El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-02
.LAVERY CARDS
To CONE DOWN
City Officials Decide On
New System To Which
There Is No Objection.

The certificates OF the city health
office put in food and drink dispen-
saries and barber shops and required
by the regulations OF the federal
health service and formulated by
Lieut.. J. f. Lavery. and to which Wig
orous opposition has been made, are
to come down. and others. unobjec-
tionable. 10 90 up in their place; also.
any and all examinations Of employees
OF such places are 10 be made By the
city health officer in a common
sense way" usually as a rule. with
actual physical examinations TO be
made only in individual cases when
that official has good reason to be-
heve such necessary.
This was the result OF a meeting Of
the city council, Dr.. Hugh 5 White.
city health officer; Or. 4. 3. War
rener. chief food inspector, and Lieut..
Lavery, for the surgeon general OF
the army. Monday morning Senator
r. ". Dudley. by invitation OF mayor
Davis. took part in the discussion
This meeting was to decide in detail
and carry out the plan agreed upon
at meeting Of the council. a COM
mittee from the chamber Of COM
merce and representative of the wo-
To Have Grade System.
It was decided that the objection
able cards should be replaced by
graded system OF three cards. to be
known as grades a. 3 and c The
first. white card, will contain these
words, which is its essential feature:
This place OF business is regularly
inspected and found satisfactory and
classed as grade A" Then follows
the street number and the proprie-
tors name
The important wording OF grade B
or blue card, will be; This place Of
business is regularly inspected and
is classed in grade B." The grade c,
or red card. will be exactly the same
as grade B, except that the letter viii
be c.
Grading Made Already.
The grading OF the different places
is already taken and kept by the city
adopted viii carry this farther in the
shape Of the grading mentioning a
card certificate practically speaking.
While it was not definitely stated by
DR.. White. city health officer, what
percentage standing would put a
place in the different classes. II was
to be determined in q Just and equit-
able manner. Il is the hope TO have
every one striving TO have a white
card posted. IL was said.
The cards will signify that the
places are inspected for everything
in a sanitary way. ventilation. gem
eral health Of employers and employees
etc II place ranks too low. or be-
low the minimum. II will be closed.
DR.. Warrener stated that 4 consid-
cradle number had been closed IN the
past
To watch closely.
As to examinations so much OBJ
jected TO. an ordinance now in pro-
cess OF passage provides for deputy
health officers, who will probably be I
police captains or other police Off !
GERS. and il viii be part Of their duty, !
il was stated. TO keep a watch as to
persons whose health is a menace TO |
the public. coming in from outside /
places and getting employment in |
food and drink dispensaries, barber !
shops. etc.
The plan as outlined seemed to sat |
isfy all concerned It was agreed !
that the old card was rightfuliy OBJ |
jectionable and the physical exami- |
nation was even more so. and that 4
common sense should prevail in the /
future so as not 10 offend the sensi- l
bilities OF all fair minded women and |
men.