The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-10-18
PROFITABLE MEETING.


Board OfHealth.
The Michigan state board of health
met in regular session in the Capitol
at Lansing October 10, 1902. The
members present were: Hon. Frank
Wells, president, Lansing; Victor
@. Vaughn, M. D., Ann Arbor; Hon.
Henry A. Haigh, Detroit, and DR..
Henry B.Baker, secretary, Lansing.
This was very profitable meeting,
and much business of Importance,
from a public health standpoint, was
transacted.
After the auditing of bills and ac-
counts and other routine work had
been disposed Of, the board directed
the unexpended balances remaining
in the three funds at the close of the
fiscal year to be turned over to the
state treasurer.
The special committee on public
water supplies was instructed to
draft proposed bill, to be present
ed to the next legislature with the
hope that it might become law.
By this bill the state board of health
is to be required to investigate local
conditions and advise cities and
villages concerning the adoption of
plans for public water supplies and
sewage disposal; but the action of
the board is to be advisory only.
Rabies is, and has been recently
prevalent in Michigan. This subject
was discussed at considerable length.
Hydrophobia is very virulent this
year, and deaths have resulted from
it, both in animals and man. The
subject of its prevention was re-
ferred to DR.. Vaughan with re-
quest that he prepare leafiet or
pamphlet, to be published and dis
tributed by the board.
Tetarus, or lock jaw, was next con-
sidered. This disease is nearly
always fatal. DR.. Vaughan men
toned fatal case in Washtenaw
county. 1t is sometimes caused by in
jures to feet resulting from stepping
on dirty nails, the germs of tetanus
being common around barns. There
is great danger from powder burns,
such as boys often receive on the
Fourth of July. The saltpeter in the
powder contains impurities from the
earth, sometimes including the germs
of tetanus. This danger from tetanus
germs in powder is not generally
understood. The board requested DR..
Vaughan to prepare leafiet on
tetanus and its prevention. 1t is
designed to send this leafiet out just
before July 4, 1903
Ii was decided to hold a confer
ence of local health officials through
out Michigan at Ann Arbor this fall.
DR.. Vaughan, Mr.. Wells and DR..
Baker were appointed q committee
to prepare for the meeting.
President Wells and the secretary
were appointed a committee to re-
wise and prepare leaflet on the re-
suscitation of the apparently
drowned, This is to be issued in the
form Of a leaflet and also as poster,
and distributed where it will be
likely to do the most good.
DR.. Baker and Hon. Frank Wells
were appointed delegates to the con
ference of state and provincial
boards Of health Of North America
to be held Oct. 2Sth and Goth at New
Haven. They were authorized to
sustain the rules of the Michigan
state board of health governing the
transportation of the dead unless
convinced that changes proposed
are likely to be beneficial.
The pamphlet on whooping cough
was revised and ordered printed;
and leaflet on the management of
nuisances prepared by the secretary
was ordered published.
Seventy-6ve embalmers out of the
81 who took the examination at
Battle Creek, Sept. 18th and 18th,
we're granted licenses. Those not
passed will be allowed another ex-
animation without paying the fec
again.
The secretary presented elaborate
statistics relating TO cancer, com
piled in the state department under
the direction of DR.. Wilbur, chief
OF vital statistics division, exhibit
ing the ratio of deaths in Michigan
from cancer to population in each
period OF age above that OF thirty
years. DR.. Wilbur was rendered a
vote OF thanks for the work, and
was requested to have it published.