New Britain herald., 1917-05-08
SWAT THE FLY IS
 AGAIN THE SLOGAN
Health Department Makes Spring
 Drive Against Pests

The first gun, in the annual swat the hy'' campaign was fired today in the monthly report of the board of health. Attention of restaurants and stores is also called to special ci;y ordinances which become effective at this time of the year. Following Is the monthly reports. with appended notices.
 ''All doors, windows and transome opening to the outer air from res- taurants or stores where food is sold shall be properly screened from the first day of April until the first day of November. (Sec. 372. City Ordinance).
 There are several food stores that are not yet screened notwithstanding that each owner has been notified of the preceding law. We are in hopes that this year it will not be necessary to bring court proceedings in order to enforce the screening. Flies are al- ready making their appearance Tn some of the stores, and customers of these places ought to read the fol- lowing modification of the House Fly Catechism". and then insist that the1r storekeeper protects them and their families from f1y-brown food.
 "(1)-Where is the fly born? In manure and filth.
 "(2)-where does the fly live? In every kind of filth.
 "(3)-Where does he go when he leaves fthe0 filth?~ Into the kitchen, dining ropm, food store and restau- rant. There he leaves upon food you will eat particles of the filth that is clingfng to his sticky legs.
 "(l-Does the fly visit the patient with consumption. typhoid fever ana cholera nfantum? He does-and may call on you next.
 "(6)-Decency demands that you keep flies away from food.
 'Decency is worth while and does not cost very much; you can get 1t, too, in your food stores and restau- rants, if you help by suggesting to your dealer that he cleans up and pro- tects the foods from dust and flies bs proper screening
 Resume of Years Work.
 Cost of maintaining health depart mont dncluding building slaughter house) s24,4ss.
 Average per capita cost (omitting expense of garbage collection $0,39 1-2.)
 Communicable diseases reported: Diphtheria. 3s; scarlet fever, 40; measles, 344; typhoid fever. "A; tu- berculosis, 92; whooping cough, 61; infantile paralysis, 29.
 > ''IAboratory report: 2,791 chemical and bacteEiologfcal examinations s Public health nurses made 1,476 calls upon families under quarantine: 5,641 calls upon tuberculosis patients Continuous nursing care was given to 6s tuberculosis patients, and 50 pa- tients were sent to sanatoria.
 '"The sanitary inspectors inspected and re-inspected 1886 yards; 3Ss barns and chicken coops; 1887 tene- ments. Orders complied with. 123 toilet rooms lighted and ventilated; 6s new toilets installed; 22 houses connected to sanitary sewer; 28 sep arate repair jobs of plumbing; 29 outhouses and cesspools abolished; noanys barns, coops and yards cleaned.
 ''The food inspectors inspected and re-inspected 3.260 stores: sos dairies: z,0S9 milch COWS: collected 1,556 sam pies of milk. Orders compiled with: 321 food stores cleaned; 194 stores screened; 142 dairies cleaned; 37 dairies altered; 25 stables altered; 80 dairy cows condemned; z3,260 pounds meat condemned in stores.
 Municipal inspection of 1,74s- am