The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
Comments on Milk Ordinance
Here-.GAdvlses Inspection
Twice Each Month.


THE ordinance requiring pure
sllk supply for the city OF Fair.
mont Is one Of the best in the
stateg but milk in the city is In
spected only once a month. In.
Esspection az least twice a month ID
desirable. ~
The foregoing statement is
ound In q pamphlet, "a Tubercu'
osis Survey Of Marion County
written by Miss Francina Nc Ma
hon, field secretary Of the West
Virginia Tuberculosis Association.
land published in Charleston by
Me association.
The booklet contains facts and
stistics relative to preventative
sdiseasest and deaths, and states
that.
appears that It has always
beeh perfectly safe to spit on the
streets and sidewalks in Fairmons
and other towns In the county.
This privilege seems to be a well
established fact IN and around the
courthouse, In spite OF the numer
Gus and many colored Don't you
/ spit Signs that adorn the walls In
side and out. It Is common prac'
ltice for loungers to spit, from the
kide balcony 10 the ground, in
ront ofs the entrance to the Rel
;ross headquarters, affordIng a
3ource for the possible infection
of, I'LL who pass that way. The sur
workers could find no account
Rof IAN ATTEST, for splitting, in Ma
rion County
tsanitary drinking cups and
other sanitary utensils are not
GENERALLY used at soda fountains.
Uncovered fruits. peanuts and
andes are exhibited for sale on
& number Of the streets. Children
|buy and eat this spit-dust-ladon
Hood. Some OF the stands have a
mosdtiito netting over the fruit,
but fllis does not even keep the
lies off because It touches the
rnit
so far as Is known physical ex
iination Of persons working in
aces where food and drinks ara
BID IS not required.
e,1lwenty- seven per cent OF the
,psitive tuberculosis cases found
are under twenty years Of age, 40
per cent are under forty years Of
age Any municipality, county o:
state that tolerates conditions
which cause 9 per cent OF the pop.
5ilation in the most productive
years to become infected with a
communicable disease that is lust.
Ing poverty producing. ..nd al.
most certain to cause death. Ia not
lsely spending the funds the
nbfie has entrusted to It. Nor Is
the lnblic gulltIess II proper
methods for the prevention OF
srrh disease are not demanded. A
knowledge Of existing conditions
Is the first thing an intellIgen:
/ public requires before any reform
Is made. No doubt Marion County
viii now become leader in dis
lease prevention and cotnrol."
Survey of Monongah
The survey made in MonoBgsh
by Miss Elsie Mcmahon and Miss
iande Lindsay. Industrial nurse
ihereA SHOWED larger foreign
spopufauon than in any other place
visited in the county. The heads
81 1856 families, or AZ per cent,
are foreign Born. and per cent
hare eolored.
The death rate of tuberculosis
or6the past five years has been
pneout OF eleven and this is a
much lower rate than found else
where in the county. Four arrest
ED cases were found at the time az
the survey two active cases and
six suspects. DR.. ]. A. ReIdy,
president OF the Marion County
Medical Association, was in
charge Of the clinic and he was
assisted by DR.. A. W Smith md
Dr William G. White Of Pitts.
bnrgh, Pa. At the time OF the sur
Syey, out of thirty eight blrth7