The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1934-07-14
FERA Executives Outline Program
Dealing With Sanitary Problems
Brain Trust Included In
Operations To Be Car
ried On By Organ
izatiOn

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Sanitary problems in Key
West formed the subjects for dis
eussion yesterday at a conferences
Of FERA executives including 3.
n. Duncan, administrator; Iowa
c. Lsnsrt. chief engineer Of the
state board of health and s. D.
Maeready, sanitary officer Of the
board.
II was specifically stated that
The state organization is not
DESTROYS of usurping the local
authority and it was definitely de-
cided as follows:
A board Of health for Key West
comprising practically all practic-
ing physicians in the city was
formed. DIR. II. c, Galley as the
regularly constituted city health
officer was designated president.
ex-officio, of the body.
The function Of the board is to
meet, discuss and advise ON mat
tiers pertaining to the public
health. Mr.. Macready has been
designated as the representative
of the state board of health to be
In actual charge of administration
of affairs.
Choose Sanitary Chief
A chief sanitary inspector has
been provided for and it is ex-
pected that George b. Reed, who
has been in this same capacity
with the city of Miami and is an
ex-employe Of the state board win
be assigned. He will be provided
with . Slaperintendent Of garbage.
aid seavenger service.
The present intention is to in
stitute Immediate and complete
cleanup of the city from a gar
bage and trash standpoint, Plans
call for daily collection of gar
bage in the business area, and
collections thrice weekly in the
residential area.
Another provision made was
for the appointment of an in
spector of outhouses and vaults
construction, whose duty it is to
see to repair and replace all of
these sanitary accessories which
are found to be in need of the
service.
Food and dairy inspection is to
be q regular phase of the sani-
tary movement. An inspector is
20 be appointed immediately. His
duty viii be to first, institute a
program in local dairy sanitation
along the lines recommended by
the u. 5. Public Health Service :.
second, to inspect and make sani
tars all other food handling es-I
Establishments in the city.
Six sanitary inspectors will be
appointed to act in the capacity
Of sanitary policemen. They are
70 take immediate charge under
the chief Inspectors supervision Of
individual backyard sanitation.
which includes cisterns, outhouses,
water supplies and mosquito con.
troll.
Schedules are now in prepara-
ton Tor nursing services. All Of
the details have not been worked
out. but viii be released for pub.
lie reading as soon as the super
visor Of this phase of the work has
them perfected.
Brain Trust in Key West
Key West has its own brain
trust. b. NJ. Duncan. head Of the
rehabilitation program, has
gathered about him a brain trust
cabinet. Regular daily meetings
are held at which all matters and
plans pertaining to the diversified
programs of rehabilitation are dis
cussed from every angle before
any project is gotten under way.
The cabinet is composed of a
small group of experts. each TAX
ing charge of a division of the
program. They are thoroughly
conversant with the needs and re-
quirements in their respective
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