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SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



a matter of politics. Men are appointed on account of some 

 political pull without reference to their fitness for the work. 

 The selection of health officers should be taken out of politics 

 and only specially qualified men should be appointed. A 

 board of health should have at least one physician connected 

 with it. It is desirable that the health officer should do no 

 practicing. 



Duties. The board of health has many important duties 

 to perform. These may be divided into six groups : first, to 

 collect vital statistics; second, to control communicable 

 diseases; third, to reduce infant mortality; fourth, to look 

 after water, milk, and food; fifth, to keep the town clean; 

 and sixth, to control the fly and mosquito nuisances/ 



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Vital statistics. The vital statistics are the records of 

 all the births and deaths that occur, of the causes of the 

 deaths, the age of the person deceased, and similar details. 

 It is very important to know what per cent of deaths occur 

 from each disease in order to know which are the most 



