The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-24
STATES HEALTH
EXPERTS Think
DANGER IS GRAVE

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proved unsatisfactory in other cities
This statement by Mr.. Boiling before
the board on Saturday had no small
influence in determining the action
taken. Mr. Boiling told the board that
hypochlorite of lime had failed to de-
stroy the typhoid germ when tested.
II think the City Engineer is con-
fusing the action of hypochlorite OF
lime on bacteria generally and on
colon bacill particularly" said Dr.
Freeman LAS a reducer OF the num-
Der of bacteria in water. hypochiorite
or lime has not proved superior TO all
other gcrmicides in other cities. but
IT has been sure death for the colon
bacilli."
Under the present working agree
ment between the Health Board and
the Administrative Board. there is a
superabundance OF red tape which i'm
pedes cooperation OF action. All Ques-
tons upon which both bodies have
Jurisdiction must he handled through
the president of the Board of Health
and the Administrative Board, and not
simply through the Chief Health ON
Ger. The HirschberE resolution is in
tended to cut this bond OF tape and
place tho Chief Health officer In
position to urge any necessary coop
GRAFTON in person before the Admins
trativc Board.
HirschberE Resolution.
The resolution, which was adopted
unanimously, reads:
That the clerk OF the board be in
Structed to write the Board of Health
requesting that body to rescnd it's ac-
ton of February 20, 1913. requiring all
requests for cooperation to be adj
al ba nf no
OF Health. and to allow Dr. r.. G. Levy,
the Chief Health Officer to appear be
fore the board in reference To the
water supply of the city OF Richmond"
The first action taken by the board
III the morning was to formally pass
and write into the minutes the rcSolu-
ton offered Saturday by Mr.. Hirsch-
berg, providing for the investigation
OF the typhoid situation and the water
supply by Or. j. NJ. Whitfield the city
Chemist. The paper was adopted with
out argument The letter written To
the Board of Health asking that per-
mission be given DIR. Levy To appear
before the Administrative Board in
person was the only constructive move
taken toward the installation of the
hypochloritc plant demanded by the
city ana State health authorities ex-
Ccpt for the passage Of the Whitfield
investigating resolution. What pro-
ercss If amy. the city Chemist has
made with his personal investigation
of the typhoid cases i'll the city is not
known
To state the attitude OF the Admin
istrative Board for the public's benefit.
the commissioners had Il committee to
draw up the following paper as the
official expression of the board:
The Isonrds Defense.
The Administrative BOARD deeply re-
srets that the citizens OF Richmond
have been so unnecessarily ala rmed
about the water. or excited To the be-
lief that typhoid fever in some cases
in the city is attributable to the water
supply. From all that we had before.
us there lis no definite information OF
any kind. nothing but "A mere suspicion
on the part OF the Chief Health Officer
that this alarm has been caused. The
board Is absolutely confident that the
water Is pure, MS the examination of