Evening journal., 1918-10-30
HEALTH OFFICERS
Fighting DISEASE
Fumigate All Public Houses
to Prevent Recurrence
of Epidemic
FAITHFUL SERVICE
BY ENTIRE CORPS

Now that the general health OF the
city is improving rapidly, the six mem
lbers Of the executive staff of the local
Board Of Health, are working hard TO
remove all possible danger of a return
OF the epidemic. During the past week
the officers have been fumigatlng
churches, schools and other public
places in this city 10 say nothing Of
scores Of homes in which patients had
suffered with the disease on Monday
Of this week they fumigated the emer-
gency ward Of the Homeopathic Hos
pital.
In doing this work, the executive Of
flcers have exposed themselves TO the
rayages Of the diseases . In no small
measure and while not immune from
the disease, they have kept at their
work with devotion that places them
on par with the scores Of others who
so nObly volunteered their services in
the epidemic.
These officers, George Bakey. Charles
Cannon, Anthony McGranary. Harry
Smith. William Shaw and Patrick T.
Ryan, during the recent epidemic work
ed on several occasions for 36 hours
without sleep and during those periods
their duties ranged from that Of or
deries at the emergency hospitals to
stretcher bearers, with the Delaware
College ambulance. ON several occa-
siOns the officers were called into
homes where death had laid its hand
and were cOmfOrters as well as officers
of the city.
That the health officers individually
and collectively did good work is at
tested by the government officials who
after making a survey upon their ar
rival here informed the health depart
ment that all had been done that was
10 be done and complimented the men
for the manner in which they had
handled the situation
The work performed by the health
board was done under the personal di-
rection Of James J. Cahill, the secre-
tary and while Mr.. Cahill was a new
man in the office. he went at the task
before him like veteran. In his work
he was assisted by two former officers
OF the health department who had
worked through smallpox epidemics
during the administration Of former
Mayor Dr. J. Harvey Spruance. These
officers were Harry F. Smith and VIII
liam Shaw
During the height Of the disease Mr.
Shaw was stricken with influenza.
One Of the many complaints received
by the Board Of Health since the in \
tluenza epidemic waged in this tcity,
was that received several days ago from
a citizen here who took a fling at the
sanitary conditions existing in the
North Brandywnc Park zoo. While
the health department has no iurisdic-
tiOn in the matter IL IS likely that the
board will refer the complaint to the
Board Of Park Commissioners. The
communication in which complaint was
made Of the conditions at the zoo fol-
lows
Dear Sirs- May I respectfully give
my opinion regarding the Wilmington
geological gardens
"On Sunday last I had the privilege |
OF escorting a young lady through the |
park. As she was a stranger in VIII !
mingten and as 7 had been absent for
sometime I thought we would enjoy
/ walk through the zoo.
Upon entering the zoo from the
boulevard al Eighteenth street we were
surprised to see two large
ats roasting in the disgusting. filthy
age Of a large uneXcrcised brown bear.
farther, we saw two more
'ears pitifully imprisoned in a pit.
was piiiful. because mixed with the
irt was decayed meat, and a terrible
dor arising from filthy. stagnant
yater. Did God create animals that
hey should live in that way2 Where
: our s. p. c. A.?
"The so-called monkey house. con-
aiming one monkey and collection
Il farm animals, such as guinea pigs,
abbiis, etc, was also the cause of a
orrible stencil, but the most pitiable
hing in the zoo was poor bedragged
monkey in a cage piled high with de-
aged dirt
"The poor animal, tortured by the
unused and unknown children, tried
o rise to find that its feet were stuck
asst TO the floor. When 10 succeeded
fter much tugging in loosening one
Jaw. such a Shiny mass as made both
ny companion and myself sick, was in
"A sailor at my right said that was
ONE smell, but the smell az the cage
# the wolves on the hill was worse.
% Of course we walked no farther as
w ""N 50" 'H'"7i VI WINNIE loH
biological gardens.
Now do not misunderstood me. I c
m not one OF the many knockers who /
Wel in this city I love Wilmington.
love IL so much that ! hate TO see
come in here and ridicule J
so.
Very Sincerely.
"A Wilmingtonian.
First, Last and All the Time"