Putnam patriot., 1917-05-04
HEALTH SURVEY OF
 PUTNAM
Active Campaign of Investigation Under
 Way to Find City's Health Needs
Miss Clara N. Tebbutt. Public Health Nurse, Sent Here by New York'Masanne

When Survey is Completed City Will Be
 Furnished Plans for Betterins Health
 Conditions
 A health survey Is to be made of the city of Putnam. In fact 1t was insug- urated this week and is slready under way. The survey Is made through the health department of the Delineator Magazine of which pr. Char'es NJ. Terry, formerly health officer Of Jack. sonville, Florida, and we'll known expert in this line, is the head. The only cost 10 the city for the valuable information to be obtained through this means is the expense for the board of the nurse sent here to have charge locally, Miss Clara M. Tebbutt. It Is expected that the survey will extend over period of eight or nine weeks.
 Money for the living expenses of Miss Tebbutt was appropriated by the Putnam Chamber of Commerce. Aside from this small ex pense, the city gets, without cost, a detailed survey of local health conditions from which following report to Dr. Terry, will be submitted to the city plan for bettering condi tions As found from the data submit ted.
 It Is the Imagazine's plan of "Save the seventh baby,n statistics having shown that, from one cause or another, every seventh baby dies. While the campaigns real purpose is an effort to reduce infant mortality, the investiga. tion for this purpose covers such a net work of divergent investigation that a complete health survey, such as has been undertaken by the Putnam Pub. lie Health Committee will result, and IL will be brought about sooner and, under the .expe,t supervision of Miss l Tebbutt, assuring an accurate tabula- l tion of the various divisions and sub- divisions of the lines upon which In. quiry and careful investigation Is to bs made.
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 Putnam Is among the first cities tt obtain the advantage of this valuabl, service and should deem itself fortu 1 nate. All that the magazine asks fl that the citizens heartily cooperate with Miss Tebutt and give her all tht assistance possible.
 This may be done in two ways: By committees to work with her in q house to house canvas. This is already being taken care of but if anyone is | willing to volunteer who has not been I approached for this service his or hel name might be left at the chamber oi commerce room. And when the home Is visited by the investigators prompt and accurate reply To all questions propounded will allow of the work be ing done more rapidly. tt Is emphat icaIly stated that no funds will be so licited and that the movement is in nc wise commercial one. The work i' carried on by A special fund secured b, the magazine by personal.suoscriptiof and no contributions of any kind wil be asked for locally.
 The work should appeal to every thinking citizen who has the welfare of his home city at heart and thu | movement should have the hearty co operation of every one. If this Is don' the work can be made pleasant for thu investigators and profitable for th' city.
 While 1t would be impossible to giv' a detailed summary of each division and subdivision of the lines to be pur sued by the investigation a genera statement will serve to show how thor oughly the work will be done. Eirs the temperature of the city, characte of it's soil, death rate and causes O death, diseases reported, epidemic covering five year period, water sup ply, sewage system, etc., wili,be divis ions which will be subdivided int more detailed lines.
 The matter of location and possible contsmin ation of the public wate supply from the water shed will bs l looked into. The filtration plant Wells and their proximity to outhous es or disease breeding places. sNumbel using city watersand number without it. How those not using city wstel get their supply. AnyLepidemics thai | may be traced to water.
 The sewage system. How many us ing il and not using 1t. Final disposa of sewage matter. Garbage, its collec tion and disposal. How refuse Is cared for. What becomes of dead animals Individual care Of swill, refuse ana other matter. Stables. The care o manure. As a breeding place for files Is it treated in any way.
 | Tuberculosis, cases reported, loca conditions, steps to prevent, hospits facilities. Typhoid fever and othe contagious diseases. How reported Causes. Preventive measures. Vac cination.
 Milk supply. How inspected. Ho' delivered to householder. Whethe cooled or pasturized. Veterinary s, | or xfe !, (