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Feb~uary 15, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 57 · No.13 of a Series on "MetropoLitan Chicago -showing why Metropolitan Chicago has ewry possibility of becoming the' WOTL:l's forem.o&t m&ttoj>olitGft unttr -:in ~ulation as welt as in trade importance-and that tn a day relAtively 'MelT. LeAding authmitits Predict fiftun million population fm Metropolitan ChicAgo within Cl lifetime. · · · .. CHICAGO'S HEALTH IS PART ·OF HER WEALTH li lT AL statistics rank Chicago among the healthiest of all large cities. cago attain its high standard of health. Not the least of their accomplishments is the systematic disseinination of infor· mation on the proper care of health. But Chicago has ·not confined health pro· tection to preventive measures alone. In Metropolitan Chicago there are nearly 50,000 acres of city parks and natural forest preserves where people may enjoy healthful recreation. Within Chicago, near· 1 y nine million dollars are expended annually for upkeep and devel· opment of parks, play· grounds and public bathing beaches. 1,. 1\. Situated on Lake Michigan, Chicago enjoys an unlimited supply of pure, fresh water. Intakes are located far out in the lake where the water's purity is but little affected by storm disturbances. Beyond this precaution, Chicago keep~ its water supply safe through a series of safeguards un~qualled in any other city .. '\.2u Chlorination of every drop is an important factor. ' Through a great system of sewers and pumping stations the waste from 442 square miles of *Metropolitan Chicago is drawn to modern treatment plants and there scientifically purified. Milestones in Chicago's Health Progress 1876 - Dept. of. Health of City of Chicago fou'l\ded. 1900- Drainage canal ope'lled. 1907- Smolte abatt ment ordi11ance f>assed. 1909- Paste.uri7:ation of millt instituted. 1912-ChLorination of water started. 1QI6 - Complete chlorination of water accomplished. 1922- Calumet-Sag cha111ld opened. h e h1 · C agO EVen t · river WaS turned backward in its course \ '------------------------~ and made to flow The wealth of Metropolitan Chicago is away from the lake instead of toward.. it, commonly measured in . terms of indus· that the purity of our drinking water trial and commercial greatness. But in its might be further assured. health, Chicago possesses another and a As a result of these measures, Chicago's vital form of wealth. typhoid death rate is the lowest of any city in America having more than Chicago's growth is not one-sided, but is 500,000 population. well rounded and solidly grounded. Its health standard-resulting from wise The. Departments of Health of the City provisions for the promotion and safeof Chicago and surrounding communities guarding of health-is contributing def· -and other health organizations- have initely to Chicago's present and future. ·played an important part in helping ChiThis strits on Metropolitan Chicago, when completed, will be .bound in booklet form. Address Public Struice Company of Northern lllinois.72W.AdamsSt .· Chicago,a-ndacof>lwitl be re5eTWd for-you. TheTCwill btnoduuac. c Forest preserves in Metropolitan Chi~ago, comprising more ·t han 33,000 acres, afforded recreation to nine and one- half million visitors in 1928. As popu· lation closes in around the forest preserves, these great tracts will always remain as natu· ral playgrounds for the people of Metropolitan Chicago.. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Supplying Electricity and Gas to 6,000 square milts, including the MetropoLitan Area into which Chicago is growing. ·M ehopolita1l Chicago i1lcludu tht City of Chicago and the hnitory within 50 to 75 miles of the Chicago City Hall