MEDICAL SURVEY OE' THE TOWN OF TAYTAY. 253 



'J'he principal defects Math in the yard are the mud puddle under the 

 kitchen, already alluded to, and the accumulations of filth due to the 

 keeping of animals. A good deal of litter accumulates, such as fallen 

 leaves, dead weeds, rice hulls, straw, shavings from bamboo work, etc., 

 and this is swept into a heap and burned out of doors daily or whenever 

 the weather permits. Into this fire goes also such solid kitchen waste as 

 escape the attention of the family pig. 



Almost every family has one or more dogs, a few chickens, and a pig. 

 The dogs and chickens take care of themselves and contribute compara- 

 tively little to unsanitary conditions. The pigs also run loose, except 

 for a month or two before slaughtering, when they are confined in a 

 sty and are well cared for. A small pig, intended to be consumed by the 

 owner and his family and friends, will frequently be kept in a corner of 

 the kitchen. It is, however, the owners of carabaos and horses who live 

 in the most unsanitary surroundings to be found in the town. The 

 carabaos are in the fields by day, either at work, or grazing, but at night 

 the timid owner wishes them under his eye or within hearing. The same 

 may be said of the comparatively small number of horses in the town, 

 which are principally used in traffic with the near-by towns of Pasig and 

 Antipolo. The carabao usually lies in a corner of the yard but a small 

 shed with feed trough and board floor is usually built for the horse. 

 The accumulations of dung, urine, feed waste, etc., are allowed to remain 

 ■until at times the yard becomes impassable. 



MARKET. 



The market building is merely a large thatched shed, with a dirt 

 floor. There are no walls, the front opens upon the street, the back 

 upon a vacant space, while the sides are to some extent closed -in by 

 the walls of adjoining buildings. Here are to be seen each morning 

 considerable quantities of vegetables, some fruits, eggs, a few fowls, and 

 pork. A few of the regular venders have large tables on which their 

 produce is exhibited. There is always, however, a considei'able con- 

 tingent of occasional venders of small quantities of produce with two 

 or three baskets or a mat spread on the ground. From 6 to 7 o'clock 

 in the evening, when the day's catch of fish comes in, is also a lively 

 hour. Nothing but fish is seen in tlie market at this time. 



There is na abattoir. It is rare that any animal except a hog is 

 slaiightered, and this is usually done on the premises of the owner. 



SICKNESS AND INFANCY. 



Although there is now a native physician resident in Taytay, the 

 majority of the people when they are sick do not call him, but either 

 do Avithout medicines, or prefer the services of an "h(Ml) doctor," of 

 whom there are a number in Taytay. Whether this is due to indifference, 

 or to lack of confidence, or to inability or unwillingness to pay the 



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