The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11
HEALTHOFFICERS'SCHO
1T WILL BE HELD IN THIS CITY LAT
TER PART OF MONTH.
There Are Nearly Nine Hundred Men
i'm Indiana Looking After Health
of the State.

There are eight hundred and ninety
eight men looking after the health of the
State-establishing guarantees and fight
ing disease generally remarked DR..
Hurry, secretary of the State Board of
Health. He explained that some of these
officers do not receive a penny for their
year. The secretary feels that none of
them gets anything like adequate pay for
his services.
DR.. Hurry Is enthusiastic over the pros
poets for a profitable and entertaining
course Of work during the health officers
school which will be held in this city the
latter part of this month. There are
something like five hundred health officers
in the State who will be expected to at
tend School" but they cannot all be ac-
commodated at one time DR.. Hurry says
ii is the intention to have about half of
this number here at the June school,"
and the remainder will attend session to
be held later. Some prominent sanitarian
Will be here to act as teacher but his
name Is not yet announced. The pro-
fbn 0f Work Of Is now being d.
Health Tomorrow arrangements for. con-
Quoting the School will be discussed.
One of the prominent men, ii is expected,
will be here to address the health officers
Is Surgeon General Wyman, of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service. DIR.
Arthur Reynolds health commissioner of
Chicago, whose sanitary work has brought
him into international prominence, is also
expected. Marshall o. Leighton, of the
United States Geological Bureau, will be
here to lecture on the question Of Public
Water Supplies" 1t is not yet announced
where the school" will be held.
BEING ERADICATED.
At the office of Secretary Hurry reports
on the smallpox condition for May have
been received. The disease prevailed in
fifty counties and for the month the total
number of cases was $40. There were seven
deaths from smallpox during the month.
In April there were $50 cases in fifty-six
counties and twenty-one deaths. Compar-
ing the May report this year with the re-
port for the same month last year, the
secretary finds that there is much less
smallpox. In May, 1902, there were 692 cases
death. Twenty-three counties reported ty-
phoid fever this May. there being a total
of Jag cases In the State. Marion county
led the list with nine cases
Reports show that the number of deaths
in Indiana In 1902 was 34,069 Consumption
OF the lungs caused $500 deaths; Twenty
the ages Of fifteen and twenty-five. OF
those who died of consumption $40 were
mother and they left 1S77 orphans of
died of consumption were 70S in number,
and they left LAP orphans under twelve
years. Concerning this disease the report
says: what a pity it is that Indiana is
not doing something to curb this prevent
able disease 1t is certainly awful that
consumption should be permitted to con-
tinue in its destructive course. 1t invaded
1,543 homes in one year, leaving them
either fatherless or motherless and MAX
ing 30s9 orphans" Typhoid fever during
the year caused 1,217 deaths. 1t killed III
mothers and fathers between the ages of
twenty and forty. The report alludes to
typhoid fever as a "preventable disease
and says the way TO prevent ii is to dis
pose of all human excretia in a sanitary
way and to drink nothing but pure water
Cancer caused loo deaths. Whooping
cough caused l64 deaths and scarlet fever
49, The record of deaths from other dis
eases is follows: Diabetes, 1877 cerebral
congestion, l,272; meningitis, 1873; paraly-
sis, 1852; epilepsy, us; lockjaw. as: organic
heart disease, 1850; acute bronchitis. go;
pneumonia, 2766: diseases of the stomach.
64l diarrhoea TALL children under FIVE years.,
1.779; peritonitis, 366; appendicitis. las;
Brights disease, 1,133; child-bed fever 1856:
suicide, 27s; accidents. 2,131; homicide. IS;
mob violence, i.