Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-01
HEALTH SURVEY
CAUSES CLASH
At MEETING
Finally Decided at Board Meet
Ing to Start the
Work
BOARD TAKES FIRST STEP
Other Business at the Meeting
of Board of Health Last
Night

The question of whether the health
board or the local chapter of the Red
Cross would take the initiative in con-
Quoting and compiling a house to
house survey of the city, as recently
requested by the Atlantic Division of
the Red Cross. for the purpose of OBJ
tanning data which would be OF use in
future epidemics and plaques, and also
be of value to the health board in
their work, was the matter discussed
somewhat at length and in rather a
,ctormy manner last night at the reg
ular meeting of the Board of Health
At the last meeting the board sent
letter to the local chapter informing
them that the board would do all in
their power to assist in the proposed
survey. but would not superintend the
campaign. Mrs. o. w. Ramsay, rep
tesenting the Red Cross, came before
The board last night and declared
that the Red Cross would fully CO.
operate with the health board in the
matter, but felt that 1t WAS not up to
the Red Cross to take the initiative
sn such matter, which directly concern
the health situation In the city.
Mrs. Ramsay said that the Red
I Gross did not do things of that ma
Aure officially. but are anxious that
THE survey be made and are willing TO
rAnder all the assistance possible.
DN-. Charles /. Silk, president of the
beeslt board. declared that he
thous0ht the board should take I'M the
matter M sajt that they would depend
of workers. in the canvass OF the city.
After much discussion and dellbera-
ton On the matter and also many
differences of opinion. It was finally
decided that the board take first steps
In the matter and secure information
from various organizations in the city
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expected from them. 1t was also
thought best to communicate with
the state board of health and find out
what help they can lend to tho city
FOR the survey, as 1t was understood
that a statisctician and two nurses
would be supplied by the state board.
Before the regular session of the
board private conference was held
with Captain Albaugh, of the United
States Public Health Service and Mr..
Roche, chief of the bureau of hygiene
and scfety of the New Jersey depart
ment of labor, concerning a hygienic
end safety survey, which they are
sow conducting in all the industrial
plants of this city. The gentlemen
cooperate with them I'm this work
and requested that they be allowed to
use the equipment OF the board in the
laboratory, which request was grant
sd. This survey will be kept on rec
or dfur future work among employees
In the plants.
4 1t was decided that the board of
aldermen be requested to erect a COM
fcrt station for the convenience OF
the people in some suitable place in
the city.
The board also voted TO notify the
United States Railroad Administra-
tion of the unssnitary condition of
49, L. q.
road station and request the admins
tration TO remedy the condition now
existing.
Last night was the first meeting at
which all the employees of the board
were present and they were there at
the requests OF the board SO that any
questions which arise from time TO
time might be asked Of them. They
will be expected TO attend the meet
ings of the board once every two
months.
John Shumsky. OF 692 Elizabeth
street, was caught by Health Inspector
Thomas Wilhelm I'm the act of butch
ering a pig in his back yard. which
is a direct violation of the health
code. He was requested - apneesr
before the board last night and he
said he did not know there was any
law against IL. Health Officer Tromp-
son remarked that he had made an
inspection and had come to the con-
clusion that II was total ignorance of
the law, so the man was not porse-
cuted but given a repFimand and
told not 10 let such a thing again
occur.
A matter came to the attention OF
the board concerning two plumbers.
one working under the name OF G. n.
Buchsn & Son. and the other by the
name OF Antoine Pucei. 1t has been
discovered that neither of these two
men secured permits 20 do certain
Jobs. and that the work when done
was not at all satisfactory or prom
erly installed so as 10 pass the inspec-
ton OF the plumbing Inspector OF the
city. Both OF the men are to he 10
tified 90 secure permits and caHanlete
the Jobs so as 10 be satisfactory 10
owners OF property and also done In a
suitable manner so as TO pass the