New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-09
" AR ON TUBERCULOSIS.
President Tells Department Heads
Hoe to Fight the Disease.

Washington March S.-A crusade against the
spread of tuberculosis among the employees of
the government In Washington was to-day
directed by President Roosevelt who issued an
order TO the heads of all departments giving
them explicit instructions as TO their duties in
combating the disease The following is the
text of the order:
In accordance with the report and recon-
mendations Of the committee appointed by ex-
ecutiVe order of December, 1905 to prepare a.
pan Tor the prevention OF tuberculosis In the
government offices and workshops, hereby pro-
IIuIgate the following order. with the object CT
eliminating and preventing tuberculosis among
the employees of the public service:
II snail be the duty OF the head Of each of the
executive departments in Washington to cause to
be printed and transmitted TO ali OF the federal
buildings under hts control the rules prepared by
SAID committee to prevent the spread of tuber-
cuIosls IN the buildings and to require their dis
play by the custodian in such manner and in
sucn number as Is necessary to carry out the
intent of the rules
It is hereby required Of each denarfmert 70
ascertain the names Of any persons in service in
said department afflicted with tuberculosis, and
TO present to them the printed rules prescribed
oy said committee for their observance.
The non-observance Of said rules shall, in the
discretion Of the head of the department, be con-
s1dersd just cause for separation from the
service.
Whenever there is a doubt with regard to any
person IN the government service to whether
said person is afflicted with pulmonary tuber-
culosis, order shall be issued for said person
TO present himself Cor HERSELF at one Of the gov
eminent laboratories for examination and to
present the department, from the director
other authorized officer Of the said laboratory q
certificate showing the result of said exarnina-
ton. If q government laboratory is net acces~
sible. the laboratory investigation shall be made
at government expense.
The surgeon general of the army, the
geon general Of the navy and the surgeon
general Of the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service are hereby directed to a
thorough sanitary inspection of the public build
tngs and workshops under their respective de-
from their respective medical services a sani-
tary board. or boards for this purpose. The in
spection Of the public buildings and workshops
other than those under the and navy de-
partmentS shall be conducted under the surgeon
general Of the Public Health and Marine Hos
pital Service. The sanitary board, boards,
thus appointed shall report upon:
F1rst-Insanitary conditions Immediately rem
ediable. Second-Insanitary conditions requiring
structural changes.
The said board. when entering upon its duties
in any department, shall report to the executive
head Of said building or workshop, who shall, on
the request Of the board, give such assistance
may be required
The sanitary board, or boards, will make re-
ports TO the surgeon general of their respective
services, who shall bring these reports before
the committee appointed by executive order of
December Z, 1905. and said committee shall
transmit a full report with recommendations to
the President.
These duties to be additional to, and not take
precedence Of the regular duties of the MEM
bers Of the committee.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.