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"The Commission, during the past three years, has done every- 

 thing in its power to stimulate interest among the respective 

 Boards of H-eakh of the various towns and boroughs as to the 

 necessity of local patrol work, in other words, having an in- 

 spector employed by the local Board of Health whose business 

 it would be to make a careful and thorough inspection of all 

 properties in the respective boroughs. This person is usually a 

 member of the local Board of Health in each borough. 

 Wherever a Board of Health has employed an inspector, the 

 results have amply justified the expense. At the present time, 

 so far as my knowledge goes, the only towns or boroughs that 

 have inspectors are those of Asbury Park, Red Bank and Rum- 

 son. In these towns the inspector usually is employed in making 

 a house-to-house canvass at certain intervals during the sum- 

 mer. Of course, all the other places have health inspectors, but 

 they only visit the premises of the owner on complaints made by 

 those offended. It can be readily understood that a conscientious 

 local inspector, who makes his rounds at least every ten days 

 or two weeks, would disclose many local breeding places 

 caused by careless disposition of refuse, defective drains or cess- 

 pools, or ponds where water is allowed to become stagnant. It 

 is the sincere hope of the Commission, as their work progresses, 

 that the various Boards of Health of the boroughs and towns of 

 the county will realize the necessity of employing an inspector 

 for the purpose outlined above. In no other way than by co- 

 operation with the Boards of Health of the various towns and 

 boroughs can the residents of the county expect complete im- 

 munity fromi the mosquito pest in the future." 



From the above you will see that there yet remains plenty of 

 work to be done, and the work already done must be maintained ; 

 therefore, the continuation of the appropriation or an increased 

 appropriation is of vital importance, especially as Monmouth 

 County must hold itself responsible for the comfort and welfare 

 not only of the head of our Federal Government, but also of our 

 State Government, and we trust may be called upon to do so for 

 many years yet to come. 



