Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-08

cause, the carriers and detenses tha'
operate in tuberculosis.
In the second place, the individual
depends upon the community for
. clean, wholesome food. If IT were
not for community enterprise making
II possible to bring large quantities
of food to a great city from far dis
tant sources, IL would not be possible
for large cities to exist
II would be impossible for the in
dividual living in great city TO Sc
cure wholesome food If the commune
" did not provide organized super
vision for the purpose Of keeping IN
clean and diseased foods out Of the
markets. The community Of New
York City has established a Board of
Health which is empowered to inspect
foods intended for consumption in
that city. In a recent year this Board
of Health destroyed more than fifteen
thousand quarts Of milk and over
twenty million pounds of other food
as unit for human consumption.
Community Keeps Air Clean.
In a great community the air the
individual breathes is kept cleaner
through the operation Of community
laws suppressing the smoke nuisance,
preventing the excess Of SCOT in the
Gus gases and chemical fumes. The
dust nuisance is abated with the &C
Invites Of the Street Cleaning De
partment.
Our larger communities provide
their citizens with parks at great pub
lie expense, partly at least for the
purpose Of giving those citizens OPP
portunity to secure the health bene-
fits of sunshine, fresh air and recre-
alton.
In the third place. the health Of
the individual in "A community de-
ponds upon the habits and standard
which the community has adopted
for the removal of community eXCre-
tons The municipality that con-
struCts an adequate and effective
sewer system is very likely 10 have
less community disease and more
community health than the munich
pality which has made no successful
effort to free its population from the
dangers Of disease from such sources.
In the fourth place. the individual
in the community depends upon com
munity law for his exercise and his
recreation. The great mass of people
who labor depend upon legal enact
ment for reasonable hours of labor
Where the communities fail to get
portuuity for the masses 10 secure
exercise. recreation and adequate rest
have been small
And. finally, the individual de
ponds upon the community for pro
lection against the causes and car
riers Of disease. The human being
is the most dangerous and the most
important carrier Of disease. In all
our large communities boards Of
health have been established for the
protection Of the community against
those individuals in the community
who from time To time are sick with
ntagi0us diseases. and who because
Of their careless habits NAV dissem-
mate about them through their vari-
Gus eXCretiOns the living things that
cause disease
In recent year i'm New York City
the Board Of Health recorded over
sixteen thousand cases Of diphtheria
which were isolated under its reglI-
latiOn for the protection Of the com
munity against that disease In that
same year there were isolated eigh-
teen thousand cases Of scarlet fever
and thirty-five thousand cases Of
measles
The health Of the community like
the health Of an individual depends
upon good habits Of uDlrIshmeur. in
Guiding food oxygen and water. good
habits Of eNCreuon. good habits Of
exercise. wise habits II rest and a
the causes and carriers Of disease.