Evening star., 1920-02-17
ASKS CITIZENS AID
FOR HEALTHY CITY
Or. Fowler Invites Com
plants in Addressing
Georgetown Association. !.

Full cooperation of all. citizens
with the health department was asked
by DR.. William c. Fowler, health Of
hcer Of the District, in an address
last night before the GEORGETOWN
Citizens Association. meeting in Po.
tomac Savings Bank Hall :.
| He asked citizens not to hesitate to
make complaints to the health Depart
ment. as the names of complainants
| never arc dfvulged. DR.. Fowler said
that It Is the duty Of each resident
to 90 his share In making the city as
healthy as possible. -
PreviS1s Health Aetivftses. .:
! Reciting the various activities of
the local health department, the
assan,sa1 heath Hf,ces won the applause Of the
he declared that the health officer Of
the District stands for ,tubercuffn-
tested herds" DR.. Fowler said he
| does not believe 1t possible to make
the regulations regarding the local
! milk supply too stringent. =
In times past. he said. dead rats and
suits Of underwear were found in tho
bottom of milk cans brought into the
District. and even within the last
twelve months an inspector found an
undershirt tied over thte top Of a milk
SoA IA AACu OI the proper cover.
The standards for milk in the Dis
trict are high, but they are not too
high for the protection of the people
or the District" said DR.. Fowler. The
health department of the District, he
told the members Of the associa ation
Is on the job day and night. and many
wrong conditions have been righted
by night inspections.
DR.. Fowler made q frank admission
IN connection with the influenza cpl
demic in 1913 that he didn't know
how much good was done by tho clos
1ud9ment," continued the health Of
hcer, was that the greatest good ac-
complished was the spread Of the in
fectton over greater length Of time,
thus preventing every one being sick
At the Same time" s-.
= Discusses Recent Epidemic.
DR.. Fowler told Of the abatement
OF the recent epidemic, and said that
he did not believe the city could
ter by closing schools. Dr.. Fowler
explained the other activitieSsof the
health department, placing. stress
upon the medical inspection: carried
on in the public schools. Lies in the
heads Of children Is = common ex-
disgrace in having bugs in your hair.
but It is'a disgrace to keep sthem
there" 4.
Outlining the work of tho Districts
free tuberculosis and venereal dis
esse clinics, DR.. Fowler made a
Sni xhisn ~ Is to introduce in n
CengresS GSk1hg for q law requiring
the reporting Of the latter diseases
The District. Pennsylvania and Ne
vada,, he, said, are tho only three
places in tho United States which
h vA 80 rNnH 1or ynAA 10 h
he. explained. names and addresses
would not be divulged except in par
ticulAr cases.~
Action ~ Association.
The association approved the erec-
ton OF q new bridge to take the
place Of the present Chain bridge.
the adoptsf resolution being offered
by B: ,A.Bowies; President Joseph
company No. s has been motorized.
Following a report Of Albion X.
P1rris. As60legAte to the Federation
of: Citizens Associations. the aSsocia-
tion ordered that its delegates to the
feder.ti: hsys sS fiv. full power to to act at
The question Of higher water pres
sure fars4ke District was referred to
- commIttee, and matters relative to
MontfUpe Park also were referred
Some 61eixens asked the removal of
others, wanted to know why school
children were not allowed to play in
the park.
The association indorsed the plea
Of. the Conduit Road Citizens Asso-
citation asking the Commissioners to
place a motorized hre company at
Conduit and New Cut roads and the
widening Of Conduit road from Fox
ali road to the reservoir. These mat
ters were presented by Arthur A.
Rtemer.