Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-08-05
FREEDOM FROM
DISEASES IN
July IS RECORD
Only Two Cases of Typhoid
Reported to Health
Department
NO DIPHTHERIA
Alexandria Holds Record of Having
Lowest Diphtheria and Scarlet
Fever Rate For Year.

Fever Kate FOR tedi'
The month of July mas also proved
IN he a record breaker on account "
lis freedom from communicate olS'
cases We had two cases OF typholt
reDorted. but as both were imported
cases thew cannot be Justly charged
against our city, but | am, howeveI
forced to enter them on our recoIus,
Not a case of diphtheria or scarle'
fever developed within the city nm
its during the month Of July. oo
we are still keeping up our wonder
full record. no+ accordine
- the official report of the Surgeon
General of the U. S Public Healtn
Service. for the year 1921; which tap
ulated the communicable diseases - =,
every city in the United states Ol d
nopulation of 10000 or over; AleXan- an
dria holds the record over all otheI
VIRGINIA cities as having the lowest
dinbtberia and scarlet fever rate IOr
the year. D..oushrro
AZ
equals our low smallpox rate we
ajso hold the record with Lynch6urg,
as having the lowest typhold leVer
mortality rate. Grd
In looking over this report, l mo
tbera are very few cities in the entire
finited States that equals either our
dinbtberia or scarlet fever record
And 50 far. have been unable 10
find single city that equals our COM
hined record for both of these diseases.
AS these facts are taken direct from
officia! Government records, ~ eNee
me great pleasure to mention 'hsni
here. for it is something that the clty
of Alexandria may we'll be proud OH
We do not expect to hold this remark
able record indefinitely, but the fact
thot we have been holding 1t Tor a
year and a half, is well worth remem-
bering. DooDrN;
DAIRY, MILK AND FOOD IN
SPECTION
The dairy and milk inspection WORK
has been pushed vigorously during the
month of July. A total of Al inspec,,
items of dairy farms were made ana
SS samples Of milk were testd IN our
laboratory. With few exceptions, the
samples of milk have stood we'll up
TO our official standard.
A total of POS inspections were MADE
during the month of the various 1000
and drink-handling establishments,
such as restaurants, grocery stores,
meat and fish marktlets, fish wagons,
bakeries. ice cream parlors and sott
drink establishments. Five crates OF
eggs were condemned as being unit
for human food.
can state from personal obserVa-
tion. that the general quality of the
foodstuffs handled by our merchants
and others engaged in the various
branches of food distribution, has
greatly improved during the past two
wears. This is plainly indicated by
the constantly reduced amount OF stun
we are required to condemn.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK
A total of 24S general complaints
were investigated and l46 nuisances
were abated Ten sewer connections
were made. As notices to clean alleys
and cutters were served. 66 inspec-
tions were made of barber shops, NOV
ing picture houses. yards, buildings
and public toilets. The above entailed
a large amount of work and took up q
good portion of our time, but it is time
well spent.
THE LABORATORY
During July, we made a total of
S76 tests in our laboratory. This is
above our average.
Twenty-one samples of our city
city water supply were carried
through the standard test of the U
s. Health Service. From the 14th to
3lst. it passed without a mark against
it. As noted in the first part of this
summary. we made SO tests of milk
samples. 1t was a busy month for our
laboratory
NENEREAL CLINIC
In this clinic we treated So patients
and gave total of 437 treatments.
SPECIAL EYE CLINIC
This clinic has been very well at
tended during the month, and a large
number have been either examined
given expert advice or treated as each
case required. Most of our patients in
this clinic are school children. DR.
Benton, Commander, u s. Navy, is IL
charge, and is doing efficient and val
liable work, which we highly appre
ciate
PUBLIC CLINIC FOR THE CITY
POOR
In this clinic we gave total of l0'
examinations and treatments to the
poor OF our city.
Our doctor and nurse also visited
a number of these patients at Their
homes. Visits were also made to tn,
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