Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
COMMUNITY FREE
FROM EPIOEMICS
DURING The YEAR
Rock islands Death Rate In 1919 Far
Below Government Mortality
Tables.
MANY CHILDREN yAcCISATED
Detention Hospital and Moderator
Plant Seen as Factors in Pab-
lie Health.

bv i1T. G. l.. f5sieT- HealAn tVlhIAls-
sioner.l
The city health department Is so in
terloctlng with other departments Of
the city government. that some Of the
work Of other departments must in a
general way be spoken Of IN an article
Of this kind. For instance, purity OF
the water supply In the york Of the
water department; clean streets, al
leys and sewage. in the street depart
ment. and the collection Of garbage.
and the scayenger work necessary to
their disposal. IN the department Of
public health and safety all have q
vital influence upon public matters,
Scope Of Work.
The work OF the health department
Is best taken up topIcaily-
The aims Of the department A
city detention hospital, an incinerator
plant. q clean and healthy city.
. The accomplishments deteu~
ton hospital completed except for
parking Of the grounds, an incinerator
plant welt under construction. and p
clean and healthful city.
2. The detail work Of the department
Contagious and infectious diseases
cared for 10 prevent spread, epidem-
les. comparisons, vaccination, small
poX typhoid etc
Primarily, let me state that no fund
expended pays greater dividends than
that spent for conservation Of the pub
lie health and vet, except for such
buildings as are required no fund
seems to leave less evidence of its ex.
! penditure
Detention Hospital Realized.
The detention hospital is the rea
lization Of the wishes Of years and il
embraces buildings aud about foui
acres of ground beautifully situated
II has a capacity tor about thirty pa
tients. and 1t could accommodate maui
more by crowding. The interior Of tn,
hospital is divided into bedrooms.
large assembly hall, kitchen. laundry
and two bath rooms, with partition
trimming the full length of the bed
room and bathroom department. sep
arating the sexes. All rooms are com
pletely furnished. There is also a drug
and sterilizing room. The hospital ha,
hardwood floors electric lights, fur
mace heat. hot and cold water. cit,
water and sewer connections. and
telephone. In fact il is said to he tn,
finest in any city of this size in thu
state and is NOT 10 be considered
pest house only, but city hospita
that is credit to the administration
and citizens of Rock sland.
lncineratar Plant Solves Problem.
The disposal Of garbage has been
serious and expensive problem in th,
past, and for sometime past the gar
bage has been buried in ground Leased
Tor this purpose in the west end o
the city. But there is now under con
struction an incinerator plant that viii
take care Of waste for many years Il
come, with a normal growth of the city
Being centrally located the incinerato
plant saves the work of several met
burying waste, saves about one-hal
of the hauling and it is the only SAT
and practical disposal of garbage.
Every effort has been made to keel
the city clean and healthful and to re
move from public and private proper
" all offensive and detrimental mater
ial and in fact quite a force is ex
pected TO work all winter.
The city water has been tested re
peatedly here, and by the United State
government and the state of Illinoi.
and in every instance it was found I
be good
The milk supply was tested by tn
! federal pure food commission, an
twice by the Illinois pure food com