The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-05-04
ANNUAL CLEAN UP WEEK
THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY.

THROUGHOUT KENTUCKY.
The Courier prints below the
iul text Of a proclamation issued
Oy the State board of health. and
Though a little lengthy, il should
be carefully read by every citi-
Zen OF the county 1t is astound-
Ihg 10 learn that almost half the
new made graves in Fulton cOun-
" were dug because We do not
give proper attention 10 santa
Ton and health regulations. Tins
Is indeed costly carelessneSs.
Shall this continue, or will YOU
need the advice contained in the
following proclamation9
Whereas, A careful study of the
official returns under the vital
statistics law Tor 1915, about an
average year shows that 60 per
cent of all sickness and Al per
cent OF all deaths occurring in
inns State in recent years are from
discusses which the health author
ities and doctors could have pre-
vented with the intelligent co
operation of all the people. a
large part of them from what are
known as filth Diseases, caused by
The almost criminal ignorance and
ca"icssuesS, even IN the bed
homes and schools ia unScwerel
towns and country districts in
the disposal of The discharges
from the human body, and lack
OF daily vigilance n keeping the
home and srhooI premises, and
especially the back yards and eel
lars, absolutely and at all times,
'.ean and hcalthiul; and,
Whereas, The,,r preyentable dis
eases, causing such an enormous
sick and death rate, more con
'tanlly, as the statistics show, in
.he small cities, towns and coun-
Try districts, where people ought
10 be the healthjesL levy a heay-
.cr tax every year, in loss Of
lime, medical drug and nurses
bills, and for premature funerals,
han all the taxes paid into the
municipal, county and State treas
lrorcs for all purposes, can and
ought 10 be prevented, now,
BE it known, that the State
Board of Health, for the reasons
lbOye Sci forth, and by virtue Of
vested in it by law as
guardians of health and life, |
hereby names and set apart the |
period beginning on Monday, May
'th and ending on Saturday, May |
9th, as "Clean-Up Week" and |
lrgos every family, teacher and
'ther owner or occupier OF prem
SEES TO gather and burn or re
move all refuse from their prem
ses, especially in the back yards
MI cellars; 10 treat with plenty
# fresh lime all damp and es-
'ecially soilcd spots and then
'radc them up; % whitewash all
cuces and outhOuseS; to look af-
er the grading and tops of wells
nd cisterns and see that surface
rainage is kept out; and, even
more, important than any of
hese things, construct "a Ken
ucky Septic Tank Privy" for
very home, school or other build
ny occupied by human beings not
n a line Of sewers. The cement,
.rayol or broken rock and sand
or such tank costs from $40
D SO, depending ON the size, it
AN be built by any intelligent
.erson, and it is self-oleaning,
fly-proof and lasts for
yer, and if they are made the
for all the sputum
rom consumption, and all dis
harges from typhoid fever pa
tents and similar diseases, these
rill soon interest our people no
lOrc except as a matter of his
Dry. 1t is important that farm
rs and hOuseholders understand
hat all these precautions are as
esirable for the homes of their
onants and servants as for their
wn families. The law is now
.reemptory that these Tanks must
e constructed for all schools, hO-
els. court houses and railway sta
ions. and one OF our leading cir
nit Judges has recently begun m
tructing the grand jurieS OF his
istrict TO return indictments a
ainst all school trustees and 9TH
S who are responsible Tor
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