Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-10-28
THE PUBLIC HEAL TIL
STATE BOARD ISSUES IT'S SEW,
ENTEENTH REPORT,
SEWERAGE is DISCUSSED
New Laws Are Given and Some Blunt
Talking Is Done on the Subject Of
Vaccination Exhaustive Discussion
of niphtheria and Group Personnel
Of the Board,

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vi the Board,
The Seventeenth report OF the state
board OF health and vital statistics
has made its appearance, being the
first issue muer the new law which
provides that hereafter the report
shall be published in four parts, one
for every sin months, II Is hoped that
by issuing the report in this form It
may be more useful to local boards ot
health, and others interested in SAM
tatten, The board Expresses its con
Gratulations 70 tho citizens OF the state
upon the continued good health OF the
Cmmonwcalth that prevails at the
present time, a condition due largely
to the efficient services OF health
boards throughout the state, II then
calls attention to the need OF legisla-
ton relative to preventing the pollu.
ton of public water supplies In the
state, and for the disposal OF sewerage,
legislature, a bin was introduced pat
termed after laws existing in some ol
the other states. providing that all
plans for public water supplies, and
sewage disposal he submitted to the
state board for approval before adop.
ton; such provisions have been of IN.
cstimable benefit in other states, but
for some unknown reason such II
measure failed to pass our legislature
1t is hereby strongly urged that some
such measure be adopted in our state
In the near future. The pollution ot
public water supplies is perhaps the
most dangerous condition that exists
nj the present time, and It Is often the
result OF lack Of knowledge OF the
danger that results from faulty sys.
TENS which are often adopted =
The new law relating to vital sta.
tsttcs is published II provides that
parents or housoholders shall report
t. the health officer within 30 days the
birth of any child within their house.
hold. Said notice shall give the full
name of the child tif It have any,
color sex, name of other issue LIVING
thorn of the same parents). full name
of father, occupation of father. rull
name of mother previous To marriage.
hour, day of week, of month, and year
of birth, the place, town or township,
and the county In which born. birth
place OF father and birthplace of
mother. I"
No body shall be buried or inciner-
ated before n permit has been received
from n health officer and no such per-
NIT shall be issued until there has
been delivered to such health officer
or clerk, as the case may be. certiil-
cate containing the fun name of the
person deceased, maiden name, If wife
or widow, color, sex, race. occupation.
names and birthplace of father and
mother of deceased, birthplace Of de
ceased, name of wife of deceased,
name Of husband Of deceased date OF
single married, or widowed) date of
Gaath residence at time of death, pri-
mary and secondary cause Of death,
place Of death, duration OF disease,
whether deceased was ever a soldier
or sailor in the service of the United
States. place Of burial name OF I'M
dcrtaker or other person conducting
the burial or incineration, date of
certificate, number and date of burial
permit, and said certificate shall be
signed by the physician last In at
tendance. This law does not apply 10
Milwaukee.
portation Of dead bodies, 10 the adul-
iteration of foods and drugs, and to
bakeries are given In full.
The board speaks rather bluLtly on
The subject OF vaccination. II regrets
exceedingly that there Ia no provision
OF law that enables boards Of health
to employ vaccination against small
pox. "rhe rule OF the state board,
the report says, providing for yaccin-
alton OF school children, while II was
declared null and void by the supreme
court, did vast amount Of good in
the state, for II was very generally OBJ
served and as result the people OF
the state are probably better protected
by vaccination than ever before. but
M vaccination runs out, and many
children are being born without any
protection. the board does not hest
tate 10 express It's belief that II some
law Us not enacted In the near future
10 provide for vaccination. the state
will be liable to an outbreak " small
pOx within the next decade that Will
prove very disastrous. In order for
any community to be free from small
pox all newborn children should be
yaccinated, and all persons should be
rcyaccinated every Ave or seven years,
but with no law relating 10 the mat
ter, only small proportion OF the
people will avail themselves OF this
means Of protection One Of the most
unaccountabie things In tho enlight-
rued age In which we live lg the fact