PARK SANITATION 



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STATE LAWS RELATING TO SANITATION OF ORGANIZED CAMPS 



Maine. Regulations adopted by the State Depart- 

 ment of Health. Summer camps in the State of Maine 

 will be rated under the following classifications, A, B, 

 C and D. 



CLASS A 



Site. The sites of camps should be favorably located 

 on high ground with sandy and gravelly soil. Swampy 

 areas should be avoided if possible. Good, natural 

 drainage and high, dry lands are very desirable. 



General appearance and general condition. Camps 

 should be so situated that they may get plenty of sun- 

 shine, all underbrush should be kept cut down and 

 everything done to make the camp as sanitary as pos- 

 sible. Too many shade trees prevent proper drying 

 and sunning of tents, clothing, etc. 



Water supply. The source of water supply for domes- 

 tic, culinary and drinking purposes must be absolutely 

 beyond the reasonable limit of suspicion as demon- 

 strated by careful survey of watershed, and by stand- 

 ard methods of water analyses. 



Toilets. Adequate numbers of flush toilets in clean 

 and well ventilated and lighted rooms must exist with 

 adequate water supply to efficiently flush the toilets, or 

 approved chemical toilets. 



Sewerage disposal. This must cause no nuisance 

 whatsoever and in no way endanger the public health. 

 Satisfactory disposal may be accomplished by the follow- 

 ing methods: (i) Connection to the city sewerage system. 

 (2) Septic tank and subsurface irrigation of proper de- 

 sign. (3) Tank treatment with the disposal of effluent 

 into a large body of water, so that (a) no water supply 

 is polluted; (b) no nuisjnce caused; (c) no bathing 

 beaches are contaminated; (d) nor public health en- 

 dangered in any other manner. (4) Cesspool that in no 

 way endangers the water supply or is a nuisance, al- 

 though this is to be merely tolerated at best, but seldom 

 recommended. (5) The discharge of raw sewerage into 

 lakes and streams cannot be approved except under the 

 most unusual conditions. 



Garbage collection and disposal. Unless garbage can 

 be disposed of immediately, it should be stored in 

 G. I. cans with covers. Cans should be kept thoroughly 

 clean and thoroughly cleansed after each emptying. 

 Places where cans are located must be kept neat and 

 clean so as not to attract flies and should be preferably 

 kept within a screened area. The following methods of 

 disposal are satisfactory, (i) Removal from the prem- 

 ises and buried to be covered by at least one foot of 

 earth immediately upon dumping. (2) Disposal by 

 throwing into lakes or streams is not lawful. (3) Feed- 

 ing to hogs or chickens. The amount fed should only be 

 that which may be consumed at each feeding, and the 

 feeding place should be maintained in a neat and clean 

 condition. All feeding places should be raked and 

 cleaned at least once each day, then the refuse disposed 



of by burial or incineration. (4) By burning in well 

 constructed incinerators. (5) Refuse must not be 

 thrown into the woods or ground, unless it is covered 

 by earth. Kitchen and dining room must be screened 

 to protect from flies and mosquitoes, and food handling 

 facilities must be scrupulously clean. 



Ice box. The ice box must contain two compart- 

 ments; keep the dairy products separated from the 

 meat products. 



Milk supply. Milk supply should be preferably from 

 tuberculin tested cattle and should be handled in a 

 satisfactory manner. 



Buildings. All buildings should be clean, well venti- 

 lated and lighted, and pleasing in appearance. Interior 

 walls should be such as to be easily kept clean and 

 neat. 



Flies. Flies are a menace to health and will not be 

 tolerated. 



Mosquitoes. Every means should be taken to destroy 

 the breeding places of mosquitoes, as they are very 

 annoying and may cause much discomfort. Sleeping 

 quarters should be provided with suitable mosquito 

 netting so that the sleepers will be protected from the 

 mosquitoes at night. 



Bathing beach. The water must be absolutely free 

 from sewage disposal, and must not be used to such an 

 extent that the bathing load is exceeded. The bottom 

 should be preferably of sand or gravel. The water 

 should be free from floating material. No litter or 

 unsightly material should be tolerated on the shore or 

 in the water. 



Infirmary. For Class A camp infirmary must be a 

 separate building some distance away from other 

 buildings. 



Drinking cups. Common drinking cups and common 

 towels prohibited by law. 



Food Handlers. Must be free from infectious diseases. 



CLASS B 



When the resort falls short of Class A requirements, 

 it should be rated as Class B. 



CLASS C 



This is what is termed as the privy resort and the 

 other sanitary conditions in a similar crude state. Unless 

 all other features are in excellent condition a camp 

 with privy toilets should not be given more than the 

 Class C rating. Toilets of the pail or earth privy type 

 must be screened to protect from flies, and cleaned 

 twice a week or oftener if necessary. 



CLASS D 



In this type of camp nearly all of the sanitary stand- 

 ards are violated. 



California. Regulations Governing Camp-Ground 

 Sanitation. Adopted December 24, 1920; amended 



