Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-27
SOCIAL WORKERS WANT
SANITARY HOUSING
Conditions in Poorer Quarters Arc
Graphically Described by
Mrs. Randolph.
CAUSE or MUCH TUBERCULOSIS
Servants, Wash Women and Labor
crs Carry Germs From These Sec
lions to All Parts OF City-Suurccs
Of SwarmS of Flies.

crS Carry Germs From These Sec
tions to All Parts OF City-Sourccs
Of SwarmS of Flies.
The Council OF Social Workers hal
an unusually large attendance and I,
splendid meeting at the Y. w. c. ~.
yesterday afternoon. presided over by
Or. H. II. llibbs. the president. The
feature Of the discussion was the work
Of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association
| Of Richmond. as outlined for the en-
suing year. particularly. in relation to
! this city.
| Rev. W. Russell Bowie. ID. d. rec, or
of st. Paul's Episcopal Church. was the
/ first speaker. Tic was followed by DIR.
Roy X. Flanagan. chief hcalth Office"
( Of Richmond. who was able to give
/ authoritative statistics on tuberculosis
in Richmond and the existing means
| OF combating the disease. He spok.
especially of Pine Camp. as did Mrs
j. w. Earis, chief health rurse on pr
Flannaean'S STAFF.
Miss Mary zimmerman Haass made
a short talk on tuberculosis from the
public health point of view. and the
value 10 the work OF the voluntary
worker. Or. hibbs then introduced
said. was 80 much better known IN
Richmond than he was himself. that
lie realized the humor OF introducing
hcr. at all. To a Richmond audience.
Mrs Randolph was scheduled to talk
OH housing conditions in Richmond I'm
relation to tho spread OF tuberculosis.
Her impassioncd address might better
be termed "A Description OF the
Horrors of Shockoe Bottom"
MRS. RANDOLPH DISCUSSES
HOUSING CONDITIONS
Mrs Randolph based her talk on a
report Of housing conditions in Rich
mond published five years ago. par
ticularly as Il related TO -Shockoc
Creek.
she gave brief account OF her Ct
forts in 1916 TO have conditions i'm
proved by legislation in this section
OF tho city. and how the Council re-
ported Shoykoe safe and habitahle"
when il was four feet under water and
Nth mmentionable
If none of you have been In shoe
koc. YOU can't conceive of conditions
when the creek foods" declared Mrs.
Randolph. '"rhc visiting nurses are
III" only ones have ever seen down
there. Nc matter what the condition
Ia Shockoc. or anywhere else there
they are. After go 10 Shocioc went
on Mrs. Randolph. with her unIuench-
able humor Il don't believe germs.
al all. and have the greatest rcspcc,
for Aies"
citizens Of Richmond" she declared
with emphasis thrilling. the Nth is
there right now. Flies are coming up
from there right now. The germs are
coming. The colored women who work
IN our homes and factories are right
down In that nth OIL Creek and Taylo-
and Little Peg Streets. DO YOU know
those streets" Just so and look down
from the viaduct and get safe view
OF them Except that God has given
I us the climate we enjoy in Richmond.
VS. hould ali be dead from the diseases
! coming out of Shockoe. and | don't see
! how any real estate agent calling him.
self man could rent and take money
| for one of those holes in Shockoc
| bottom.
RICKS CONTEMPORARIES
MRS. UANDOLrHS ACCOUNT
! i uogc Kicks. Justice of the JuvcHiic
ana Domestic Relations Court, follow
G. Mrs. Randolph and not only cor
/ rohorated All that She had said. but
added other details. even more re-
voting. which he mad observed IN
company with officers OF the law on
their rounds. .
'Shockoe IS Il disgrace 10 Richmond
said Mr. Kicks Conditions there are
!ntolerabie. suggest that the Soun-
ell Of Social Workers make one more
this section OF the city.
Or. Flanagan again took the floor
10 say that Within the last Two
months the city Council OF Richmond
had passed "a little, weak housing
law" and that it had already been
upheld in Justice crutchheld's court
and also in Justice Maurice's court
in south Efchmond. therefore. prcce
d.ncc had already been established Tor
future cases.
The ordinance gives Dr. Flanagan,
as Chict Health officer Of the city, the
power in cases OF Nth. ovcrcro"d!nG,
feeble -mindcdness OF occupants. pow
/ crty. "or just plain cussedncss' 10
I cause the house 10 he vacated when it
Is shown tn be menace.
II CALI that some step in advance.
said Dr Flanagan. and my report
goes to the Mayor tomorrow. Cnpues-
uUnably Mrs. Randolph is right. ilous-
ing conditions in Richmond beSSar do
scription The colorcd people in Jack
son Ward arc hcrdcd together like rats,
and YOU catch tuberculosis from folks
I in novels UNIT 10 talk about. much less
20 live in"
POOR HOUSING ~
CAUSE or II TUBERCULOSIS
III. Flanagan seconded Mr. Ricks's
motion for a committee 10 be appoint
housing conditions la Shockoc Bottom,
I IN regard particularly Ia preventing
/ the spread Of tuberculosis among the
colcrcd inhabitants OF this congested
section OF the cry.
Mrs. Flauuaseu also spoke for sew
/ cral minutcs~of the plans OF the local
b anii-tnberculosis organization for in
crcasing the facilities for caring for
tubcrcular patients. the need of fresh
air and sunshine. the only commodi-
ties that shouldn't cost anything" and
+ the fact that some parts Of Richmond
Hcrc more congostcd than London.
The committee which was appoint cd
on Mr.. Ri"ks's motion is composed OF
Mrs. Norman V Randolph. j. lioge
Ricks Dr. Roy Flanagan. Father Han
nigan and Mrs. Eula Young Morrison.
y further committee was appointed
70 redraft the bill making the Juvenile
aud Domestic Relations Court Il court
~ Il lI.. 80 l.