The Cecil Whig., 1916-12-02
Newark's Health Troubles

Ouf nearest EelSnDOl over lnG Del
aware line has been having troubles
of its own for 10! these many days.
Newark, Delaware, has many attrac-
tons. Its modest College attracts
those who thirst for knowledge. Its
immodeSt bar-rooms attract those who
thirst for other things. Its streets
are well kept; its homes are attrac-
tive and many of them pretentious.
It's growth for several years back has
been quite striking. 1t has over $780,
coo invested in a sewerage system,
water works, electric plant. etc. 1t is
receiving quite a "boom" from the
new college buildings that are going
up by grace of the dupont gifts. Its
manufacturing interests are flourish
ng. Altogether, Newark is quite
some town.
But-and it seems a pity to have to
write a but to the above story-but
Newark has been cursed with out
breaks every now and again of ty-
phoid fever. All sorts of investiga-
tons have taken place to discover the
cause thereof, but apparently without
success.
Recently the Wilmington Morning
News carried the following letter and
editorial COMMENT
editor Wilmington Morning News.
Sir:-Large numbers of the people
Newark. Del, in terror lest they
Il victims of typhoid fever, have
ID no means of safeguarding their
alth save by letting themselves en-
re the discomfort. and oftentimes
ness, resulting from incubation. A
~ property owners who care more
their pocketbooks than for the
Elth Of their neighbors and of them
veS, have thus terrOrized the town
opposing the effort of the Board of
aith to have the cause of the recent
Jhoid epidemic removed
Will something he done before next
INNER. or will affairs be allowed to
# on until, with the return of hot
ather, more preventable deaths
al have occurred?
The criminal negligence or criminal
'ishness of somebody in Newark is
periling the lives of some of the
lnle of the town.
The Newark Board of Health ought
have the backing of the State Mill
Won't Wilmington urge legisla-
= at Dover to help rpotect the lives
Iilt ICdi " INO young men ana
ing women from Wilmington who
, veery fall exposed to the infection
at has been discovered by the New
Board Of Health? Won't the rest
the State do something to help US
Newark who are forced to live IN
.ilv fear of disease?
Wake up. Delaware.
FREDERICK J. POHL,
Instructor of Egnlish in Delaware
College.
The paper comments editorially as
blows:
Sanitation In Newark.
The letter printed in another column
rom Mr.. Frederick J. Pohl. instructor
f English at Delaware College.
hould command the serious attention
f thf residents of Newark. Mr.. Pohl
evidently much alarmed over the
anger from typhoid fever in that
own and no doubt numerous other
ltlzens of Newark share his appre-
ensions. Surely if the situation is as
lr. Pohl says, and there is no reason
or doubt on that score, the respon-
ible citizens of Newark should follow
p his advice and "wake up"
1t appears that the Board of Health
ias been strenuously trying to i'm
prove the sanitation of the town. but
here are obstrutcioniStS who want to
ct things stay as they are rather than
meet the additional expense which
aanitation would impose upon them.
Inc question primarily concerns New
ark, but, of course, the people of Will
Jnington have an interest in it, if for
no other reason from the fact that
many Wilmington boys attend Della
are College and their health is in
niger. But even if that were not the
Sc the representative of Whining
n in the Genera! Assembly would
everything in their power by way
legislation to remedy the abuses.
|lded that the sentiment in New
was favorable to such legislation.
! the same may be said of mem
of the General Assembly from
parts of the State.
situation has more than a local
because boys and girls from all
Of the stnto "re attending Della
College. Add the parents Of
tudents have a right to demand
town in which the state col
located shall he sanitary and
ir children shall not run the
vphoid infection.
'ertainlv alarming if these
are eynosed to infection
as NJ Pohl says they are.
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