The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-04
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SURVEY IND CITY
CLEANUP FRIDAY

DR.. F. l.. Tatom, representing the
state board of health, arrived mere on
schedule time yesterday and lost no
time in arranging preliminaries for the
big flouse-to-house cleanup campaign
which is in store for the city OF Pen
sacola. 1t may require three weeks,
and it may require six weeks, to ac-
compiish the designs in this line of
the state board of health, but I'VE
are here TO stay until it is over said
Dr. Tatom last night. IN fact. we
have already started and Will keep 1T
up"
One thing which l want the people
to know" he continued, lis that we arc
going to have the city cleaned up and
it is as much and more to their inter-r
est and safety to have il clean city
than ii is to US. In fact we come with
the best feelings for the city and her
people and will certainly treat the clti-
zens with courtesy, and, of course, eX-
pect to be~met half way in this regard. :
IF. Tatom planned this campaign
upon the occasion of a previous visit
to Pensacola. Conditions at that time
did not make favorable impression
upon him, and while the city was in
line for a sanitary survey, such was
not planned for this time. Every street,
! alley-way, residence, lot, yard, etc,
will be carefully looked over in the
general campaign to be inaugurated
Friday in the city. The state board
of health expects the co-operation--at
the city commissioners. I'VE have the
co-oreration of the government" said
Or. Tatom, 'and / am sure the city Will
be lust as willing to aid in the move
ment."
Just how the work will be done the
doctor did not enumerate. In fact, until
definite plans are mapped out. he Will
| have no announcement in this regard
| He expects, however, to have several
assistants representing the state board
! of health The government may assign
man or two in the work, and the city
will be asked to lend helping hand.
| 1T must not be understood that W.
| come to bluff the people, for we do moi
We come to help them, and promise
! that Pensacola is going to vastly ben
/ eft from this work. And another point
| want to stress-this movement is noi
new with the state board OF health. for
it is customary to campaign in this
manner. anu asiere H5 no occasion Tor
any excitement. Thus far we have
been cordially received. and hope the
/ same feeling viii continue to De mani
| tested by the people"
| Eating houses. restaurants. fruit
stands, grocery stores, diaries, and the
/ like. will be among the business houses
| to be especially looked after and in
spected. There is ample law on the
statute hooks, IL is said. to enforce
all sanitary regulations, and these VIII
likely be applied where necessary.
Surface clostes must go. Familie;
will be given a limited time to make
them comply with specifications of thu
state board of health and they Will bt
closed after that time if the regula
tions are not obeyed.
The exits of the surface closet an
screening laws to be enforced by DR.
Tatom are as follows:
| Section /. That any person, firm o.
corporation keeping or maintaining
surface closets and -privies used for TIL
deposH of human excreta within in
corporated limits, which are not fly
lproof in construction and are not il