Evening journal., 1919-10-24
DIR. TERRY'S HEALTH
REFORM FAVORED


ro-operation Of The city milk Inspector,
the state Board Of Health, The CITY
Board Of Health and your Heallh
commlttee. should give the city the
best milk supply In lhe country
we urge the meat inspector to en-
f,r.e an CITY ordinances and rules gov
erning slaughter houses and ihc inspec-
tion az meats. That he insist on lhe
be.i sanitation az and near the slaugh-
Ter house: that special attention lc
.jvon animals before they are slaugn-
.orea and see that meats are kept ana
handied properly ia stores ana mar
kcts.
"Nt urge the health executive Off
cs,s to carefully invoiigaie an stores
selling foods. We agree Win br.
Terry that there arc stores in the city
ihat handle food products IN anything
but sanllarF-meihod. 10 doesn't take
"a health expert to delect this fact.
Many store-keepers, il they really had
their fellowmen's welfare at heart
would improve the conditions As long
as they don't The executive officers
should keep an eye on The stores.
TO Inspect Eating Places.
I'VE would also urge the executive
officers TO thoroughly inspect the res
faurants, eating houses and ice cream
parlors. We also feel it is not neces-
ssry 20 be health experts TO see con-
ditions that could be improved In such
places. While there are no laws cover
ing The inspection OF stores and res
tauranis, it would certainly work TO the
ciiy's best interests for an 20 cooper
ate and demand tie best possible con-
dilions. Because person does not
have 10 eat in dirty place does not
mean that he cannot take disease from
one who has.
I'VE call the matter Of collecting and
dlsposing Of garbage 10 The attention
Of the Board OF Health. CrematOry Com
mitioe and the citizens in general. Dr
Terry calls attention 90 The incfllcicncy
fn the collection Of garbage, which
seems to be The general opinion. We
trust the present garbage Investigation
being conducted by the CrcmatOry
Commission viii guarantee better SER
vice.
I'VE urge in the absence Of an ord-
nance that the slablemen keep their
While stables are rapidly being turned
into gagages, cooperation along this
line viii help
we urge a1l city aud health off,
GERS 10 do an IN their power 90 do
away with the notwithstanding mos
quito. Of which Wilmington has SER
talnly her share.
Consider New Hospital.
"We urge at some future date, the
consideration Of a contagious hospital
for Wilmington
"The above are but a few OF the
many points which The report covers
We feel that many OF the above could
be considered, in fact. put in effect at
once.
doctor Terry suggests change IN
The organization Of the Board OF Health.
but as the present plan is a part Of The
3id city charter, this idea can only be
out IN effect when the people see no TO
adopt a new city charter
we think the report OF Doctor Terry
Nill be Of value 10 this and other
5ealih boards, and therefore suggest
.hat ll be forwarded by the clerk OF
Council TO the board knowing that the
members thereof Will at any time be
Willing 10 loan 10 70 other departments
hat may desire same for information.
"We trust the advice and recon-
nendaiions OF Doctor Terry will re-
ceive the consideration Of all city de-
partments and that healthier city will
result
Respectfully submitted,
"ALEX. r. ABRAHANfS,
Chairman
CHARLES FORWOOD,
JOHN q. HOPKINS,
JAMES KANE.
JOHN J. MURRAY.
Health Committee"