Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-07-12
NO TYPHOID
HERE DURING
THEPAST MONTH
Records During Past Six
Months For Low Dis
ease Rate
RECORD SPLENDID
Food and Milk Inspection-General
Sanitary Work-The Laboratory
Eve Clinic-General Clinic


Not a case of typhoid within the
citv limits during the month of June!
The past month has been remarkable
for the fact tho it shows the lowest
communicable disease rate we have
had during the past three years! But
the most pleasing feature is, that each
of the last six months have been rec
ord breakers for their low communi-
cable disease rate. AS | have stated
in previous reports, we have been COM
paratively free from all the usual
ch;ldren's diseases since the first of
last September. In fact diphtheria
and scarlet fever have indeed been
rare diseases within our city limits for
over eighteen months past! And this
despite the fact that such diseases
have been generally prevalent about
US. 1t is with great personal satis-
faction that ! make this Official state
ment, for | know only too well how
hard each member of the Health De-
partment has worked to keep down
our disease rate to the lowest pos
sible point. | might say in passing,
that the personnel of this department,
having worked together in peace and
harmony for several years past, are
thus able to render greater service
on account of the experience gained
of the various conditions and things
they have to combat in their special
lines of work.
~
Ger looks for and demands. and | am
pleased to say our official records
show that we are getting them.
AS above quoted the general health
of our city during the month of June
was extra good and record breaker.
FOOD AND MILK INSPECTION
A total of 225 inspections were
made of the various food and drink
handling establishments, including
restaurants, meat and fish markets,
grocery stores, bakeries, ice cream and
soft drink places, etc Twenty-one
restaurants were given an official
rating for the month of June. This
score card is displayed in each res
taurant, and indicates its sanitary
condition each month. Thirty-four
dairy inspections were made during
| the month of June. This entails a
large amount of work and takes much
time, as these dairies are located many
miles outside of our city, and most OF
them many miles apart. This is spe-
cial work and requires both special
| knowledge and experience. 1t is in
charge Of the Assistant Health Off
Ger. Dr. Garvey.
Sixty tests were made in our lab
oratory of samples of milk taken on
the y.reets from the delivery trucks
of the various dairymen furnishing
milk to our city.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK
A total of 267 general complaints
were carefully investigated and l52
Inuisances were abated as result.
165 Official notices were issued to
correct unsanitary conditions and
abate nuisances and eight sewer con-
nections were made during the month
of June
Sixty-two inspections were also
made of moving picture houses, yards
and buildings, and public toilets.
THE LABORATORY
325 examinations were made IN our
laboratory during June. This is about
our usual average Tests of the city
water during the latter part of June,
did not show up as good as usual This
may be accounted for by the extra
hot weather and heavy showers. How
ever, the matter is under investigation
by this department. and a careful
watch is being kept over the supply.
This is very important work, and 1t Is
being done now, as in the past, with
out fear or favor.
J VENEREAL CLINIC
! Sixty-four patients were treated IN
this clinic during June and a total
of 500 treatmeQts were given;
As have often before noted IN my
monthly reports, the venereal diseases
exceed by more than 100 per cent, all
other communicable diseases COM
bined. 1t is therefore easy to under
stand how important our work is along
these lines.
SPECIAL EYE CLINIC
This new clinic is now going along
nicely, and many poor people are be-
ing looked after. who would otherwise
receive little or no treatment at all.
A large number of school children,
whose parents are unable to pay for
expert examination or treatment, have
received both from this new branch of
the Health Department. and the good
work is constantly growing. | con-
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