South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-09
Various Suggestions Are Made
by Sanitary Expert Who
Has Just Completed a
Survey Here.
HOUSING CONDITIONS
SHOULD BE IMPROVED
Suggests That Council Appr0-
pirate Fund to Enable
Poor to install the
Needed Plumbing.

A reconstruction Of the health
department of the city, providing
additional nurses and inspectors and
"a full time health officer. adequate
provisions for garbage disposal and
extension of sewer and water con-
rections. that all of the city's milk
be pasteurized and that steps he
taken To improve housing conditions
i'm the city are the principal recon-
mendations made by Dr. Carroll
FOX following his sanitary survey Of
the city just completed.
The report. treating all local con-
ditions affecting the health of the
CITY. has already been dispatched
Cos the doctor 20 the health depart
ment at Washington. As soon as il
ie possible the report will be print
I'd and returned 20 South Bend for
distribution. The conclusions drawn
from his investigation. however. are
already available
Would Lend Money TO Poor.
Abolition Of the Anti-TuberculOsls
league and the childTen's dispensary
are advocated by the doctor, who
recommends that a sufficient force
he maintained by the health depart
ment 10 adequately handle the work
done by these societies. Perhaps the
most revolutionary of the advices is
that the council provide a fund
which will enable the poorer resi-
dents of the city 10 borrow suffi-
cient money or a mortgage 10 en-
able them To install the much
Ieeded plumbing i'm their homes.
Following are the so recommended
tious made 10y Dr. Fox.
THAT there he appointed for the
otis OF south Bend "a full time
health officer at "a salary of not less
than s.. 500 per annum, and that ne
eceive a reappointment ut the end
of each successive four year periods
Sd. long as he renders efficient ser
Wee to the city.
FaVOrS Reorganization.
That for purposes of admins
tration the health department. be
divided into the following divisions.
'rhe board of health. the executive
office. archaeological sanitary in
spection- milk and food inspection,
birth and death registration. and
diaruostic laboratory.
THAT i'm addition To- the admin
iStrauve work the health officer be
reauircd TO carry on the necessary
ARCHAEOLOGICAL Investigations i'm the
ease of typhoid fever scarlet fever.
diphtheria and tuberculosis. and 20
render the necessary professional
services at the dispensaries of the
health department.
THAT there Doe established i'm
the health department an anti
tuberculosis and a child welfare
Cispeusary.
5-Thst there be employed by the
health department not less than five
rublic health nurses whose duties
will be the field work i'm connection
with child welfare. prenatal nursinE
and a supervision over the prevent
i've measures To he taken at the
home i'm the case Of certain OF the
communicable diseases.
Districts for Nurses.
e-That each nurse he given "a
district i'm which she shall perform
an OF the public health duties re-
uuired
I- Enaf inc Itolhu nfhttA AttlNttt
furnish disinfectauts free Of charse
90 families i'm which there is case
~ typhoid fever. and anti-tuher-
.uIosis supplies in the case OF tuber-
,uios.s
S-That the health department
administer anu-typhoid vaccine free
a. charge Co those making applica-
rfon
q-That In the case of dipththeira
sult..~es from the throat and nose
lie taEen from an contacts, includ-
ing pupils from public and other
lhools
1o-That typhoid fever be made
placardable disease
Would Increase scope.
1l-That che scope and amount
OF work performed hy the labora-
tory he increased and that the lab
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