StateBoardHealth
Twenty-Fourth Report of The State Board of Health
Wisconsin for the Term Ending June 30th, 1912
Madison, Wis.
Democrat Printing Co., State Printers
1913



   CAMP DOUGLAS, JUNEAU COUNTY

I put in a short time here between trains and visited the druggist, Dr. Cron, the village clerk, and a few citizens.  I have nothing in particular to report in regard to this little place except that the village clerk tells me (and I saw his minute book) that while he reported to the State Board of Health that D. A. Wilcox had been appointed health officer, no such action was really taken.
The Board of Health has been selected from the Board of Trustees of the village but there is nothing to show that a health officer has been appointed and I asked that this matter be taken up and acted on at an ealry date.
There is one small meat market here that the local authorities had some little trouble with last summer, but there is no complaint concerning it now.
There is no contagious disease here now of any kind.

MAUSTON, JUNEAU COUNTY

    Dr. W. T. O'Brien is th ehealth officer.  His salarey is $25.  For this compensation th edoctor is expected to perform all the duties of health officer, including quarantining and faumigating after contagious diseases, the  city only paying for the chemicals used.  There are two other doctors ehre and they are prompt in their dealings with the health officer.
    There are two hotels here, the Mauston Hotel adn Central House. They both hav neat wash and toilet rooms and supply individual towels.
    There are two small markets in neat coniion and I have no recommendation to make in connectin with same.
    Water supply is from drive wells, the supply furnished through pumping station and reservoir.
    Mauston has public sewer syste, but no orinance to force connectin with same.  I took this matter up with the authorities.  There are two blocks of open ditch parallel with and one block west of the main street.  Sewer shold be laid to drain this ditch of stagnant water connecting with the main sewer at the south end of the ditch if there is pitch enough to allow of same.
    The health organizatin here is made up of two councilmen and Dr. O'Brien. The doctor has not qualifed as health officer adn I asked him to go before the city clerk and  attend th this matter.
    In the offie of the Register of Deeds I find all certificates filed and indexed up-to-date.  I spent about two hours in looking over the files and their returns come in quite complete from all places except the town of Kingston and Lyndon Station.  I could not find a thing from Lyndon Station since January and I am sure there must have been births, deaths or marriages there since that time.

NEW LISBON, JUNEAU COUNTY

    S. E. Cooper, a merchant, is health officer here and his salary is $25.00 per year.  He has been reappointed this spring.  He seems to be a conscientious man and tires to do his duty and tells me that the two doctors here are very kind in assisting him in any matter that comes up that he does not understand.
    There is no contagious disease here of any kind. Last spring they had one case of smallpox.
    Water supply here is entirely from domestic wells. A water tower has been built as the start of a public supply but no mains have been laid yet.
    There is no sewer system here and there are some bad vaults and Mr. Cooper has these in hand now.  There is no board of health or committee on health here, Mr. Cooper having been appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council.
    There are two meat markets here, both in fair condition. The high and grad schools are combined in one nice new modern building.
    Park Hotel is the only one taking travelers and everything seemed to be in a clean condition and they furnish individual towels.   

Contributed by Jackie Hufschmid

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