Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-01-14
DR.. j. FRANK CRAWFORD rs
CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
City Commissioners Make City New
Year Gift of Whole Time Health
Ofacer; MOathly Salary s45

The city commissioners in monthly
session Thursday night decided after
q lengthy discussion to elect a whole
time health officer as result Of which
Dr.. J. Frank Crawford, present city
physician, was elected to the Office
with salary of $45 per month.
The death rate of Hendersonville
was discussed and different views of
the necessity of more health work in
the city were held by the commission
ers, but they soon agreed that some
thing must be done.
Dr. Crawford filed his application for
the position saying that he would do
the work for $50 per month. After q
short conference with Commissioners
Flicker and Freeze he decided that he
would accept the pOslfion for $45.
An Scientific Attent10n Necessary.
While this does not mean that Dr.
Crawford viii give his fllH time to ths
city's health work, it means that the,
city will have all his time needed as
It was not deemed necessary TO en-
.Iloy health CGRcer for full time In u
City the size OF Heudersonville.
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DR.. Cranford will pay regular visits
To the slaughter pens, meat uzariets,
dairies and other places reQuiring at
tention-
The city authorities have bGRn ICON
siderinE incrBased health work for
some time and have taken the matter
up with the county authorities in the
hope of inducing them to cooperate
in the employment of whole time
Lealth officer The county commits
sions have so far failed to give a def
rite answer, therefore the acity COM
laissioners deemed it unWise to wait
longer since it appeared necessary to
get busy and clean the city before
next summer
Considerable work has already been
cone along sanitary lines as nearly
100 water closets have been contract
ed or installed within the past few
weeks
Goodbye Mr.. Hog.
Ia Keeping with the hEslth move
! La 1rt,s tke poIic< Eaen were instructed
by the board to enforce the hog-pen
ordinance, which forbidS the keeping
oe hogs within the city limits. This
ordinance has caused considerable
feeling at times and the presence of
logs in the city limits has caused
considerable complaint. The officers
were Instructed to hew to the line,
letting the chips fall as they may.
what Work InclAAss.
The fdaaowing application from DR..
eCranfOrd, covering what he proposes
to do, will be of interest:
ITO the Honorable Board OF City
commissioners
SCI hereby make application for the
r,osft1un OH city health OfIeT, this to
include meat inspection and the exam
ination Of milk.
-I agree TO visit the slaughter house
and each meat market at least twice
week to determine their SANITARY
condition. to examine and make
I bacteria county rof milk from each
dairy or dispenser7of milk at least once
a week, this report to be made public
each month. To visit the city da1r1es
when called upon to do so, or when
in my opinion an investigation be:
comes necessary; to give my personal
attention to the sanitary condition OF
the city.
1.-The city TO pay me sum 0f $40
Ter month, this to include the work OF
city physician.