Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1933-02-23
Permits For Camps
Should Be Renewed
Now Says DR.. Riley
State Board Of Health Must
Make Sanitary Inspection
Of All Camps

With the ground hog'S SIX weeks
more of winter weather" well under
way and spring only few weeks off,
thoughts turn pleasantly toward the
open road. toward camping, hiking
and days out of doors. In preparation
for the coming season, owners and OPP
orators of picnic grounds and camps
tourist, recreational as well as of
labor camps-have been notified by
DR.. R. H. Riley, Director of the State
Department of Health, that last years
permits will not hold over for a
second year. All permits must be re-
newed if the camps are going to be
run during the coming season.
Applications for either renewal of
the permits or for license for the OPP
Grafton of new camps must be filed
promptly, in order that the necessary
sanitary inspections may be made be-
fore the season opens. All camps
whether new or old-that meet the
State requirements will be duly certi-
fled and posted with the official pla-
cards furnished by the State Depart
want of uaa1+h
The camp regulations apply to all
places used as a camp or picnic
mits must state the exact location of
the existing or proposed camp; the
purpose for which it is to be used,
whether as picnic ground, tourist
or recreational camp; whether for
longer and accommodating ten or
more persons. Applications for per-
ground for a period of six days or
religious exercises; as labor camp or
whatever the purpose may be. They
must also state the approximate num-
Der of persons to be cared for; the
source of the water supply; the pro-
posed method of sewage or garbage
disposal and whether or not food is to
be sold.
Sanitary supervision and inspection
of tourist, recreational and labor
camps was begun under the present
regulations in 1926. From the begin
ming, the operators have shown mark
ed willingness to cooperate, DR.. Riley
said, and year by year, there has been
a gradual increase in the number of
camps that have been awarded per-
mits. In 1926, los camps, in 10 coun-
ties were inspected and 40 were licens-
ed. Last year, 143-nearly times as
many-met the State requirements
and were duly licensed. The number
licensed each year, since the beginn-
ing of State sanitary supervision of
such camps, follows: 40 in 1926; 78 in
1927; 76 in 1928; 81 in 1929; "a in
1880; 90 in 1881 and 143 in 1882.
Seventeen counties were represent
ed by the camps licensed in 1882.
Anne Arundel County led with FL;
Frederick came next with IS; Cecil
was third with IT; Hartford came next
with Is; Carroll and Prince Georges
tied for 9th place with IL camps
licensed in each county. Garrett had q
Charles, z; Allegany, 5; Kent and
Montgomery, each, 6. There were 4 in
Baltimore County, 8 each in Calvert,
Howard and st. Mary's and one, each
in Washington and Wicomico Coun-
ties.
During the coming season, the
camps will again be under the super
vision of the County Health Officers
and of the Bureau of Sanitary Engi-
neering of the State Department of
Health. Operators or others interest
ed, may obtain application blanks,
copies of the regulations governing
camp sanitation, and blue print plans
for the protection of springs from
contamination and for the proper dis
posal of sewage, by writing to the
State Department of Health, 2411
North Charles Street, Baltimore.