The Rise And Decline Of The Ol'^mpia Oyster 



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SdE^itation — Sanitary Coi^itrol 



BANG WENT THE GAVEL! 



IT WAS ON APRIL 20, 1925, ONE OF THE SUBJECTS 

 for consideration was co-operation with Dr. Simpson, 

 head of the State Department of Health, in working out a 

 manual to co-ordinate with the National Department of 

 Health for Sanitary Control. 



Sanitary Control by the State was not a new subject. 

 It had been under discussion many times before. The 

 National Public Health Service had been working on it 

 since about 1908. There had been some typhoid fever 

 traced to sewage polluted shellfish in the East over the 

 years. During the fall and winter of 1924-25, outbreaks of 

 typhoid fever occurred in New- York, Washington, Chi- 

 cago and several other cities. As a result, the matter of 

 Sanitary Control became a very live issue. The Surgeon 



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