MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, S(TNDAY, MAY 1, 10.10.
PRESERVING HEALTH IN MEOFORD
Dy H..G. Shearer, 7.1. D., City Health Officer.
naiKMi No. 1'JII.
under any oiri'iiiiiHliwn'eft iiho any
wnlor in filling n proHuription or pro
pnring any rcinody to ho (liken in
tornally until tlio walcr Iiiih boon
Htorillzod. 'I'IiIh oliould lo taken for
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To tlio I'Mitor:
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hoallU oltiorol Aiumom, mo mum- pormu. or pora mm io Ci.rr, c,.vwy oii(ir() (,iHlri,)lltin , Hyftlom of tho
Iiiih iiukIo olom, invoHtIKaliou of tl.o or haul HhoukI. or upon the publ . ,(UB tlmroHRhly fltmhud, ho
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(ibNorvi'd, will, tlio ruH.ill tint
coiiiuh luipomtlvo to place bofore tlio
pooplo of Hie city an outline of tlio
iihimI iinimitai't foalunm of IIhhi
lawn, iin well dm Homo iuforniiitiini on
to I hu ooiihoiUoiioom of failure to
comply will, tltuin.
Jlont important in tlio uiatior of tl.o
maii.teimiice of cemipooU and Htir
faco cIoho'h. Illthorto, tlio lack of
Howoro and of wntor for flimhiiiK
puriioHOH Iii.h oxc.ihciI many plopi'ity
owners from complying will, tl.o law
in thin icRnnli but thiH oxouho no
loiiKor exiHtH except in a very few
ii.HtaneoH. Tl.o law 1h very explicit
in tl.iH rewpect. Section (1 of Ordi
nance No. !lll providcH: "
No perHo.i or po.-Ho.iH xl.all. within
tl.o corporate limit of tlio city of
Mcilfiini creel or maintain or H.iffer
to be erected or maintained upon any
pioiniHaM owned by lilm, her or thorn,
any privy ilr ceHpool upon any lot
or parcel of land abutting upon any
Htroet in which there Iiiih boon con
structed and iH Ileitis maintained a
public newer." It should bo noted
that tl.iH law forbids tl.o mainte
nance of H.icl. UUiHI.DCOH, HO tll.lt 01)0
already oHtahlitdicd must bo aban
doned i.h book i.H Howor 1'acilitioH are
provided.
In cnROH where no Hower U avail
able and a oenHpool 1h a necoHHity, it
mi.Ht bo co.iHtructed in tho manner
specified in the ordinance, and must
bo kept sanitary. Section 'J.'l of Or
dinance No. 120 providcH that "No
person who is the owner or occupant
or acent of any hoimo. building or
promise within the city of .Medford,
to which a privy belongs or apper
tain., shall use or keep or poni.it the
same to heroine in such condition a
to ciiuho a.i unwholesome or offens
ive smell so as to become a public
nuisance."
Of cii.ial importance is the matter
of keeping premises free from other
filth. This point is covered by sec
tion M of tlio name ordinance: "No
person shall permit or suffer to ac
cumulate in or about any yard, lot,
plnoc or prc.nines, or upon nny street,
alloy or sidewalk ndjacont or abut
ting iiw any lot, block or place or
romisiH owned or occupied by him
or them, or for which be or they
may bo nKcnt or AKont, within the
city limit, rofuso vfljwtnblcs, docay
cd or deeayim; substances, ptrlnip?
as filth of any kind, nor suffer such
lot, plneo or promises to bo or remain
in such condition as to cause or
crcato offensive smell or atmosphere,
thereby to become n public iiuis.
nneo." And in section IS it is pro
vided: "Kvery owner, lessee, tenant
and occupant of any stablo or place
whoro any horso, cattle, nwino or nny
othor animals hIiiiII be kept, or of
any place wherein ninnuro or nny
liquid discluirt'o of any hucIi mil
mals shall collect or acoumulnte shall
cntiso hucIi mnimro or liquid dis
charge to bo removed to somo proper
place, and Bhni! at all times keep or
cause to bo kept rucIi place and
stable and tho drainage, yard and
appurtenances thereof in a cloanly
nnd wl.olcsotno condition,"
Thoro nro two methods of onfore
ini Ihcso ordinances, citl.or or both
of which mny bo resorted to. In the
first place, violations may bo pim
ishud by fino or imprisijnment or
both, and failuro to remedy the fault
aftor punishment will constitute an
other violation. In addition to this,
tl.o health board has power, whether
tl.o puuiHhmont bo inflicted or not,
to remedy tho fnult after notice to
the offender, nnd iisscbh the costs of
such remedy against tho property, to
bo colluotod m n stroot or other as
sessment. It is clenr that even if a
fino bo not imposed, tho exponso in
curred by tho offender would be
much prontor than if ho complied
with tho law voluntarily.
In addition to thuso .antlers of
public concon., thoro nro othor pro
visions of tho law directly affecting
fewer porsonH, but of equal import
ance to tho public. Tho matter of
dinpor.nl of nrbntfo by rcctaurants
and like places is covorcd by a spe
cial ordinauco which provldos that
"ovory porsnn conduotimr or runninjr
a rontaurnnt or other place in tho
city of Medford, whoro tho public are
Biippliod with food, BhnI! maintain at
all times a Knrb.ifo onn or cans hold
ing not moro than 20 gallons, which
enn shall lu constructed of motal
and shall bo wator tight and fitted
with an nir-tight lid, and said em.
shall at all timos ha kept securely
covorod with Raid lid, oxcopt when
hoing fillod or emptied. Into said
can shall bo placed and donositod by
tho parson running said rostaurant,
nil slops, gavhngo and similar innto
rinl, nnd tho Bamo shall bo removed
nnd omptiod at propor intervals to bo
dotormincd by tho honlth officor of
tho clty.'l
Another Importnnt mnltor is cov
ered by nootionn 10 nnd 20 of Ordi-
of nny kind, offered for sale or in
tended to be offered for sale within
tho limits of tho city of Medford, un
less tl.o same si. all ho tocuro)y cov
ered so i.h to bo protected fnua
flies, di.Ht or nny unwholesome mut
ter," and suction 20 further provide
that "No person or portions shall be
allowed to offer for hiiIo, sell or ex
pose for sale any fruit, vegetable,
dried moat, butler, honey, bread,
cakes, cookies, confeetionory or any
thing intended for l.umuu food with
in the city of Medford, unless it be
Hccuroly protected from contamina
tion by flies. This docs not apply to
vegetables or fruits known to bo
universally cooked prior to eon
sumption." Observance of theso laws are pos
itively essential to tl.o welfare of the
city, and it is amar.iug that citizens
who take pride in tho city Mid seem
to bo awake to tvery opportunity for
progress and advantage, should be
mo lax in the observance of what are
in reality nature's laws, as well as
mau-maile statutes. Our mayor and
council deserve tho highest commen
dation for tho passage of those law,
and have provided for tho city a set
of ordinances on sanitation which
cannot bo excelled anywhere, but
ui.k-hH these laws arc observed,
"what's the usof" Ah tho summt'r
approaches and tl.o city becomos
moro and moro 'Congested, the men
nco grows greater, and unless heroic
measures are taken tho conditions
during the hot weather will be more
thai, serious.
In addition to the olmorvauce of
theso laws, which observance, I may
remark, is going to be enforced so
long as the present health officer h
in offico, there arc other natural laws
of hygiene which must be followed
by tho people of their own accord,
tho violation of which brings its own
penalty, without any complaint being
filed by the health officer.
As an illustration, I will cite the
mutter of drinking water. So long
as, our city water supply is open to
contamination, which will be until the
pipe lino is completed, all water
should bo boiled before drinking, and
this also applies to well water where
wells arc situated anywhere near
cesspools. I wilt also suggest in ()"
connection that no druggist should
should also bo used in the
preparation of foods, particularly
'such foods as tamales and ico cream,
which should always be matin of
fresh materials, and when stale,
should bo thrown away. I'oisoning
from tl.o uo of Mtalo ingredients in
such foods is moro common than iH I
usually supposed. All foods whWi '
are sold ready to bo oaten without
further preparation should bo pre
pared in strict conformity with the
federal pure food law, which in the
result of years of careful research
and experiment by men who have
mntle such mnllorH a life study.
In closing, I wish onco moro to
call attention to tho importance of
keeping tho city clean. I do not
mean thin in tho houhq it is used in
discussing a "clenn-up day," al
though that, too, is very important,
but I refer to tho actual necessity of
cleaning up all premises and dispos-1
..it. ... (. m n m r, C n 1 1 i .. I..
iii III ii 'l,r'Ul nnj li L nil WiKllllli
matter, rofuso and other filth which
is n, menace to health. Thin can nnd
will bo enforced by tho city authori
ties in nil cases whero the intclli
Keneo of tho citizen docs not show
him tl.o importance of complying
with tho law voluntarily, but tho de
sired result will bo achieved much
moro quickly, and at much less ex
pense of monoy nnd mental effort, if
every resident nnd properly owner
will simply obey tl.o law.
Once moro reitcrnting that if they
don't obey tho law voluntarily they
will be forced to do so and pay the
penalty besides, I thank you for the
use of your space for this communi
cation. J. E. SIIKAKEK,
Health officer.
Medford, Oregon: This certifies
thnt wo hnvo sold Hall's Texas Won
der for tl.o euro of all kidney, bind-!
dor nnd rheumatic troubles for ten
years, nnd hnvo never had n com
plaint. It gives quick nnd permanent
reliof. Sixty dnys' treatment in ench
bottle. Medford Pharmacy. tf
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35.55 ACRES
Located two miles west of Medford, on the main road
to Jacksonville. Tho soil in this neighborhood needs
no commendation thero is none hotter in Oregon. .
This tract is all planted, the varieties.heing as fol
lows: ' .
757 Yellow Newtowns.
580 Spitzenborgs.
3i9 Bartlott Pears.
242 Winter Nelis Poai-s.
288 Early Crawford and Elberta Peaches (planted
ns fillers.) Tho greater portion of theso trees wore
planted in tho wintor of 1906 and are now in their
fourth season. Thoy havo made a nice growth and
aro in good condition. Thero are buildings on tho
place, ample for present needs.
Tho price is $600 an acre, and wo can make good
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JOHN S. ORTH. rKh..
J. A. PERRY, Vice-Preaidoat.
W. B. JACKSON, Ass't Cashier.
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SURPLUS $10,000
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