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Duty of all citizens. One point cannot be too strongly 

 emphasized, namely, that all the people of a town must 

 cooperate with the health officer in order to produce the 

 best results. The citizens must not feel that they have 

 done their entire duty when they have appointed a health 

 officer. He is greatly handicapped unless he has the in- 

 telligent and hearty cooperation of the people. Every 

 member of a community should cheerfully obey the health 

 ordinances of the town. Cases of contagious diseases and 

 instances of violation of health ordinances should be re- 

 ported to the proper authorities. Each person should see 

 that the conditions around his home are healthful and that 

 nothing he does shall be a menace or a nuisance to his neigh- 

 bors. 



COMMUNITY PROJECT 5 



Purpose. To study the duties of the local health officer. 



Directions, i. Information should be obtained regarding 

 the local health officers : who they are, how they were appointed, 

 and what they are doing. A copy of the local health ordinances 

 should be secured and discussed in class. The things that the 

 members of the class can do to cooperate with the health officers 

 should be emphasized. Find how much money per capita the 

 town is spending each year to protect the health of the com- 

 munity. Compare with other towns. 



2. Make a study of the parks and playgrounds. What 

 bearing do these have on health ? 



SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR CLASS DISCUSSION 



1. What should the people do to help the health officers? 



2. How do the health officers control contagious diseases? 



3. What can they do to keep the milk and food supply pure ? 



4. What can they do to control the fly and mosquito? 



5. What are the health officers in your town doing? 



6. What can you do to help the health officer in his work? 



REFERENCE 

 Coleman, The People's Health, Macmillan Co., New York City. 



