The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-09
PRESIDENT AS FOE
OF WHITE 4! | ] PLAGUE p !, '|II
He Makes Rules to Prevent the
Spread of tuberculosis in
Government Offices.

Washington, March "a crusade
against the spread Of tuberculosis
among the employees Of the government
service in Washington has been started
by President Roosevelt, who has is
sued an order to the heads Of all de-
payments, giving them explicit in
structions as to their duties in COM
batting the disease. The following is
the text Of the order:
Gin accordance with the report and
recommendations of the committee ap-
pointed by executive order Of Dec. Z,
1905, to prepare a plan for the proven
ton of tuberculosis in the government
offices and workshops, I hereby promul-
gate the following order with the OBJ
ject of eliminating and preventing
tuberculosis among the employees Of
the public service:
"It shall be the duty Of the head Of
each Of the executive departments in
Washington to cause to be printed and
ings under his control, the rules pre-
pared by said committee to prevent the
spread Of tuberculosis in the buildings,
and to require their display by the Gus
todian in such manner and In such
number as is necessary to carry out the
| intent Of the rulesA -
cit is hereby required of each de-
| partment to ascertain the names Of any
| persons in service in said department
afflicted with tuberculosis, and to pre-:
sent them the printed rules prescribed
BY said committee for their observance
HThe non-observance Of said rules
shall, in the discretion of the head of
the department, be considered Just
cause for separation from the service.
| HWhenever there is a doubt with re-
gard to any person in the government
Service, as to whether said person is af.
f1icted with pulmonary tuberculosis, an
order shall be issued for said person to
present himself Cor herself) at one Of
The government laboratories for exami
nation and to present the department.
ticers Of the said laboratory, certificate
showing the result of said examination
If government laboratory is not &C
cessibIe, the Laboratory investigation
shall be made at government expense.
'The surgeon general of the army
the surgeon general of the navy and the
surgeon general of the public health ant
marine hospital service, are hereby di
rected to cause a thoro sanitary inspec
shops under their respective depart
ments; and they are authorized to de-
tail from their respective medical serv
ices sanitary board or boards fo1
this purpose. The inspection Of the
public buildings and workshops othel
than those under the war ani
navy departments shall be conducted
under the surgeon general of the public
health and marine hospital service. The
sanitary board or boards, thus appoint
ed shall report upon:
} "First, insanitary conditions immedi
ately remediable; second, insanitar,
conditions requiring structural changes
''The said board when entering upol
it's, duties in any department shall re
port to the executive head Of said build
ing or workshop, who shall, on the re
qutst of the board, give such assistanc
, as may be required.
The sanitary board, or boards, viii
make reports to the surgeon general o
their respective services, who shall
bring their reports before the commit
J tee appointed by executive order O.
Dec. 7, 1905, and said committee sha]
transmit full report with recommends
2 tions to the president.
r 'These duties to be additional tx
and not take precedence Of, the regula
duties Of the members of the commit
tee. = j -
-ETheodore ROOSEVELT -