The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-01
TUSCALOOSANSA ARE
LAYING CLAIM TO
CLEAN CITY PRIZE
Following Health Campaign
Town and County Dis
tricts in Most SAM
tary Condition

Tuscaloosa, October S.-(SpeciaL DIR.
F. s. Harrington Of the United States
public health service, who came to Tus-
the purpose of improving sanitary con-
ditions in Tuscaloosa, left today after
having completed his work.
Tuscaloosa is now 80 per cent sanitary
During the year 81 houses in Tuscaloosa
have installed sanitary closets and there
Is not a single old type open closet in
the city. Eighty-four per cent of the
homes within the three-mile limit of Tus-
calooosa have likewise cleaned up. A
sanitary survey has been made of 1900
homes in Tuscaloosa county, and most
OF these homes have made improvements.
Northport has practically followed all
suggestions. and every corporation in the
county has cleaned up their camps with
one or two exceptions. Tuscaloosa Is the
cleanest city in Alabama. The fly Is al
most exterminated for there is nothing
for him to eat Eighteen thousand feet
OF open drains have been completed and
10000 worth Of storm sewerage is in
course of construction. Malarial mos
quitoes are being eradicated, and in q few
years malaria will be thing or the past
In Tuscaloosa. This campaign has cost
the city of Tuscaloosa $500 per year In
salaries and expenses incident to the
health department which expenditure tho
county shared. The results are starting.
Last year there were II deaths from
typhoid fever in Tuscaloosa. This year
there has not been a single death, even
though the Warrior river overlooked this
section, and conditions were ripe for the
scourge. Disease of all kinds has been
lessened
The people of Tuscaloosa are universal
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and the city and county plan to keep DR..
Durret and the corps of assistants, which
include one assistant, one sanitary in
spector, one school nurse and one tuber-
culosis nurse, employed to continue tho
fight against disease
DR.. Harrington, who, with a corps Of
government assistants, led the campaign
during the past year, is highly gratified
at the results obtained here, and his
chief, Dr. Lumsden, states that Tuscs.
loosa is the most thoroughly clean town
that he has knowledge Of.
Sam F. Clabaugh. Tuscaloosa progress
sive postmaster, announces that the gov
eminent has decided to increase the force
of the local postoffice by adding one
clerk and one carrier This increase in
working force came as a result of a
thorough inspection of corps of govern
ment inspectors who recently went over
the local office. High compliments were
paid Postmaster Clabaush on his efficient
management of the local Offices affairs
The steady growth of Tuscaloosa is re-
Elected in the increase of the postoffice
force.
w. r. Gay. taxicab driver, plunged
over a 12-foot enbankment on the Green's
boro road Saturday night and escaped
with minor injuries and without ma
terial damage to his machine.
The Fifth District Sunday School con-
vention will be held in Tuscaloosa Satur-
day and Sunday. November II and IL, at
the First Christian church. and an In
teresting programme containing many
addresses by prominent citizens. has been
arranged