Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-05-09
REPORT OF CITY HEALTH OFFICER

To the HOnOrdbie board OI Aldermen. Tom o,
Macon, .SfrS.
have the honor to hereby submit my
report for the months of March and
April.
| have during the past two months
nade a sanitary inspection of the town
md find a great many conditions exist
G which are detrimental to the health
IF the town. Some Of these conditions
an be corrected and some cannot with
1t an adequate sewerage system, but
c nditions car be improved by better
drainage.
| find some of the bitches along some
# the principal streets not properly
aimed, some of this being due to the
ord construction. In a great many
.Iaces the bitches are too deep at one
,lace and too shallow at another, thus
creating a basin in which the water is
retained. The tile passing through the
horse blocks or concrete extensions of
the walks in front of residences for
c convenience in mounting horses and
getting into vehicles is in a great many
instances too small and located too high
above the bottom of the bitches to af-
ford good drainage. Some of the
bitches running through private prop
erty which carry off waste from houses
are not properly cleaned and opened,
thus producing "A condition detrimental
to the health of the community in which
it is located. This condition is aggra-
waited because Of the overflow pipes
from cess pools which empty into them,
which renders them very foul. AS to
how this is to be corrected is hard to
as the overflow from these
cess pools must go somewhere and there
S no other place for it except the open
litches.
| wish to call especial attention to the
running in The real of the mayors
and the Hotel Macon. 1t begins
IS an open ditch in the rear of Mr.. w.
:. Aliens residence and terminates in
he creek just below negro town in the
ear of the old Jail. This ditch is as foul
md ~unsanitary as it is possible for an
pen ditch to be This is caused by the
'ver1ow pipes from the cess pools
ong its course. and this is the only
for these overflow pipes. This
casts a reflection on the town and
IS fearful odor makes a lasting impress
ion on every transient that visits Ma
and they leave talking about the
lnsanitary condition of the town, which
must be very injurious to US. At times
his odor is so foul that it is a source of
-reat discomfort to the occupants of
ONE of the rea rooms in the hotel,
nd have been told that on damp and
misty evenings it has been necessary
or some of the guests to request other
ooms because of this odor. This ditch
the principal public section of
he town and effects the general public
more than any other unsanitary condi-
in the town, and | think that any
Measure necessary to co rect this is
istitiable, and the only way that sug-
.ests itself to me is tiliag of sufficient
ize to carry of this matter.
The disposal of waste is the most
condition which confronts us,
nut there are other conditions which
hould be corrected. | find among the
most important of these other than
.rainage is the care of the premises.
len houses should be required to be
leaned and lined at least once a week.
should be cleaned out at least
nee a week. The manure pens should
re protected from flies, but ever if this
3 not done, by cleaning the stables out
very week the manure is exposed to
he sun and rapidly dried out, which
will diminish the breeding of ties, as
h6 larvae require moisture Tor breed
ne. Sunlight and tsssh cir iaA dendaf.
ut and II these stables are cleaned once