The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-03
HEALTH NURSE SAYS
SOME PLACES HERE
VERY UNSAN|T TAR|


A summary of the work done 10y Miss
Olive Conn, public health nurse, Gov
ering the period from May II to June
/, states that Miss Conn has made Il
home visits, IL visits TO physicians; I
visits To dentists, has made % business
calls visited all of the ward schools,
the negro high school, talking to as
many as $500 boys and girls on hygiene,
sanitation, tuberculosis and u daily visit
to the Day nursery
Conditions pertaining to the health
OF Ardmore are very bad" stated Miss
Conn. This is particularly true for
the reason that there is poor drainage,
poor housing, and an almost absolute
disregard to city ordinance requiring
that all outhouses be screened. In fact
continued Miss Conn, II have yet TO
find AN Clubhouse, either properly or
improperly screened. | have been pret'
ty we'll over the town and this condi'
tion exists in practically every section
of the city. This is not only n city ord
nance. but "a state law.
In many cases | find alleys in i'm
passable conditions. Besides the growth
of weeds, there are instances of deep
mire and water standing day after day.
Near one of the main tl.oroughfares of
the city, North Washington street, al.
most directly opposite the south side Of
the high school building, is Il low place,
so improperly drained that there is prac-
tically no drainage at all. Water stands
in that hole constantly.
"Of the tenant houses, especially of
the poorer class, there is deplorable
condition.
with the possible exception of one
grocery store, the state health law re
quiring screens, seems to be utterly
disregarded OF course. the most of this
work will come under the supervision of
the public health survey which will be
made in Ardmore the last week in June.
There is much to he done"
Section u the city health ordinance,
department of health, No. 209, reads:
"Receptacles for Garbage, etc.-The
owners or occupants of all premises in
the city of .Ardmore shall place all gar
bage in wntertight. metallic cans, said
metallic cans to be placed on the alley
or some convenient place on the prem
ises for access to same, and to separate
thercfrom, and place all deposit, all re-
fuse and rubbish in boxes placed on the
alley. sidewalk or curb of said prop
erty. so that the same may be removed
ut stipulated times from the premises,
and pay the fees and charges therefor
hereinafter fixed or which may be pre-
scribed by the board of health of the city
of Aardmore; and said owners or oc-
cupants <aving or maintaining unsew-
cred outhouses snail pay the fees and
charges hereinafter provided for the
removal and disposal of the night soil
therefrom, or such fees and charges
as may he fixed by the board of health
for such services
Miss Conn further stated that she
had received the cooperation of all the
physicians and dentists that she had
visited, as well as all other with whom
she has ta<.ed. 1T is after all only
Il mattel of explaining or showing the
necessity of these ordinances being full
filled for the benefit of the community"
she said.
Mayor Freeman has stated that all
ordinances relative to the cutting of
weeds, proper drainage, the screening
of food stuffs and outhouses, will be
strictly enforced. This is a matter
which we can i'll afford to neglect" he
stated. land the matter will be gone
over in detail, preliminary to definite
action by the city government