New Britain herald., 1915-04-13
ABUSE CHIEF REW|
 OF SUPT. OF HI
Many Consider Selves Pei
 Says DT. I. E. Rel
HIS FIRST REPORT SUBNIITl
important Rccommcndatioms His Accounting For First
 His Service-Twclye I'D Carriers''-TubcIculOSis a

| His Service-Twclye "I Carriers''-TubcFcul0sis
 Being a superintendent oi far from reclining in a bed
 petals. according 10 the fir report Of pr. T. F.. Reeksl
 tendent in this city. The T submitted at a meeting of
 this afternoon and for tho and completeness it will tah among any of the official q submitted by any office in q of the city.
 That many citizens are under the9 hallucinatlon Reeks is prosecuting them, charges made in the report4 perintendent remarked that letters suggested a smell of and that at least two werd which were evidently wTftta' soIs of uncouth and degeneri Resentment has been show1| Reeks, Says by persons wh1 that they arc carriers Of disease or the guardians of sons. The superintendent much unwarranted abuse, h
 Twelve persons were
 during the year, the report are carriers of diphtherin G carriers suffered no i'll eff selves but they aided in spr germs among well people. tory has been Of inestima because for instance it has many cases of actual dipth in the past would have beel as sore throats." Tubercu ferred to in the report as '' menace to the public health
 Dr. Reeks' Recommend
 Many important recom1 are contained in the rcpor these are the employment manent plumbing inspector for the laboratory, a perm inspector separation Of th the milk and food inspect collection of ashes and Ha the city.
 In his conclusion, pr. l high tribute to tho work o Bray, his predecessor. ana wonder that pr. Bray shou complished so great a wo dcvoting his entire time tu
 The Complete Rcps
 pr. Reeks' report in full ITO the Board of Healtl
 sioners, New Britain. (
 "Gentlemen: l respectft the following report as supd of the health department fd 1914-15, together with su mendations and suggestion seem advisable to best co health and comfort of our
 There has been impre the minds Of those who lowed the work Of the during the past year the fa strides made by the depa growth and organization with the individual enthu cooperation of its various is probably second to none various city departments.
 Reducing Work to Ss
 The new board of hea off with a plumbing insps inspector. assistant sanitar and superintendent. 1t found necessary to emplu help in order to handle the Der of letters sent out dail work of each branch deN found that in order 10 carry out our plans we < ccntrate our attention u lines in order to accompli suits. We. therefore. aft Ip n system of keeping a ecord of all matters pe he board Of health and q laboratory for bacteriolog out the city. in ord | systematic investigation ,r every tenement house ity. This work is moi ye ,ut we estimate by the end if This year wc shall have .ecord of every tenement IS we investigated and anitsry conditions eNistin o law wc sent out notic ,wsAers. giving them q inAe in which Co rectify thi 'h1s being the first time crilatlc investigation had jed on in this city, VIC natl ipon a great many cases Insanitary and which had many years.
 Investigations RcscI
 "In many such and othc forts to right the cond ot always kindly receiv ho1rht it was spite on ou ctuated our insisting that coalitions should no long heir houses. Others cont ,asmurh as they had beo1 ,r from ten to fifty veal atter go about our busin, nr that such investieatioa f the business of q board rom other sources Wa non>inous letters that ed li tne smell of hrimstnnc ere the writers in theiI
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