The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

city departments as VOL as private
aSencies, and uniform reporting
form be devised FOR use by such CO.
Operating agencies
The regulations Of the department
governing the construction end main
tenancs Of stables should he complete.
IT, revised ard license 70 construct
ard opers'e a stable should be re-
q'sfr"d OF all stable owners The re
su'ations ef the daoartraent should
provide .or q Uniform :1pe~oE stable
construction and for uniform pro-
cedhre tn handling ana dispo1.nf %
stable manure
Immediate consideration should he
given 70 the construction b. the city
OF public comfort stations Which may
be made self supporting through the
provision ol pay toilets. Street trash
cans shouli he provided, either
through approximation by the city or
Through the &C operation % private
civic agencies
Richnaond IS c.Ttalnly smoky city
This unqasstionshIy has A eject un
the health nj ait'ge &c and 5r addition
4 means lose So money through
more rapid detcrier7tion 81 ttugz
etc
Steps should he token 70 secure the
rassa4ge Of smoke prevention orG!e-
alice
The regulations regarding the r.
snovsi OF night soil should re- re-
eised to require the reracsal Of night
seii more frequently than once 2
month. ard to urrait fhe renewal ut
night SOIL IN ~" daytime when the
procedure can hs better controlled
flni Statistics
II is RECOMMENDED.
47aat o Ct1 sloa rs records Ce CT eat
nj in the charge Of the register az
vital statistic SHeh division should
Include the present once a. the re-
gistrar, ana tine Office Of the cleric
should he charged Atm The handling
Of eli records ara stRtiH' -sI work OF
he deIartu ent,
That a Zee of HEly cents be charged
kor each certified copy nc birth or
death recor is issued by the registrar.
tho receipts from this source to be
turned into tie general funds of the
city.
That efforts bo made To- Improve
further the reporting 81 births by the
publication OF hiS;h notices IN the
daily papers. the examination Of the
baptisma records of churl hes aud
genera etncatin1st program OF pub
iss'iiy reK1 ding iNe Importance Of
birth reporting
rul,h,. Health f-ducasion
A division cf pHb'tc health eGuca-
Of correIstjYg ana dtSasm mating uub-
lie hesltt information. the chief ~
this dIvSs or 10 Re dees grated from
among the officers 81 the health 3e-
psrtn7eDt ia rotation The initial pHT-
pose ~ this division should 70 ~
work out p program Of ruAlir health
educ Sicr as ta~ ss thar Is possible
through the existing force and with
oEt ada floral coat Fffof1 sho'rf' he
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sible Fot arsiN N hH purposes This
material might he u7e8 as n .ruan-
ert exhibit or exhibits on tn" base
lueGt Hopr " tine ,Ety Han. IuE}ic
bulletin boards should bt useG for
&race..l-l- ....LLc- health aotlea- a.yas. -t..e
operation of advertising compqriAa
IN printing ana displaying public
health advertiser eats might be oh
tanned A lecture program shoulf ~"
prepared. lectures 10 ne given beto~s
form for the Information OF irspec-
private organizations ard associations
Av health department Off 'ers on
special places Il health service.
The sanitary ,ode should be com
yistely revlsA4 ana brought ny 20 dptc
for printing In compact rocket size
tore. nurses policemen. and tho gen
evni public
An educational prorrat for 'hr
elimination ~ advertising n7cdtcsl
quanks aud takers should No begun
ana thu 20 er,e,at4on g,f t;-a news
r,apers ,,e s9u1ht fa. ths. elimination
~ patent rnoafcf7e ae--ortiSinr from
heir columns - a..
Plumbing fuSre,r3nn
The division nluraNtne inspect sor1
Of the heath department ia aone
satisfactofr work p,I, ;tss IS not a
health furc,ion ant u ghoclf b. trans
ferred ia the huttafur Soverttotrt
Ia view or ,ha fae' shat ,ne rA'or
benefit Of rt,3mhtne lnvpecftau he DC
rived bc ire HouseholdoI tr re
corr rreut3e6 tha, fees he roqulrea for
nfur1sirT nsFp~,asnr depending upon
the number ana -hr -Actsf Of hvtu~cs
Installed such fees -1 it pa.d hv the
t,1vYnbeV
C9t, Ct,cynlrt
THE present sfrarv47Ile.r.t for Tho
services ~ c:tr chemist Nas hep9
pua9vze6 IN m. p s--t z sr-,'s-- Is
con,inuss Ar being tNe most Sa5tsfsr-
tn4,s. arrs rwrr7.e,,. r r~z,hle under ey
ls,irR conditions
xirgft,1n II Sy,ifrl
The v5~t.{rs- ,s-,4 --.,' et-ef s,r tna Vtr
.rtria y v,ts1 shot.l1 10 lrc~rrsei ~
,fa ereatf1u ~ ar aA9nnc. ~ asstst
ant Visiting etan male az ~ The Young