The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-08
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be exercised in the consumption of foods through which the disease might be communicated. Not only so but the public should cooperate in the work of vaccination until the whole popu- lation becomes immune. The result of the present campaign should be a city free from typhoid. This is the end in view, and if the spirit that dominates our people at this time Is kept alive. we will get rid of the disease.
 Tt should not be understood that we expect an immediate falling off in the number of cases, for the suspected sources of infection have not been cut off long enough to justify any such prediction. But we are sure that the wholesale infection is at an end and that there will be a sudden and ex- ceedingly gratifying decrease as soon as the time limit for incubation has passed with those who have caught the disease in the last week or so."
 700 VACCINATED
 About TOO perosns were vaccinated yesterday in the council chamber of the city hall by the assistants of Health Officer Dr. Gaston. One of these was Commissioner J. D. Truss, who was led to the needle by Commissioner Hornady. As Commissioner George B. Ward and MT. Hornady have already been vaccinated there only remains Commissioner Arlie Barber and Com missioner James Weatherly to get a shot of dead typhoid germs before the entire city commission will have been protected against typhoid fever.
 Although stormy weather has prevailed since the free vaccinations started at the city hall, about 22O0 persons have been vaccinated in the past three days It is expected, if fair weather reigns today, that some 2000 more will be vaccinated.
 CONTINUE VACCINATIONS
 We will also vaccinate on Sunday, said Commissioner Hornady, and every person who was unable to visit the city hall during the week can come after church services Sunday morning and get shot It does not hurt, and 1t Will do you good In fact want every per son in the city vaccinated in order that a visitation of typhoid fever will be rem dered futile in the future.
 It was also stated at the city hall yes- terday that the city commission had not neglected the health department in its budget appropriations, as the annual ex- penditures for sanitation and health by the city of Birmingham amounted to $1So,- GOO, while of that of police was $l44,O ,OOO, and of the fire department $l5O,OO0 These three departments take up the largest single items of expenditures from the city treasury.
 Compilations of the scores on markets, groceries, soda fountains and all places where foods are either sold or prepared. are being made in the offices of the health department by Mrs. M. H. Willis, assistant food inspector, and will be ready for publication within few days.
 It was hinted yesterday that there was +N tLa frtrf hnr r,,I "a ton of any scoring reports from the food inspector An injunction against the city making public these reports Is said to be contemplated in certain quarters affect ed by the publication of sanitary scores.
 FIRST SCORES NOT PUBLISHED
 It was also stated at the health depart ment that the first scores were never published The first visit of the food in- spector was to disseminate information regarding the pure food laws of the city, and leave a copy of the health regulations and recommendations on what should be done to clean up. month then elapses and another visit from the inspector takes place, and the official scoring is made. Even then, if the score is quite low, and it Is an important hotel, restaurant or prominent market, grocery or bakery ad- ditonal warnings are given. If no heed is paid to the repeated warnings a report is then made of the findings and is pulp lished
 The effect of publicity is easily ap- parent on the large number of telephone calls at the health department seeking instructions on cleaning up and making requests of another visit of the food in- spector in order that a perfect score might be attained.
 PUBLISH THE SCORES l Now, what we want to do,'' said Mrs. l Willis, Ifs to tabulate all the arrests and the dispositions of the cases for publica- | ton. fine of $5 or $10 to violator of l the pure food or health laws of the city l does very little good, as the person who | is fined will appeal to his favorite com | missioner for a reduction of the fine, or
 will appeal to the higher courts. But even if the fine is paid the violator can usually well afford it, and Is quite satis- l fled with getting off so lightly. However, l if we publish the fact that John Boe, l proprietor of either soda fountain, meat market restaurant, hotel. bakery or gro cery was arrested and fined in the re- corder's court for having an insanitary place of business. I predict that we would have little trouble enforcing all the health l regulations of the city. The vio.ators dc not dread the inspectors or the courts What they fear is the newspapers and l publicity"
 It was stated at the city hall yester.