The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-06-26
District Health Officer and Sani-
tary Engineers of State
Board Are Present.
WANT EXISTING
LAWS ENFORCED
House to House Canvas to Bo
Launched Within Short
Time by State.

. - L. Iatofn, district health Of
llcef OF the Florida Board OF Health.
N''H headquarters at DeFuniak
Springs and George w. Simons. sani-
taTy engineer of the same state BODY.
with headquarters in Jacksonville.
yesterday afternoon talked 10 memhers
or the chamber of commerce of PEN
saco4a upon the sanitary conditions
IN TINS city and also told of some
tSphold fever cases they had found
mere IN a few short hours of insnec-
uon' some of which had not been re-
ported TO the health authorities. Dr
1atom added that about nine of the
lyphoid cases We're on a government
reservation. caused by bad milk.
After a. session OF about an hour
ana a half, on motion of John Malone
resolution was adopted to the ef-
rect that the business hodv apnoint
a committee to ascertain If there wer.
not sufficient city ordinances to keen
the city IN a sanitary condition: II
so 10 see why they were not on
forced. and If there were not enough
laws. to urge that they be enacted bv
the city commission
Another movement that VIII be in-
ausurated is a house 10 house inspec
ton by DR. Tato1n. who will spend
aooHr three months mere He will
take with him cards for every house,
holder TO sign. There are num-
Der or questions to be answered. all
concerning sanitary matters about the
premises. These relate to animals
about the place, poultry. flies. water
supply drainage stable. surface clos--
cts milk used, typhoid cases in fam
mes and sanitary improvements since
typhoid cases were over.
ana MT Simon. ii would appear TINT
Pensacola IS not entirely sanitary. two
OF the principal causes being surface
closets and the kind OF milk peonI.
are buying. II was stated that the
dairies supplying milk to the popu-
lace are in a primitive condition.
Dr. Tatom said there was probabIv
more typhoid fever in Pensacola than
IN Jacksonville. He dwelt upon the
Importance of seeing that surface
closets were properly kept and an
reaied to the members of the chamber
OF commerce to assist him in the mar
ter.
He said Pensacola had lost oppor
tunities by letting matters of this kind
run along in the same old way: that
the government would he glad to place
cantonment here but could not do
ne said, must be cleaned up.
Mr.. Simons spoke OF the two gov
ernment reservations here and what
they meant to Pensacola. The gov
eminent had its men here and they
must be protected. He related the
work of other cities In making their
healthful and canton
Inents being established in those To-
cations. In this connection he re-
terred TO Jacksonville and Montgom-
cry, Ala, where government surgeons
had taken hold with the city author
ties and put in good Sewerage con-
1ections.
Another problem confronting the
people here, he said was hotels res
aurants and boarding houses These
places must be kept clean and the
employees examined as to the con-
iition of their health
Another matter was the fruit
stands where the supplies should be
Iept Screened
Diaries, said Mr. Simons. were an
'ther danger here Yesterday morn
ng he had examined four or five ana
III were in a primitive condition.
The BARRIERS, he said should be
Examined, and their Instruments ster-
Iized
Soda fountains and the glasses used
-lso came in for consideration OF the
Ipeaker Glasses. he maintained
hould be sterilized, also all contain
RS. Monday night. he said he went
nto store conducting a soda foun-
ain and found two dirty tubs OF water
where glasses were being washed and
he contents of the tubs were not
II even for slop.
In Jacksonville, he said. ali glasses
n such places are placed on the back
oard after being washed and after
Yard thoroughly dried. There seemed
0 be some opposition to the pror osi-
ION OF sterilizing glasses. the spealSo.
dded, but IL was not the time now for
y Something should ne done
Mr.. Simons said Col Hughes In