The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-19
DAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 70, 1871

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Icondtions to exist either through his
own neglect or that OF others ae is
either 70 he blamed or pitied a. the
case may be
The prevalence OF disease must be
, kept at minimum. Sickness from
preventable diseases means loss OF
| time, money and decreased efficiency.
| There are many sections CT the coun-
try where the working abailitv II the
| population is seriously affected hN
| disease and practically none whore
! there is entire freedom from the
blighting effects of preventab,e dis
| ease.
There are certain simple but I'M
/ portant measures which must be
taken by every community if they
want the general good health to which
their natural resources entitIe them.
Pensacola is no exception.
/. The proper disposal of human
wastes.
, A clean water supply
3. Protection against flies and mos
qutoes
4 And Protection of the food sup
ply against contamination. are the
! general problems with which all must
deal. The community which fails TO
! preserve the health of its citizens in
/ vites disaster.
This brings us to the question which
is before ~ in Pensacola today. II /
am rightly informed every person in
Pensacola wants this city to be the
cIeanest. the best governed and up-to-
date town on the Gulf at least You
want to be well thought Of by visitors
and outsiders as we'll as TO dwell here
/ in comfort and freedom from inroadS
Of communicable diseases. Have you
| taken all the steps possible TO secure
these advantageso II IS believed that
! n plan can he evolved by which a We'll
| balanced. properly functioning or
! ganf2ation for health can be built in
the city government 1t VIII require
time and constant vigilance on the
part of those active and interested. II
I, is believed that all right thinking per
| sons viii he for Il and not against If.
/ a mans attitude toward such mat
/ tors puts him into one of two classes.
! The decency or the auti-dency crowd
As was stated At the beginning the
! /. :. Public Health Service has IN
view only the Improvement 81 We
| health Of the people. There may
charges tlat the government wants
to come in 10 run local affairs Ref
| erences to other commnni ties where
much work has hen done and good
| complished viii show such IS not t.i"
case Even during the emefgencN ~
war as far is health matters and
ser--fce were concerned co-opordtto3i
was always insisted on from the cor"
munity involved. During that period
extra precaution for the health ~ 'ha
military forces had to be taken For
f: this reason a zone around every can'i1
/ cantonrnent naval base and q }"f
where federal health officer WoFie
, in conjunction with the local and sat"
heath organizations 10 keep DOVE
! disease and thereby keep up the #
4 ftc.iencv Of the fighting forces. With
the establishment OF large ship 2pl'a-
ling Industries and Of manition plants
| and others OF like Importance thcr"
came M the same problems Of SAM
tation
Because Of these two factors then
the T. S. public Health Service came
tito Pensacola and F,scan hia county
This presented an opportunity for i'm
provements of which ADVANTAGE sAould
have been taken The service only
desires now to perfect a WORKING or
canization before il withdraws This
viii be matter Of several months
and depends on the willingness of city
officials and right thinking citizens t.
bring about a new order Of health 1f-
fairs.
It is believed that a fan understood /
ing has Seen made het7v>2u the fed
eral and city a'thorities as follow
in brief.
i The l. :. Public Health Service
viii furnish men as follows
as. 4 medical officer as director
If sanitation for Pensacola
(b1 Two experienced fnsnector~