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small ice-box and all persons interviewed 

 were urged to accept free vaccination 

 against typhoid fever. Samples were 

 taken of the water supplies. These were 

 subsequently examined bacteriologically, 

 and if found to be unsafe for human con- 

 sumption, the well was placarded and 

 the owner instructed as to the manner of 

 putting it in sanitary condition. 



HOUSE-TO-HOUSE VISITATIONS 



A week after the first visit the officer 

 returned to observe what improvement 

 had been made and to give expert advice 

 regarding the necessary changes. At this 

 time the second dose of anti-typhoid vac- 

 cine was given. This visit was repeated 

 for the same purpose at the end of three 

 w T eeks. The following report of the rural 

 survey work done in Pulaski County for 

 the week ending September 15, 191 7, will 

 give some idea of the amount of work 

 which is being accomplished : 



Total since 

 Week work began 



Number homes visited 265 1,405 



Number public addresses. . . 12 14 



Number cards distributed... 100 100 

 Individuals vaccinated 



against smallpox 442 1,810 



Individuals vaccinated 



against typhoid 3,087 7,965 



Blood specimens for malaria 54 108 

 Number of certificates of 



vaccination 2>2>7 667 



Agreements signed 152 152 



In the city a similar campaign was go- 

 ing on. Every home within the corporate 

 limits was visited and careful records 

 made of the condition of the premises. 

 The yard, the cistern, the outhouses, the 

 well, the breeding places for mosqui- 

 toes — all these received careful attention. 

 Additional sanitary ordinances were en- 

 acted by the city council, and every means 

 was taken to abate insanitary nuisances. 



The following is a table of notices 

 served during the month of August: 



Notices Served in Little Rock During August 



To fill wells 2,485 



To install fly-proof privies 1,289 



To install automatic flush closets con- 

 nected with sewer and city water and 



remove privy 1,974 



To close cistern 96 



To install fly-proof container for manure. 756 



Miscellaneous notices served 297 



Total 6,797 



THE ACME OF PUBEIC SPIRIT 



Not one person on whom these notices 

 were served refused to comply. Four 

 hundred and ninety-two returned their 

 cards with the statement that the work 

 was already started ; 287 returned their 

 cards with a request for further instruc- 

 tions. 



The control of the milk supply was a 

 work of considerable magnitude. The 

 extra-cantonment area in question was 

 supplied by 312 separate dairy farms, dis- 

 tributed over a zone having a radius of 

 about 25 miles. 



Upon the request of the Secretary of 

 the Treasury, the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture detailed an expert from the Market 

 Milk Investigation Section of the Dairy 

 Division of the Bureau of Animal Indus- 

 try to cooperate in the inspection of the 

 dairies. The value of this assistance can 

 scarcely be overestimated, and has al- 

 ready resulted in a marked improvement 

 in the milk supply. 



Mention has been made of the vaccina- 

 tion of dairy employees. On September 1, 

 683 of these had completed anti-typhoid 

 vaccination; 176 had had two doses and 

 89 had had only the first dose ; 587 had 

 been vaccinated against smallpox. 



Argenta is also rapidly approaching the 

 sanitary ideal. During the month of Au- 

 gust complete inspections and reinspec- 

 tions were made throughout the city and 

 1,230 notices were served to connect with 

 sewers and city water. It should be re- 

 marked that in the case of trust com- 

 panies and large owners of property one 

 notice in many instances covered four or 

 five premises. Other notices served were 

 as follows : 



To install fly-proof privies 338 



To install fly-proof manure bins 384 



To abolish water containers 430 



To repair wells and pumps 215 



To fill wells 122 



To remove garbage and rubbish 232 



Of the 2,967 notices served during the 

 month of August, the majority have al- 

 ready been obeyed. Four hundred and 

 fifty school children have been vaccinated 

 against smallpox. Eighteen soda-water 

 fountains, 8 barber shops, 2 miscellaneous 

 food industries, 19 groceries and meat 

 markets, 3 bakeries, confectioneries, and 



