The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-14
Administration of
Public Health.

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laws. She vigorously exacts the pen
aIties from rich and poor alike.
Therefore, it Is pretty good idea
to be acquainted with these laws and
to know the penalties. The above is
a statement by the Florida board
Of health In q recent bulletin. Con-
tinuing it says:
It's reasonable proposition that
the study of these causes. and results
IS the work OF those who are specially
qualified to undertake it, jlst as in
any other science. Original investi-
cation along these lines is not within
the reach Of unscientifc men, and it
is quite as apparent that the work
Of such scientists should not be ham
pered by politics or ignorance Of the
conditions that may make it success
full and fruitful Of practical results.
It goes without saying that good
health is just about the most vala-
able possession Of every Individual
and community. So essential is it
that every state and all progressive
cities have committed the regulation
of their sanitary and health affairs to
bodies of trained experts, who are
known as boards of health, and in
the majority of cases these boards
are efficient, dependable and vastly
more useful in their communities than
any other bodies intrusted with the
administration Of public matters.
It takes money to make such work
effective and, therefore, it is a dis
tinct reflection on the Intelligence of
any community when those charged
with handling it's finances, begin their
retrenchment for economy's sake,
with the expenses of the health de
partments. 1t is reflection on the
wisdom and common sense of public
officers.
Many and bitter experiences HAYS
taught Florida the value Of public
administration of health affairs, both
city and state. The results accom-
plished have justified the expendi-
lures of public funds in this way.
The city of Jacksonville has q
health department that has given the
city a reputation far and wide, espe-
cially in its successful fight against
typhoid fever.
Within the past year or eighteen
months, the city Of Miami has hac
the wisdom to create a board Of
health, whose rulings are given tht
force of municipal ordinance without
special enactment by the city coun.
Gil, and the work accomplished has
been successful beyond expectation.
Years ago-and not so many years
either-the lower east coast Of which
Miami is the metropolis, swarmed
with flies and mosquitoes, which mad,
life serious problem in the warme-
months of the year. The new boarC
has reduced these pests to almost al
unnoticeable minimum, in strikin,
contrast to the conditions that pre-
vail in number of the more negli
gent cities in the northern and west
ern part of the state, where natura
conditions are much more favorabl
than in Southern Florida.
How has this been done? BY &C
cepting the scientific fact that mos
quitoes breed IN damp places and b
filing in these low spots. BY regu
lating public and private stables an
insisting that manure shall be COY
cred and disinfected and by enforcin
penalties for neglect.
It has taken control of the city
milk supply, with the result that til
meteorological count is lower tina
that required for certified milk. Dair
stables under its jurisdiction are bui
with concrete floors, easily cleane,
and with screened milking rooms
the milk is Immediately refrigerate
and kept on ice until delivered to IL
customer. In many instances the COW
are groomed and particular care
exercised to keep them scrupulousl
clean and comfortable. Miami revok,
product falls below the require
the licenses of milk dealers who's