New Britain herald., 1919-03-03

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 partment to establish a c1infN treatment of venerea1 disease movement along the line of the aH45s to Fight and "The End of the Road, pictures run in the theaters a few weeks ago under the direction of the United States government The need of this clinic has been ascertained by the government through the data that it obtained in physical examinations in the draft and so serious does it consider this need, that it will, in con- junction with the state departm ent match the money that the city will appropriate for this purpose. In other words, if the city will approriate st800 for this work the health de- partm ent will receive from the federal and state governments $1,S00 more, making $3,60O, the estimated cost of running the clinic for one year.
 "One familiar with public affairs can recall the great opposition the tuberculosis relief work met with a Cow c-+o -%o one does not have to inquire far to find out the great good that is now being done through it. We all know now that it was fortunate that the opposition did not prevail. Many lives have been saved because it did not win out.
 Government Advises Action.
 ''The cause of the venereal disease clinic has been presented by the gov ernment. It has statistics to back up it's position. It seemed to the health board a patriotic move and a sensible thing to take advantage of this gov ernment help now available for this city, and see what good can be done for our city in this way, and this view was upheld by the finance board.
 $1O,7s6 Cut From Salaries.
 "The cut proposed by the taxpay- CTS plan of $10,786 in salaries of this department would leave the entire salary appropriated $5.6OO . "The department has ten full time employees in this department and one part time employe, except 1t present there is one vacancy that will be fflI- ed soon by giving employment to a returning soldier.
 Tt can be seen at a glance that you cannot hire ten full time employees and one part time employe for s6,5OO a year.
 The departm has been built up in the past few years with great labor and great personal sacrifice on the part of a former superintendent of health and ranks high among the health departments of the state. It would close up a great part of it's work on a $500 salary basis. Yet this depa rtment has it's hands on many things vital for the interest of the city. It does it's best to see that the citizens get pure milk. Milk is an essential food. The average family does not use enough It is also one of the best media for the breeding of disease germs, producing tubercu- losis, diphtheria, scarlet fever and
 
 in enormous numbers in milk. We have 53 milk peddlers delivering milk in this city Also, 33S restaurants, soda fountains and stores handle milk l One hundred and ffty-one daires sup ply that milk. Milk dealers and milk i dairies must be constantly watched 1 and made to conform to health regu- la tions or many babies will die that | would not otherwise and many adults l will contract disea ses that they would i not otherwise get.
 Slaughter House a Good Thing.
 "The department inspects meat, l and much diseased eat that other l wise would be served upon our tables | is kept out. No one, I take it, wishes l to eat tubercular meat, and yet there 1 are many men ready to make profit 1 by passing it off on the public if they 1 get the chance.
 The plum ping and sanitary condi- l tions of buildings, the cleanliness of | stores, restaurants and yards are l matters of great importance to the l health of our city. Take such a sim 1 pie thing as an ice box in a store. | Dirt and filth and diseased meat ac- cumulate in many if our inspectors are not constantly luNeot1SdCllS. IL 1 makes a difference to the public, who buy meat and other food, whether or not the ice boxes are kept in sanitary condition. We often condemn food in l stores that is entirely unfit for con sumption that dealers are offering to the public.
 The department keeps track of l contagious diseases and quarantlnes l them and releases them from quar- antine. The department IS doing tu-
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