The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-09-03
Motto Get Clean
And Keep Clean
City Health Department Opens
War on Mosquitoes as
Health Protection.

The excessive rains have caused an
Increase OF the mosquito pest. For a
while the health department seemed al.
most unable to continue. The rains
caused insanitary conditions to exist
especially in the lowlands within the
city limits and caused pools OF water tc
stand throughout almost the entire city
limits and the rain was so constant as
to almost prevent oiling and draining by
the health department. Up until the
rainy season set In the sanitary con-
ditions of the city were in excellent
condition. and we had almost no mos
quitoes. but the rainy season having
continued for such an extended period
we are now experiencing a return OF
this pest, and II not properly handled,
and IL the insanitary conditions exist
ing In some parts OF the city are not
soon relieved sickness Is quite likely to
result.
In order to remedy these conditions
the health department is now redoub-
ling its efforts and has the promise OF
the hearty cooperation OF the police
department. It has been decided that
the week beginning Sept, 6, shall be
devoted exclusively to a general fall
cleanup campaign. and In order to
make this work effective the co-opera-
ton Of the public is absolutely essen
tial. II is recommended that every
citizen whose premises are in an in
sanitary condition. clean them up at
once. Mosquitoes have been found In
the very heart OF the city. even on the
fifteenth floor OF some OF our sky
scrapers and on the tops OF numerous
other tall buildings in this city. AS mos
quitoes do not travel very far from their
breeding places there must be breed
Ing places nearby Mosquitoes are
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back yards, In wash basins, old tin
cans buckets. etc.
During the week above mentioned the
forces OF the police department and the
health department will give orders rela
tive to cleaning up of insanitary con-,
ditions. and assist property owners in
every way possible in making their
premises clean. 1t is hoped that every
citizen will lend all possible aid In this
work to the end that the city may be
rid OF stagnant pools OF water, unclean
and insanitary premises, and of the
mosquito pest. This can be rendered
possible In the manner above mentioned
and we trust that In this work we will
have the hearty cooperation Of every
one.
The city Is now freed from typhoid
fever-only one case having been re-
ported to the department during the
month of August, and this Is the sea-
son of the year when such disease is
usually prevalent.
There are now three cases Of small
pox within the city limits, all OF them
are confined on the smallpox boat
None of these patients had ever been
vaccinated they having come to this
city from the outside. All manufacture
ing plants have been asked to have the
men who apply for work at their plants
which can he done free Of
charge by making application to the
health department.
The season is approaching when
from the north will be passing
Chattanooga on their way to
winter resorts, and the appearance OF
the city with regard to cleanliness and
beauty will be brought to the attention
of these tourists. We hope therefore,
to enlist the cooperation OF all civic
in making Chattanooga
clean and attractive and keeping 1t that
way
Let our motto he get clean and keep
clean" says the head of the health de-
partment.