Evening journal., 1915-04-02

VI oihNt iOiNt. maintenance OF ONCE,
light. telephone, janitor service, all
printing pertaining to this depart
ment, and all incidental expenses that
may be necessary for this department
to eXpend in public health work.
This total, $21 ,506.S5 represents
the actual money spent for
health and charities, while the budget
shows only $4,000 is expended for
public health, and of this $4,000 this
department receives $500 which pays
all salaries and expenses. The meat
inspector, milk inspector, moneys ap-
propriated for charities, hospitals, and
fuel are paid directly by City Council
Discussing the work of the Office,
Mr.. Ellison says;
CITY Council during the year in
creased the annual appropriation
from $1,500 to S2,500 and in so doing
has assisted this department to pro-
gress more during the past year than
in any number previous years, as we
have ben able to expend money for
the purpose OF educating the public
to the necessity Of sanitation and
other health measures. BY the issu-
, ance of weekly bulletins in the daily
papers, the printing of circulars and
pamphlets, also by obtaining the CO.
operation of various civic societies,
the Board of Health has been rec
Ognized as a factor. whose sole pur-
pose is public welfare; with a view
of establishing more healthful and
cheerful surroundings
1.-THE passage of the Pure Food Ord
nance is a step forward, as 1t is a
mr. NlauN 4 -
City Council several times in the past
ten years and up to the present time
always defeated, so that we feel that
our campaign OF education has been
beneficial, as we certainly did have
the public with us. and it was well
we did as the merchants which this
ordinance reached, used all their poll
tical and other resources to defeat It.
Our success in having the Pure
Food Laws passed, has encouraged us
to believe that during the coming year
1915, with the public cooperation,
such as we have enjoyed during the
past year, we will be able to secure
from City Council the necessary ap-
preparation for the maintenance of
a Municipal Hospital and City Lab
Oratory.
"The efforts Of this board have been
directed towards maintaining and i'm
proving sanitary conditions of our
city. The careful survey of the re-
ports of the registrar of vital stat
istics, will show in detail, the work
done along this line Restaurants,
bake shops and milk depots have been
supervised as to sanitary conditions
as closely as the law covering such
conditions will allow us. From the
statistics compiled by this department
for the year 1914. shows, that the
general health conditions of the city
were excellent. There was at no time.
anything that had the appearance of
an epidemic. The year has been a
busy one in investigating and rem
edying complaints, which had been
! filed i'm this office. There were s.
| 3S9 complaints received and remedied.
"The Board ordered 426 properties
connected with the public sewer of
which 364 have been connected. Three
hundred extensions have ben made
| which covered the abandoning Of cess
pools and the connecting of rain con-
ductOrs, surface and kitchen drainage
from old properties, portions of which
had been previously connected. Two
properties we're connected with the
sewer by the authority invested in
the board, by an act of the General
Assembly passed at the session of
/ 1907 and found in Chapter 1S2. Vol. "a.
Laws of Delaware. Rents arc now be-
/ ing collected from these properties
! in payment of the work.
Every effort has been made by this
I 0png rtmpnf touurHc urufcffr~
Street and Sewer Department towards
abating the nuisance of surface water
flowing on the improved streets. Reg
ular inspections have been made Of
motion picture houses as to their san
itary conditions, and except in a few
cases. we're they found to be in bad
condition, said conditions we're i'm
mediately remedied upon direction of
this department
Vaccine Physicians.
These officers in my opinion should
come directly under the supervision
OF the Board of Health, as their duties
pertain to the health conditions. The
foregoing suggestions are made only
in the interest of increasing the eff
cheney of this department, and TO give
the public better protection, to which
they are Justly entitled. Il is not the
idea to take the appointive power
from Council, but TO have the vaccine
physicians responsible to the Board
Of Health, and the Board of Health
to supervise the work Of such ply
sicians. These results can be OBJ
tanned without any further increased
appropriations.
Sanitary Conditions Of Public Schools.
During the month of November,
1914. this department made a thor
ough examination of the public
schools. In the following schools.
Nos. 1. 20. 25. 80. II. 2S, Q, ?. 16, "a. 21,
the plumbing was found to be modern
and with the exception of few minor
changes the schools will be in an ex-
cellent condition
"The following schools, Nos. 81, %,
20 and Is were found to be connect
ed with the old time cesspools. which
is very unsanitary and detrimental to
the health and hoppers should be in
stalled and connected with the sewer.
"rhe following schools. Nos Z. 6,
8, 5, II. u, 3, 4, 10. 10. %. 13 were
found to be connected with the old
time flush pans which arc very un-
sanitary and should be changed TO
hOppers.
"The following schools Nos. IA and
rs were found 10 have cesspools but
i'm a location where il will be impos-
sible to connect them with the sewer
but would be possible to put them in
better condition.