The Cairo bulletin., 1912-06-27

weather appfoacH6u anu unc NotSi
drained from the city. The Execu-.
tive Committee who had direct
charge OF the management of the
flooded districts, with the city au-
thorities, consider this matter of
health of sufficient Importance TO
invite the physicians Of the city to
attend a conference, with the view
Of ascertaining, so far as 1t was pos
sible to do SO, Just what the proba-
Bile outcome of the high water would
be, so far as the health of the peo-
pie is concerned 1t looked as though
the water used for family purposes
night in some way become contain
mated and produce an epidemic of
sickness, and the representatives of
The city were anxious to know what
he probable outcome might be, A
very generally attended and salts
factory conference was neld with the
physicians of the city and those
gentlemen, after having made some
suggestions verbally, prepared a
written report. which is now on file
II the clerks office. The report
reads as follows
Cairo, Illinois, April 14th, 1912.
To the Alexander County Medical
Society:
Gentlemen
We, your committee. appointed to
investigate the sanitary conditions
of the City of Cairo, submit the fol-
lowing recommendation for your
consideration:
/. There Is no contamination of
the city water supply from the city
ewerage nor from sipe water. But
in order to keep check on it and
Until conditions become normal, we
recommend that the Chairman of
the City Board of Health submit a
sample of the city water to the
state Bacteriologist once a week
g We recommend that all els
tern water be boiled,
3. We recommend the oiling of
Ill stagnant bodies and pools of
water and limeing OF manholcs of
closed sewers.
4. We recommend the oiling and
imeing of priyy vaults and the free
use OF lime in cellars, Easements and
I'LL dark unventilated places.
5. We urge the burning of all
| garbage so far as practicable
6. At The earliest possible date
after the waters recede all premises
lhould be thoroughly cleaned and all
| manure piles removed or securely
| 'overed to guard against the breed
ng of flies-our deadliest enemies
Respectfully submitted,
... ]. T. Walsh,
]. J. Rendleman,
Samuel Dodds,
Committee
The assurances from the doctors OF
The city that there appeared to be
no occasion for alarm were received
with a great deal of satisfaction and
| the precautionary measures, which
were suggested should receive tbs
attention of the city officials, have
| been followed, SO far as it has been
possible to do so. However, | would
urge upon the city officials the i'm
| portance of following up the recon-
mendations in regard to keeping tbs
city as clean as possible, disposine
Of all garbage and trash Of every
| character, and make liberal use oil
lime, This work is too great for the
| city officials alone to handle success
fully and the people generally ought
to cooperate with the city author
ties, and / am sure they will do 50
| in their efforts to clean up the cit,
and prevent the spread of disease.
During the past year an ordi
nance was adopted, providing foi
the connection of house with thu
beverage system wherever sewers
have been CONSTRUCTED, and it IL
important for the public to recog
nize the necessity of meeting til,
provisions of this ordinance. Thu
terms of it give the people liberia
time in which to change their sew
rage arrangements and | have Tea
son to believe that when the tim
expires in which provision is mad
for the connection of private home
!, and public institutions of ever.
kind with the sewerage system, tina
, the provisions of the ordinance will
!, ne complied with very generally.
: In my message of last year ! call
ed the attention of the city authori
ties to the necessity of guardin
, against the sale of impure foods an
| this matter was taken up by tn
merchants and the members of tn
6 Woman's Club, with the result tina
p an ordinance was adopted whic