Dr. C. K. Truitt, Health Officer report made in 1897 State of Maryland Health Report
August 19th, I received
complaint from Delmar. Complaint
had also been made to
the State Board of Health. At Mr. W.
B. Elliott's, I found
the water running into the streets, where it
stagnated. At Mrs. Jane
Elliott's, the water was running in the
street, where it became
offensive. The Town Commissioners
were notified to clean
out the ditch that runs east and west
through the town.
People, whose property is next to the ditch,
throw into it dead
animals and fowl, spoiled eggs, and all sorts
of refuse.
Thomas E. Hearn empties
refuse into the ditch.
W. C. Lecates, W. O.
West, W. A. Culver, Geo. A. Waller,
W. C. Truitt, B. B.
Gordy, Ulyses Baker, T. A. Veasey, T. A.
Landing, tenant, M. H.
German (a block of houses), all run waste
water into the street. Veasey
Hotel empties sewer into railroad
ditch, also a sewer from
water-closet.
The above places are in
Delmar, and owners were notified to
abate nuisances in
fifteen days. From later reports I learn that
they have all obeyed the
notice.
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