Milford chronicle., 1914-01-09
MILFORD BOARD OF HEALTH
MAKE REPORT FOR 1918

MAKE REPURT FOR lYl;
The annual report by the Secretary o
the Milford Board of Health, as mad
20 Town Council, is of interest to tn
people at large and for that reason it i
printed here. Dr. J. G. Dawson as sec
retary of that body says;
The Town of Milford has been subiec
ted during the past year to unusual con
ditions, which have luckily not had Z
serious import in the causatiOn of sick
ness. Freshets from heavy rains caused
the rupture of two dams at the head OF
the Mispilion River, and might, by car
rying into our midst silt and filthy sedi-
ment, have been a factor which would
have fOstered severe epidemic of in
fectious fevers. By the criminal negli-
gence and procrastination of the Trust
Company which control the Causey es-
tate, the lakes near the railroad station
were allowed to become as fine culture
beds of infectious diseases as ever men
aced a town; and the escape of Milford
so far from any large number of intes-
final diseases speaks well for the sana-
tary care of the towns inhabitants, as
for robust strength and resistance of our
population.
While typhoid fever has been held to
q moderate rate, new factor, which is
oflittle bother as a general rule, assumed
the proportions Of plague. ! refer to
the great increase of malaria. The lakes |
being empty of water, and damp weather /
prevailing. they were excellent incuba-
tors for mosquito larve, and the pres
ence Of a few cases of malaria, which
were imported from somewhere else,
offered cultures which infected these
pests, making them willing distributors
of this almost forgotten disease.
The Board of Health made several in
spections of the town in a systematic
manner, and noted a considerable i'm
provement in sanitation over the pre-
ceeding year. A wide field in knowledge
ofgOod sanitation and hygiene, however.
is one Of the sadlyneglected duties found
in the average citizen of Milford as well
as in other towns and cities lying in ag-
ricultural sections.
The Board of Health commends to
Town Council any measure which will
awaken in the slumbering minds of our
householders the patriotic realization
and stimulation of the duty each owes
to his neighbor, for cleanliness of prem
ises. What avail if you are striving to
DO away with all filth and refuse, if your
nelghbor allows, because of his sloven-
hness, these offensive collections to
menace you by flies, rodents or domestic
animals, as cats, chickens, ETC., to carry
the filth to your homes?
l illustrate this TO show the necessity
for each Of US to try to have our neigh
Dor as well as ourselves observe the laws
of cleanliness.
OF other infractions which the Board
Of Health has taken cognizance, is the
;arelessness which merchants display in
exposing edible wares upon the street in
'ucn posi- tlon as to be receptacles of dust,
PIT and dog urine, has been one which
las called for frequent remarks. 4
ThisBOi rd ofHealth made suggestions
o Council that all householders. or prom
rty owners, along streets where sewers +
Xist, be made to connect their propertv
nth SAID sewers, and abolish all water
losets IN yards. 1t regrets that while
ley nave been made to take out the
ermlts, no concert of effort was made
enforce the notices to make connec-
on with the sewers. The Board of
ealth desires to acquaint Town Council
nth the sanatory necessity of connect
g all properties as soon as possible with
S e sewers.
Reviewing again previous recommen-
.uons, the Board of Health wishes to
il attention to the SANITARY desirabilitv
uafihB CoftIeu sewers at Muliet Kun
d also in Fishers Run. The Board
30 protests against the permanencv of
e sewage installment which drains the
Rn beyond the railroad on Lake View
'enue, which at present permits the
and flo of the tides in the Mispil
n TO carry sewage into a source of in
,ton, which can be obviated by having
sewer discharge further down the
er
We recommend that householders be
vlded with transportation for garbage
such point as will protect the public
th.
trict quarantine was kept on the few
es OF diphtheria and scarletina during
year, and the police have been eff
II In carrying out that part of the
k.
cry limited have been the calls bv
INDECENT poor for the antitoxine fur
ed by the State, or for food while
er quarantine
he Board of Health as organized is:
H. Hall, President; DR.. James p
and, Vice-President; DR.. VIM. Mar \
], George E. Roach and DR.. ]. q. 1
son, Secretary. |