The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-10
GOUNIYSANITARY
IREPORT1DEPLORES
CONDITIONS HERE
Many Recommendation Made
asiResultot Recent Tuber-
c1losis Survey.

the meeting OF the Public Health
rarsing Service OF the local chap
fof Of the Red Cross last night.
The report was read by Miss Fran.
eenp McMahpn o. Charleston, field
worker In the organization on
which the repost was based. DR..
XCiarde ii. Layman, chairman OF
Che nursing service, presided at
the MEETING, which was held In the
county court room.
tflhe survey included Monongah,
Faifview, the East Side, Rivesville,
Bopthsyiile, Grant. Town; Man.
f,ington, Montana, Watson, and part
k6t Pennington. Poor conditions
prevailed at all the points.
Addresses were made in con-
nection with the prevailing health
conditions as presented In Miss
.AIcMahonis report by number Of
rersons present, The speakers
were D: O. Tabler, superintend.
emit OF the city schols Of Manning.
tom DrsL, N. Yost, county health
officer Or. ]. A. Jamison, city
health officer; DR.. NJ. W. Zeigler
Of the State Health Department;
! w r Andrews. examining pfysi.
cian for the schools Of Warrington
District; George c. Rowell, chair
man Of the West Virginia Anti.
Tnbercnlosis Association,
Following these talks Miss May
NJ Maloney, connected with the
tuhsrdnlpsig WORK in Marion Coun-
~. was introduced. A probable so.
luton az this problem In the coun
~ composed tho basis Of Miss Ma,
loneyls address. She stated that
sanitpttums should be provided for
/ advanced or moderately advanced
\ sictinfs Of tuberculosis in order to
linsnre against infection OF others
aud 20 provide rest and attention
&pt the sufferers. Free clinics and
! 1.ispensarfes, baby clinics, health
talks, and q number OF other points
were NAMED for consideration iE
Ethewofk.
h Action should follow the conclu.
sion Of sanitary surveys, according
TO Miss Maloney. Some OF the work
involved was stated as being
genera city cleanup: the construc.
honS in places where there are no
city mains, Of septic tanks; clean.
up OF yards; freeuse Of lime in city
bitches; installation Of filtration
plants enforcement OF splitting or.
y tinanc immediate reports OF
communicable diseases; the prohi.
bltinn OF keeping calves, COWS and
chickens In limited quarteFs; the
/ prohibiting OF crowded tenement
districts In accordance with the
city housing ordinances: the wash.
ing Of city streets In the, business
section}d daily; the equipment OF the
j city laboratory with sputum dag.
nosis material: the examination OF
city water and milk at least twice a
week; insfstance of records OF
births md deaths: examination OF
school Children, establishment OF
hopen.air schools.
sReporting for. duty September
.. Iahaye spent my first month on
duty acquainting myself with the
territnry, going over The survey
recotds and visiting various parts
of the city and county where the
records show that tuberculosis
and other diseases have been, and
arefstill; prevalent" said Miss Ma.
loney. Sin this months work /
have found many outstanding facts
4 which are distinctly non.conducive
\ 10 general public health"
Some Of the facts mentioned
| ,,,ast.as ) Y eU6atrbEs ooh 80 kaa~tIol
care for the sick The fifty beds
Of Cook Hospital, understand, are
the only. available beds in Marion
County for the general care OF the
sick Miners Hospital caters only
10 compensation patients. The city
81 Fairmont, unlike other cities,
makes no allowance for hospital
csre Tor her sick or poor. and nc
housing Is provided for the poor
who need no hospital care. There
is no isolation cottage for conta.
sious diaeases. In truth, as this
report IS being written, young
giri IS In the Jail, having been
picked up on the city streets. She
Is in need of yenereal treatment
and IN the absence Of any place to
treat this girl che is confined in
j4ii because the state sanitarIum
refused to keep hopeless cases at
Terra Alta. The dying tuberculo-
SIS tents return to their homes.
Thts lack Of hospital care and iso.
lation care as the greatest handicap
tosthe general public health"
Second: The Marion County
commissioners request that the
poor be sent 70 the county poor
farm unless they are able to work.
Third Milk analysis Is made but
once ~ month Of the city labora.
tory. Fourth: No tuberculosis ex-
animation Of isolated cows Is made
|. BY tlie state veterinarian. Dairy
2 herds are only, examined at these
times Of examination. The ownerS
Of Isolated cows sell milk through
out their nelghborhoods. Fitth:,
wells are not always placarded aft.
er the wster IS tasted and Is found
10 be impure
The sixth fact vas named as be.
ing: Many open sewers through.
!. Seni the city present . condition
fsshst Is directly egatnst the city or