favorable for health
anu COu1lOIl do thS AAAoS~
member of that community would
choose for himself.
Spring Cleaning
The spring sunshine is begin
nine to invite everybody to be out
of doors and this has always been
the signal for the spring cleaning.
house cleaning. back lot and alley.
chicken house, stables and all
places where refuse has been col
lecting. will receive the attention OF
all careful citizens. The street
cleaning department of our city Will
come and take away any rubbish II
you have 1t placed outside your
curb or in the alley. Notify the
city marshal that you want the rub
bish wagon.
Surface Prtvies
Attention is called to the city
ordinance which requires all sur
face privies within the city Ito bs
cleaned once y month. The health
department will permit NO negie:'
ef this duty.
This is the very best time OF the
year for the campaign OF Fly swat
ting to begin. 1t should be re
membered that over 80 per cent ol
house flies are Matched in horse
manure. II there were no manure
piles, the fly would have no breed
ing place. Have manure piles pro
tected by screens or, have the ma
nure hauled away or scattered ou'
over the ground every few days. I
you are not afraid OF flies. they
think of a lot of your neighbour
who are afraid OF them. All reli
able authority today says positivel.
that house flies are dangerou
menace to health.
Unprotected garbage furnishe
the feeding place for IS per cent o
flies The plan now being recon
mended in many cities Is to drai
all garbage of water and wrap 1t Il
old newspapers, then place thi
package in the garbage can or l.
old gunny sacks until otherwise dis
posed of. This will prevent mos
Of the foul odor of decomposin
garbage. 1t will also keep out tn
fies. This method is merely rex
commended where there Is no othe
Immediate method of disposing {
! the garbage from the kitchen.
Dust
Spring cleaning always involve
the beating of carpets. Probabl
: no form of dust is 80 likely to carr
the germs of disease as house du
or the dust from carpets. The ca
pets and rugs have been receivir
daily contributions from shoes
' all who come in from the street
Occasionally there are carpe
which have been receiving int
their meshes some OF the expector
L ton that was intended for Il
J: spittoon At. their best. carpe
= must always be dust catchers. whi
u at their worst they are abomin
especially to that of little childr,
8 who must play upon the floor Pr
l- tect the nose from dust by means
Y piece of gauze tied over the no
while sweeping or beating the ca
u pets. The vacuum cleaner for ca
r pets is to be commended, but it
le also a good thing to have all cs
y pets and rugs taken up occasiona
duo oPi eau OuI Ill Luo sui.
Id Expectoratin&
rs To expectorate upon the pa,
F. ment, or on the floor of any pub
ly place, ia filthy act. No one "
TO do it who has any regard for t
health or the feelings of his neit
Dor.
II Ventilation
Fresh air does no harm to
friends; 1t is always injurious
its enemies" 1t is a significant l
hv son of nature, that she has S
rounded man with such an abu,
ance of the element which is m
essential to his life. No kno
W. machine system" of ventilat
NJ can ever supply the quality 8
~. ~ quantity of air that nature intent
man to enjoy. Windows that ,
N be easily opened will admit fr
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