The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-11
HEALTH BOARD
Will INSTRUCT
IN SANITATION
STATE ORGANIZATION TO INSTI-
TuTE SCHOOL FOR SANITARY
INSPECTORS AND TO HAVE
CENTRAL AUTHORITY.

it a program of rural sanitation more
comprehensive and far-reaching than
any this institution has before at
tempted.
AS a preliminary step to the inaug-
uration of this program the board
is giving it's sanitary inspectors the,
benefit of ten days course of in
tensive instruction in the elements
of sanitation to fit them to do effec-
tive and efficient work. That they may
be fully informed as to the legal au-
thority along these lines is also being
given.
AS one of the steps in blanketing
Florida with the rural sanitation cam
paign, the state will be divided into
six districts and each of the inspec-
tors assigned a district. Headquarters
of the inspectors will be located as
nearly in the centers of the district
as possible; however, the men will
spend the greater part of their time
in the field.
Central Office to Direct.
All of the rural sanitation work will
be directed from the central office,
being in the immediate charge of the
sanitary department under George W..
Simons Jr., chief sanitary engineer.
In order that activities may be CO.
ordinated and follow a definite line.
| the entire plan of work will be laid
| out and systematized toward the end
| of speedy accomplishment.
Daily reports, giving detailed ac-
counts of conditions in the various
| localities, unsanitary conditions cor
rected and other information neces-
| sary to the thoughtful conduct of the
| campaign, will be made to Mr.. Simons
| by each inspector. These reports VIII
| be turned over to Major Ralph. N.
| Greene, state health officer. that he
may keep his finger on the pulse of
sanitation work and it's progress.
| To Reach Every Community.
| While designated a campaign OF
| rural sanitation, activities will be on
| a much broader scale than this i'm
plies, and will reach every every city,
| town and community in Florida.
| inspectors will go from town to
| town in each county, making a thor
| ough survey as they go, correcting
| unsanitary conditions wherever found.
| and securing the adoption of model
J ordinances that will insure sanitation
| to each community.
Within a year the board hopes to
have Florida from a sanitary stand
/ point on a par with any state in the
| union, and intends to leave no stone
! unturned that will aid in achieving
| this ambition.
+! Carrying out it's announced policy
| of Capitalization, the state board of
| health has moved all of its various
| departments to Jacksonville that they
may be under the close direction of
| State Health Officer Ralph n. Greene,
I -
! other.
With the establishment of the or
| thopedic service at st. Luke's hospi-
tai, under DIR. J. Knox Simpson, and
| the transfer of the venereal disease
| and child welfare departments, under
DIR. H. o. Snow mad DR.. Grace Whit
| ford, from Tampa to Jacksonville, all.
| divisions of the state board of health
have been gathered at one point
While regretting that it was neces-
| sary to change the headquarters of
| the three departments, which have
| just completed removal to Jackson
vile, the members of the board felt
| that 1T was only through centraliza-
\ ton that the institution could be
| made one hundred per cent perfect.
Our first consideration" declares
Joe l.. Earman, president of the state
| board of health. was the best inter.
| ests of the people of Florida We re-
! alize the infinite opportunities for
| service in the hands of the state board
+, of health and we intend to work with
but one thought in mind, the achieve
ment of these opportunities.
To this end our efforts must be
| given to building up the STRONGEST
| possible health machine. We do not
| feel that we could do this with one
department at one place and another
in some other section of the state.
| In the first place, the different
| departments have varied opportuni-
| ties OF working together. The vital
statistics department can and should
work with every other department OF
| the state board, the sanitary depart
| ment expects and must have the CO.
/ operation of the other divisions the
| meteorological department can assist
the otner branches of health work,
and the same thing holds true through
| out the institution.
This cooperation and unity of eff
| tort IS possible only when all depart
| ments are at one point.
One Directing Head.
Another point" continues Mr.
1 iiAi' TIE members or the state
| board of health, Mr. Z. Nj. Earnest.
| OF Palatka; Mr. J. Z. Graves. of Hos
| ford. and myself, are fully in accord
| IN the belief that there, should be one
/ directing head of health activities.
This policy was announced when
| the board was reorganized and we
| stated at that time Major Greene would
| be that head. He is a man of seasoned
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/ fully capable of measuring up to the
| big task that lies before him. Major
/ Greene cannot direct the activities of
i the hoard of health Affect ir-aI.x .rr,Iaexr