Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-17
"Culture Stations to Be Es-
tablished In Many Cities and
Towns In Iowa
no SEARCH FOR DISEASE GERMS
oiphtheria, Typhoid and tuberculosis
Diagnosis Outfits to Be Furnished
Health Officers and Assistance Given
All Who Desire to Make Use Of the
Same.

Des Moines, Aug. l7.-One or more
sculture stations will be established
IN every city and town of the state in
conjunction with the state bacteri-
illogical laboratory.
Notice Of this intention has been sent
TO the physicians and health officers
of Iowa by Director Henry Albert OF
the laboratory at Iowa City. The OBJ
atory as efficient as possible.
These culture stations will constantly
keep diphtheria, typhoid and tubercu-
losis diagnosis outfits on hand. and will
supply them free of charge to all ply
sicians who desire to make use of them.
The culture stations are to be chosen
by the local health officer with the con-
currence Of the director of the lahora-
tory. Before any community can re-
ceive the benefits Of the laboratory tho
director OF the laboratory must be IN
possession of the name of the local
health officer of that community. The
J.. +. Kennedy, secretary of the state
board cf health, Des Moines. who In
the last number of the Iowa Health
Bulletin made an urgent request that
all local health officers inform him as
all local health officers inform him OF
their name and address as soon as pos
sible.
Director Albert expects to have the
oil, ty,a
middle OF September. He has notified
Secretary Kennedy of the state board
of health of the acceptance Of the offer
made recently by him and the requests
of the university to Paul Shekwana,
who will make practically all the path
illogical and meteorological examina-
lions coming to the state bacteriolog-
ical laboratory. He comes recon-
mended by Professor G. Sims. Wood
head. professor of pathology and BAG
teriology in the Royal College of Ply
eicians and Surgeons at London. the
latter being the leading man in his pro-
fession in England.
No Water Analysis.
Director Albert In his letter to ply
sicians and health officers in the state.
says that the limited appropriation
provided for the laboratory makes IT
possible at present only to undertake
the routine dtagnostic work in connec-
tton with diphtheria, typhoid fever,
tuberculosis and rabies, II being under
stood that the examinations are made
only IN the interests OF the public
health. Hhe ARCHAEOLOGICAL and chem
zeal analysis of the public water sup
II plies--a problem Of very great iWpor-
tance-cannot properly be undertaken
at the present time except when tho
public health is eminently concerned,
as in epidemics Of typhoid fever.
At such occasions the director OF the
laboratory will have such bacterio-
logical and chemical examinations OF
the water supply. milk supply, ETC..
made. and such other Investigations
conducted as shall tend to lead to a
discovery OF the source Of the epidem-
s lie, whenever requested to do SO by the
j council of the city or town concerned.
\ Says Professor Albert: such exam
1 nations shall only be made when the
director or some one whom he may
designate visits the place Of the cpl
demic, personally makes all necessary
Investigations and collects his own
samples Of water and such other sub
stances as he may choose"
All examinations made by the labor
atory will be free Of charge, but the
expenses connected with special visits
shall be borne by the community for
which the examinations are made. IN
case OF epidemics OF diphthsria, or
whenever II Is desired to examine the
threats of large number of school
children, the local board Of health VIII
have the privilege Of calling upon the
director Of the laboratory for a bac-
teriologist to assist in making exam