The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-03-03
PERMITS FOR CAMPS MUST
BE RENEWED

six weeks more of winter
weather" well under way and
spring only a few weeks off,
thoughts turn pleasantly to-
ward 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, recrea-
tional 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 renewed if
the camps are going to be run
during the coming season.
Applications for either re-
newal of the permits or for IL
cense for the operation of new
camps must be filed promptly,
in order that the necessary
sanitary inspections may be
made before the season opens
All camps whether new or
sold-that meet the State re-
quirements will be duly certifi-
ed and posted with the official
placards furnished by the State
Department of Health.
The camp regulations apply
to all places used as a camp or
picnic ground for a period of
six days or longer and accomo-
dating ten or more persons.
Applications for permits must
state the exact location of the
existing or proposed camp; the
purpose for which it is to be
used, whether as a picnic
ground, a tourist or recreation
al camp; whether for religious
exercises; as a labor camp or
whatever the purpose may be.
They must also state the ap-
proximate number of persons
to be cared for; the source of
the water supply; the proposed
method of sewage or garbage
disposal and whether or not
food is to be Sold.
Sanitary supervision and in
spection of tourist, recreation
al and labor camps was begun
under the present regulations
in 1926. From the beginning,
the operations have shown
marked willingness to cooper
ate, DIR. Riley said, and year by
year, there has been a gradual
increase in the number of
camps that have been awarded
permits. In 1926, 1O5 camps,
in 10 counties were inspected
and 40 were licensed. Last
year, 143-nearly 8 times as
many-met the State require
ments and were duly licensed.
The number licensed each year,
since the beginning of State
sanitary supervision of such
camps, follows: 40 in 1926;
Is in 1927; 76 in 1928; "a in
1929; "a in 1890; 96 in 1881;
and LAB in 1882.
Seventeen counties were rep
resented by the camps licensed
in 1882. Anne Arundel county
led with 81; Frederick came
next with 18; Cecil was third
with II; Hartford came next
with Is; Carroll and Prince
Georges tied for 9Th place with
IL camps licensed in each
county. Garrett had 8; Char
les, 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
counties.
During the coming season,
the camps will again be under
the supervision of the County
(, Health Officers and of the Blu
reau of Sanitary Engineering
of the State Department of
Health. Operators or others
interested, may obtain applica-
ton blanks, copies of the regu-
lations governing camp sani-
tation, and blue print plans for
the protection of springs from
contamination and for the
proper disposal of sewage, by
writing to the State Depart
ment of Health, 2411 North
Charles Street, Baltimore.