The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-05-05
PROCLAMATION by THE STATE
BOARD OF HEALTH
Naming the Second Week In May as
Kentucky Clean-Up Week"

WHEREAS, Official reports to this
office show that 60 out Of every 100
cases Of sicknes and AZ out Of every
100 deaths which occurred In Ken
lucky last year-an average year
making total Of 1920 cases Of
such sickness and 1890 deaths were
due to preventable diseases and to
a large extent to- diseases caused,
or greatly aggravated and made more
fatal by the pollution Of the soil,
water and air by human and animal
discharges and other filth in and
around the homes in cities. towns and
country districts, not actually con-
nected with sewers, and
WHEREAS, Most preventahe sick
ness and deaths are confined TO peo-
pie in early and middle life. often
TO young mothers and fathers, with
the broken hearts and homes so Of
ten seen, and, to say nothing Of the
needless suffering and sorrow result
ing from these diseases, causing a
financial loss 10 the State almost be-
yond estimation.
NOW, THEREFORE,. BE 1T
KNOWN. That the State Board OF
Health. by virtue Of authority vested
in Il by law. and in the discharge
Of a manifest public duty, hereby
sets apart and proclaims the second
week in May. from Sunday, the sth,
to the succeeding Saturday, the 14th,
as Kentucky Cleanup Week." and
IL appeals TO the leaders Of public
opinion verywhere-health and civil
officials, women's clubs. teachers, min
listers, physicians. the press and all
other welfare agencies. and to every
communicates at once organize for
this work in such ways as will make
IL effective. II asks the officials Of
every city and town to at once have
the streets and alleys cleaned so that,
with this done, they may furnish
teams and men TO dispose Of all ac-
cumulations collected on private
premises and elsewhere, and TO en-
courage the work for the entire
week by offers Of prizes for groups
or classes doing IL best.
As a fitting introduction and in
centive to this health and life-sav-
ing campaign the Board request that,
in so far as may be possible. the
services in every Sunday-school and
the morning services in every church
in Kentucky for May 9Th be made an
exposition Of the Mosaic Health Code,
as modified by modern scientific
knowledge, or some other kindred
scripture. II requests that Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday be made
Mothers. Teachers and Childrens'
Health Days" for the systematic
cleaning of cellars. out houses and
yards, and the collection and burn
ing Of trash, except the heavy things
to be hauled away later, 10 filing or
draining low OF damp places, and to
leveling the yards and planting in
grass and flowers; that the work Of
Thursday and Friday be given over
to the men and large boys, and de-
voted to the crowning Of wells, els
terms and springs with concrete, so
as to guard the water against sur
face pollution, to grading, sodding or
planting grass around them, and the
whitewashing II all fences, out
houses and cellars, not only for looks
but still more for health; and Satur-
day, and every Saturday in every
week afterwards until cold weather,
to attention TO any other offensive
matter which has been overlooked,
and to cleaning out and hauling away
the manure for every stable-public
and private-in city, town and coun-
try districts, in order, once and for
ever, to put a stoo to the breeding OF
house flies, the busy. ever active car
ricrs Of the seed Of most Of the
preventable diseases. and mans uni
verssl and dangerous enemy.
By authority Of the Board, this
April 90, 1921.
John G. South, MD, President