Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-01-29
SURVEY OF CITY
Shows Conditions Which Need to
be Improved.
HEALTH EDUCATION
COMMUNITY INSTITUTE
Will be Held Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, February 1S, 19, 20, 1914.

Community Health and Education In
stitute to Mineral Point, February Is.
10, and 20, to be held under the aus,
pices of the University Extension Di-
vision, local survey has been made by
Paul w. Black.
1t is the purpose of this survey to
bring out such good conditions as there
are and also to show how some OF the
poorer conditions can be improved.
One of the important things for secur-
ing the health of community is to
obtain a good water supply. A large
number of Wisconsin towns are sup
piled with drinking water from surface
wells and when this is the case it is
important to find any sources that may
contaminate it, and remove this source
of impurity. 1t therefore becomes nee
essary to find the number and condition
of the outhouses and the cleanliness of
barns, alleys, etc. The healthfulness of
a community is closely connected with
these conditions. The problem of a
pure water supply becomes large when
geologically the town is built ON rock
surface which is literally webbed with
cracks and assures. Whenever cess,
pools and outhouses open into these
cracks in the rocks the surface water
becomes contaminated very easily
This is why in some cases 80 per cent
e &c, ,,,h
water. Even though only small num-
ber of people use water from the sur
face wells if typhoid fever or some
other water borne disease were started
in the town it would be very easy for
the surface we'll water to become con-
taminated with it by seepage from the
clubhouse and cess pools. This might
lead to an epidemic and great loss of
life.
There will be on exhibit in the Insti
tute, a model and drawings of a sewage
disposal system such as any farmer or
resident of the town can install with
little expense. This should be of great
interest to the citizens. Experts on
Sanitary Engine ering will also be pres
ent to consult with the people and lee
ture on village and farm sanitation.
If garbage and other refuse is allow
ed to collect for more than few days
at time it becomes a source of danger
to the health of the community. In the
summer time this is the place where
the flies are bred and hatched. If all
refuse were cleaned up once week,
the fly pest would practically disappear.
Flies do not travel very far so one can
say that each community breeds its
own fly pest which carries filth and di-
sease from the sick to the well.
There is also a custom in small towns
and larger ones for that matter, to dis
play meat in meat markets openly
where flies and dust can collect on
them. A much better way is to enclose
the meat used for display in glass cases
and refrigerators. The same is true of
food stuffs in grocery stores, bakeries,
candy shops, etc Models of sanitary
meat markets and grocery stores will
also be on display. Blue prints OF
drawings and experts to explain them
and counsel with the people will also be
at the service of the public.
Every community should have a
wholesome place for recreation. The
young people of the town and commun-
ity will get rid of their surplus energy,
so it is better to have place where it
may be done in a wholesome way. If
the citizens do not seize the opportunity
to make it community affair the com
mercial interests will.
Since such large part of the food of
a family is composed of milk, and
practically all is milk in the case Of
food for babies, it is problem worth
considering to secure clean milk sup
ply. The dairies hold the health and
lives of their patrons in their hands and
they ought to cooperate with the citi-
zens in making their milk supply the
very best possible. Babies fed on COW g
milk die ten times as fast as those
nursed by their mothers. This is due
to bad milk. The Institute hopes to
council with the community in better
ing conditions in those respects as we'll
as in all other ways possible.
Local Committees.
The following committees have been
appointed by those in charge of the in
stitute:
Advertising-T. NJ. Priestley, Father Reilly
Robert NJ Crawford.
Local Arrangements-W. j. PenhaIlegon.
Miss Martha Cummings, Rev. Barnes, George
Huxtable, Mrs. John l.. Gray, George Crawford
Rest Room-Miss Eta Neal, Miss Susan
Hanscom, Miss Lydia stephens, Hiss Jennie
Jones.
Entertainment-Miss Temperance Knight
Miss Leila Miller, Jos. Maust, j. W Anderson,
L. G. Stair