Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-03

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notices were sent to the responsible
persons and in thirty cases prosecutions
Were instituted. In operations under
| the smoke law It has been necessary
| and In some cases practically an i'm.
possibility. In obtaining suitable fuel
and a degree of leniency has been re.
! quired that otherwise would not have
been given.
Weed Law.
Operations under the weed law. which
forbids the maintenance Of weeds az
within tn more denseIy parts Of the
District, have been limited by the ab-
sence of any special force provided for
Its enforcement. and unjust criticism.
uation. ha. been caused: Operations
under this law are essentially seasonal
in character. and unless a special force
be provided during the active season
forced without emitting the enforce
ment of other laws and reeulationa OF
greater. or certainly Of no. less, i'm
portance.
Eight-Hour Law for Women.
Under the eight-hour law for wom-
servation during the FISCAL year, and
in the execution of the law lilo in
spections were made. Nine violations
Of the law were referred to corporation
counsel for prosecution.
Food Inspection. s.
At the close of the fiscal year sizes
food producing and vending agencies
were registered, including commission
houses. grocery stores. markets, buck
sters. bakeries. confectfoneries. rastau-
| establishments. These places were in
spected on an average of 11.79 times
each. At the close Of the year there
were fifteen small slaughter houses In
occasional s.s operation. sngsEed essen:
coming under the supervisfon Of the
Department OF Agriculture. The, more
important. slaughter houses do inter,
state az well as local hpslhess. and
come! therefore. under federal control.
There were 1.139 dairy farms licensed
at the close OF the year to produce
milk In the District Of Columbia for
sale or to produce milk In other juris-
dictions for sale in the District. Dairy
cattle on these farms numbered 22.13S.
The average frequency Of inspection Of
each farm during the year was BIT
and the average frequency Of inspec-
close Of the year forty-three licenses
were outstanding for the maintenance
of milk shops or dairies In the District
of Columbia In view Of tschnicalities
that have been raised and are now
the United States and the Court Of
Apreals Of the District Of Columbia.
difficulty has BEEN experienced in pros
ecutions for the shipments of milk
licensed farms and for the sale Of stale
and dirty milk in the District.
Meteorological Laboratory.
Specimens sent Into the baeteriolog-
teal laboratory for diagnosis during
the fiscal year 1917 numbered 1885,.
ana cream were collected for bacterio-
logical examination. AS the fiscal year
closed arrangements were being made
for the Inauguration of the sociological
w1rk authorized by the appropriation
tof March 8. 1o11.
Chemical Laboratory.
In the chemical laboratory 9,54a SAM
pies were analysed during the year
fo.497 IN connection with the sanitary
and food-inspsction service of the
health department). forty-four sam
pies for the police department. one
sample for ths coroner and one SAM
pie for the purchasing officer.
Pound Service.
! The total number of animals that
| passed through the pound during the
fiscal year sss. 7.ois. Of ,o which soss
COW. OF the dogs. 1858 were captured
while running at large in violation Of
law and the remainder were surrendered
| for destruction or quarantine by their
/, owners or by persons having custody
| of them. Money collected through the
| activities Of the pound service amount
| ed to S341.
Three rabid dogs, as determined by
eli Mir 0y,A ~ cy0
reported in the District during the call
| endar year 1915 and reports from the
/ hygienic laboratory, United States pub
lie health service; sh9w . that seven per
by rabid dogs. received antirabio treat
! meht there As the. continued occa-
sional discovery OF rabid animals In the
Of rabies. the commissioners On july
as. 1916. issued a proclamation requir-
! ing the muzzling Of all dogs running at
| large during the psrtod ended July 10.
1917.
transcripts From Records.
! Fees collected during the fiscal year
| 1917 for transcripts from the records
| Of births, stillbirths. deaths and mar
| riaEes amounted TO $bs0.60, and EOS
/ transcripts were issued free to various
/ branches OF the government.
Charities and Corrections.
The report Of the board Of charities
calls attention to the effects Of war
conditions on agencies under the super
4 vision OF the board. particularly as
shown in Increased cost Of maintenance
1 and the dihicuity Of securing competent
4 employees, also az TO tho Increased pro-
i duotion Of food supplies by institutions
having available land.
Rsformatory and workhouse. =
i The District Of Columbia reforma-
tory at Eofton. Va. was opened No
4 vember II. 1918. and at that time began
the experiment of caring for long term
prisoners by the method of open -dormi-
il tory treatment, which has proved so
1 successful with short term prisoners al
i the workhouse. In view Of their close
administrative relation one superin-
tendent 10 recommended for the two
instituttons u TO- proposed that the
rsfornstory shall be built BY the In
mates while living In temporary quar-
ters, an was done IN the case Of the
= workhouse. In the meantime schools to