Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-07-26
HEALTH PLANS
GET OFFICIAL
ENDORSEMENT
City Commission Officially
Adopts All Recommends
tions Submitted by State
Health Officers

At meeting Of the city commission
eis yesterday afternoon. the recommen-
dations of the state health officer for
control Of typhoid and for general inn
provemcnt Of sanitary conditions in
Brownsville were adopted without quail
fication or reservation. and work Of
carrying out the recommendations was
begun Immediately.
The fecomme ndations. designed to
control present conditions. were for
mulated by state health officer Beaz-
ley. and sanitary engineers Ehlers and
Goddard Of the state health service.
after a thorough survey. They were sub
mittcd to the commission Monday after
noon and Tuesday. but as a quorom
was not present at the meetings, no Of
hcial action could be taken. Commits
sion members and officials however
pledged the state officers to carry out
the measures urged. Yesterdays meet
ing merely made their action official.
The most important effect of the
sweeping adoption Of the recommends
tions will be the rigid enforce ment of
the state and city pure food regula-
tions, especially the dairy ordinance.
examination and certification of food
handlers. and installation of means of
stefilizing utensils and dishes in res
taursnts and confectioneries.
The commission voted to provide an
assistant city sanitary engineer. to as.
sist DR.. Spikes in his work. and re-
quested Mr.. Goddard. member of the
state health service, to remain here at
least a month, TO assist in the work
DR.. Spivey, city health officer. was au-
thorized to employ a man to work on
the sewer connections. to check up on
this work. and to file complaints for re-
fusal TO comply.
According to Or. Spivey. city health
officer, the food and drink dispensers
are installing equipment for sterilizing
dishes and utensils. in accordance with
the orders of the city officials. and lit
tie trouble is expected in putting these
laws and ordinances into force. All
dairies are now being required to in
stall filatfation boxes. and to chlori-
nate water used in washing bottles.
All utensils and bottles are stcrilized
By boiling.
All food handlers are being required
to furnish blood tests, and the quar-
antine laws are being rigidly enforced.
According to DR.. Spivey. since the city
water supply has been approved BY
the officials, the measures taken will
make impossible further spread of the
disease.
The total number of typhoid cases
reported thus far is 20. according to DR..
Spivey, one new ease being reported
yesterday but there are number of
doctors who have not reported yet. and
there are probably 30 eases in all. A
soon as the measures nov being taken
to prevent further spread Of the dis
ease have had time to become eifec-
tive the situation will be well in hand.
according to DR.. Spivey.
City officials are emphatic in stat
inR that all persons who refuse TO com
ply with the sanitary laws Of the state
or local ordinances will be prosecuted
Immediately, as the situation is too
serious to permit lsxity. A willingness
to cooperate fully. they state. has been
mantle ested in almost every case, and
little trouble Is expected in enforcing
the provisions.
The decision Of Mr.. Goddard TO re-
main here for a month to assist DIR.
Spi~ey. was very gratifying to officials.
He will work principally in tho dairy
situation. and will spend most OF ms
time instructing and assisting dairy
men to improve the condition Of their
plants.