The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-02-23
GETTING CAMPS READY IS
NEXT; MUST HAVE PERMIT
Sanitary Inspection is Necessary
Before Opening of Season

With the ground hogs "six weeks
more of winter weather" we'll under
way and spring only a few weeks off,
thoughts turned pleasantly toward the
open road, toward camping, hiking
and days out of doors. In preparation
for the coming season, owners and
operators of picnic grounds and camps
tourist, recreational as we'll 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 Sec
ond 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-
fed and posted with the official pla-
cards furnished by the State Depart
ment of Health.
The camp regulations apply to all
places used as camp or picnic
ground for a period of six days or
longer and accommodating ten or
more persons. Applications for per-
nits 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 re-
liglous 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 be-
ginning, the operators have shown
marked willingness to cooperate, DR..
Riley said, and year by year there
has been gradual increase in the
number of camps that have been
awarded permits. In 1926, los camps
IN 10 counties were inspected and 49
were licensed. Last year, 143-nearly
three times as many-met the State
requirements and were duly licensed.
The number licensed each year, since
the beginning of State sanitary super
vision of such camps, follows: 40 in
1926; rs in 1927; rs in 1928; 81 in
1929; "a in 1880; SO in 1881, and 143
in 1882.
Seventeen counties were repre-
scented by the camps licensed in 1882.
Anne Arundel county led with 81;
Frederick came next with IS; Cecil
was third with II; Hartford came next
with Is; Carroll and Prince Georges
tied for fifth place with II camps
licensed in each county; Garrett had
3; Charles, 7; Allegany, S; Kent and
Montgomery, each, 6. There were 4
IN Baltimore county; each in Cal
vert, Howard and St. Mary's, and one
each in Washington and Wicomico
counties.
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 inter-
ested 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 N.
Charles street, Baltimore, Md.