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

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department
Smallpox Hospital.
The smallpox hospital should be pus
in better condition of repair and bet
ter equipped or else abandoned. The
fiv menace at the hospital should be
eliminated by proper screening OF
rooms, the use Of fly traps, and the I'M
provement OF the horse stable so as 10
prevent fly breeding. The use OF
common drinking cup at the hospftai
should be prohibited.
A survey OF the farm at the small
pox hospital should be made 10y the
agricultural experts OF the state ag-
ricultural school to determine the
practicability OF considerably increas-
ing the extent of farm operations.
Consideration could profitably be
given 70 the matter Of establishing on
the city farm q municipal dairy, I'M
" the supervision of the CHIEF dairy
inspector OF the health department.
to supply milk to the city home. this
Virginia hospital and the Pins Camp
hospital.
City Bncteriologist.
Owing TO the resignation OF the full
time bacteriologist and the difficulty
at this time of filing this position sat
isfact orily, II is recommended that the
present technician be given an tn
crease OF salary and permitted to per-
form such routine laboratory work IS
may be required under the supervfs-
ion of a baeteriologist on part tins
from the medical school or the state
health laboratory.
As soon as practicable the health
department should make available to
physicians the services of this labora-
tory in the making Of Wasserman
tests for syphilis The equipment of
the laboratory should be improved as
suggested In the report.
City Physicians.
It Rs recommended that city physi-
clans discontinue the visiting OF
schools for the purpose of examining
suspected cases Of contagious disease
and that this function devoive upon
the medical inspection staff OF the
board OF education.
1.-THE city physicians should be
transferred 10 the bureau OF chart
ties of the proposed department of
public welfare and made star
agency OF that bureau.
Public Health Nursing.
An effort should be made to bring
about a Capitalization of all public
and private agencies engaged in nurs-
Ing work, so that cost may be reduced,
overlapping and duplication elint-
mated. and a uniform and effective
program carried out. A colored nurse
should be employed who may work
exclusively in the coiored districts OF
the city.
Food and Dairy Inspection
division of food inspection should
be created and placed under the d.
rection of the present chief dairy in
spector. this division TO include all of
IA Of
visions OF dairy inspection and food
inspection.
Dairy permits should be issued for
period of one year instead of for
an indefinite period, and the annual
permit fee should be made 81. II
would lead to economy and better ser
vice TO furnish an additional automc
bile for the u1e OF dairy inspectors in
place OF the horse and buggy now
used.
The food ordinance should be re-
vfsed so as TO include under permit
from and supervision by the health
department all places producing
manufacturing, handling, storing or
selling foods and drinks, and that the
ordinance require such places to pay
81 per year for such permit, which
must be renewed annually.
All food establishments should CON
unue to be graded according to the
scoring methods now used and a GER
tihcate OF merit should be issued IN
t n establishment with a standing OF
excellent this certificate OF merit
10 De dispiayed conspicuously by the
proprietor OF the establishment
Inc meat inspection service OF tbs
city should be improved nv rac,,trsrs1
mat all meat sold in the citv OF pich-
mond bear either the starnp of ths
FEDERAL inspections service or the local
tealth department. To require this
means, however. either that siaughtar-
rouse men must agree TO slaughter II,
one or TWO or the existing abattoirs or
that municipal abattoir must ne
estab lished
Sanitary Inspection.
an eHort should he made to ir-
uuee the former chief sanitary inspec-
tpt recently resigned) to return TO
'Ils position at increased salary.
ne position of fumigator OF the de-
paFtment should be discontinued ana
this officer who is now aSstgnoa 10
the sanitary division be dropped from
the payroll. If two additional auto
noo!ies were purchased for the use
or sanitary inspectors It would be pos
slpte TO reduce the force OF sanitary
inspectors by two or three men.
The health department should fun
nish the uniforms for sanitary fuxna~.
tors instead of requiring these officer.
70 purchase their own uniforrns from
their meagre salaries
An effort should be made to reduce
the time spent by field inspectors in
ONCE clerical work The clerk OF the
department should be required to keen
records of the time spent by tnspec
tors IN the office and in the field. or
as an alternative time clock should
be installed. The investigation and
prosecution OF complaints regarding
weeds could well be discontinued AN
not being OF direct health beneft-
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