The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
INSANITARY
 SCHOOLS TO
 BE CLEANSED
Health Board Orders Action In Waltersville and
 Prospect Street

I another year, the lnstltut1On or q SeHA- monthly meeting of the board instead 1 of monthly, inauguration of a clean i up week some Si1ne in May with the probable assistance of boy scout or i ganizations, the condemnation ofz 1 Courtland street block of houses as i tenements worthy of the fire boards notice, deciison to hand insanitary matters directly to the county health officer if the prosecuting attorney fails l to act within a reasonable time after l information has been lodged with him, and orders to the health inspectors to at once investigate conditions in the 1 WaltersviIle and Prospect schools which have been reported in either in-i i sanitary for pupils or verging on be- ing so. sf A report submitted by the secretary I'of the board for the month of January I showed that school nurses had spent about .227 hours in the schools, had ] treated 1,765 children, about 47 Of whom had to be excluded from the schools, at least temporarily. A report from the school physician showed that she had made 697 routine examinations had found 465s pupils defective, had notified 46s parents and had excluded IA from the schools. A report from the meat inspector showed that 367 beeves had been slaughtered during the month, 365 calves, one sheep and 4S swine A quantity of 8,280 pounds had been con- Iademned as diseased.
 Inspectors reported that meat mar kets had been found in good condition i with but two out of AS being found in tpoor condition when visited Fruit and confectionery stores were not found as good. Of III visited. S6 we're classified as good, 12 fair and 25 as bad. All dairies were found in good condition. Twenty-six lunch rooms were passed; Il moving picture houses, Iseven lodging houses and 79 tenements Ehad been visited. Two gas and smoke icomplaints had been received and 15S 1garbage complaints investigated. | Upon a communication from the city clerk the question of an ordi-s nance against the sale of dipped milk 1 was taken up and upon recommenda- ton of Commissioner zepp it was de- cided that a further hearing should be held when nnilkmen and the pub-7 lie would be permitted to appear. Commissioner Zepp was in favor of E. having all milk sold bottled from stores, but did not believe that such method would be suitable to farm CTS and others disposing of their product No time was set for the l hearing.
 A communication setting forth the disadvantages of seomEnunity, cene- teFy vaults as being practiced by in stalment companies in the west was read but no action taken either for or against the movement to. secure prOA1b1tlVe IeS1Slat1On here. | Upon the motion of Commissi oner Zepp seconded by Commissioner Ste- vens,s Inspector G. Howard Dunbar was again elected sanitary inspector of the city, under the new salary fixed by the common council.
 A complaint regarding neighbors' chickens resulted in the decision that in future public hearings will be held ! when both parties may be present and state their claims: This move is likely to stop the bagatelle game that has these complaints back and forth without any radical decisi on ] being made.
 A communication from an incin- orator company asking for. details of the proposed incinerator was tabled temporarily while Commissi oner zepp was appointed a committee of
 one to confer with the city attor-
 ney and have 8 resolution drafted to , be presented to the aldermen ask ing for bond issue for the purpose
 of erecting an ineinerator. This was F seconded by Commissioner Peet and unanimously approved by the board,
 and it is the hope that the matter
 may come before the public for vote at the next election.
 It was the belief of the comnis- sioners that further trouble will be had with garbage disposal and espe-
 cially in the summer months. One
 commissioner jocuIarIy asserted that
 the entire east side would vote solid < Iy for such. a change in the method
 of reduction.
 The case of 8 woman, Mary Sepco
 afflicted with scarlet fever and deve1 oping a nastoid growth necessitatins
 operation was reported. As no hos
 pita1 can take such a case she wa.
 yesterday removed to the isolation
 Hospital where the operation was per
 formed and it is believed she vii
 live.
 Upon the question Of neglected cess Epools and toilets, often reported tC
 the board, being again brought tt
 their notice, it was the unanimou: sopinion that where these matters are
 not acted upon within reason able time
 by the prosecuting attorney the mat
 ter should be turned over to the
 County Health officer.
 The houses SO-90 Courtland stree
 were reported as tenements witt
 many children in jeopardy from fire The matter of installation of frees lScapes not coming under sanitary head 1.-the conditions were recommended tS : the notice of thehre commission oners
 It was decided that fertilizer sold b.
 the city at the slaughter house would
 this year be raised in price from tha
 formerly established at $1.50 pei
 load.
 A complaint said to have been 1odg
 ed with the Board of Health by
 teacher in the Waltersville school that the building was irnproperl,
 heated the air foul. toilet in bad con tdition and odors dangerous to chil
 dren on the lower floors, was con
 f1rmed by report of the school physi
 elan and the board decided to ste
 into the province of the School Boar a and investigate at once. Ldkewis I. the light conditions of the Prospec n school, brought to notice of this boar n are to be investigated.
 Le A spring cleanup campaign is t d be inaugurated and a committee ap l pointed to confer with persons in d strumental in bringing about The sue a cessful one of last year.
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