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where noise or monotony of work or too rapid movement causes 

 fatigue and more frequent accidents. Workmen in such trades 

 must be protected, and many state laws now provide for proper 

 gas masks, wheel and belt protectors, lighting and other devices 

 that protect workmen from the particular hazard to which they 

 are exposed. Factories should also be inspected as to cleanliness, 

 the amount of air space per person employed, ventilation, toilet 

 facihties, and proper fire protection. Tenement inspection should 

 be thorough and should 

 aim to provide safe and 

 sanitary homes. 



Inspection of Food Sup- 

 plies. — In a city certain 

 regulations for the care of 

 public food supplies are 

 necessary. Inspectors are 

 appointed to see that the 

 laws are enforced and that 

 foods are protected for the 

 thousands of people who 

 are to use them. All raw 

 foods exposed on stands 

 should be covered so as to 

 prevent insects or dust 

 laden with bacteria from 

 coming in contact with 

 them. Meats must be in- 

 spected for diseases, such as tuberculosis in beef, or trichinosis in 

 pork. Inspection of cold storage plants, of factories where foods 

 are canned, and of bakeries must be part of the work of a city in 

 caring for its citizens. 



Care of Raw Foods. — It is well for us to remember that fruits 

 and vegetables can be carriers of disease, especially if they are sold 

 from exposed stalls or carts and handled by the passers-by. They 

 should be carefully pared or washed before being used. Spoiled 

 or over-ripe fruit, as well as meat which is decayed, is swarming 

 with bacteria and should not be used. 



An interesting exercise would be the inspection of conditions 



Eye protectors made of glass and placed over 

 grinding wheels. Other shields to prevent ac- 

 cidents. 



