The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-21
FAILURE, SAYS he
DIR. Crumbine Admits Tuber-
cular Census Is Incomplete.
Physicians Ignore the Blanks
Sent Out.
FOUR HUNDRED CASES.
That Is All Shown in Reports
He Has Received.
Mr.. Todd Appears Before Board
for Wholesale GrOcers.
FOUR HUNDRED CASES.


scented at the meeting Thursday after
noon. Secretary S. J. Crumbine an
nounced that the state tuberculosis
census which has been in progress for
| the past three months has not been
success Only 427 cases have been re-
ported for the whole state. and Dr.
| Crumbine estimates that this is only
one-third of the total number of cases
for the state
DIR. Crum bine says:
From reports of cases through
| county health officers and the number
| of deaths for the year ending Nov 8 o.
/ 1906 it would seem that there has not
been more than one-third of the cases
reported by physicians. This is great
ly to be regretted as it was hoped
that physicians would readily lend
their influence in the Accomplishment
of the purpose designed
The lack of interest is noticeable in
large cities, especially Wichita and
topeka, the physicians have a large
practice and no doubt a number of
this report, Notwithstanding a, stamped
envelope was sent for reply
only cases were reported in
Shawnee county and cases in Sedg-
simply kept the stamped envelope sent
to them. and paid no attention to the
blanks.
The experiment of making the
/
of health good deal of money, as
about $500 letters were sent out to the
doctors of the state. each letter ac-
companied by stamped envelope for
reply.
The committee which has been
working on the preparation of a bill
providing for the erection of a state
tubercular hospital in western Kansas
reported bill providing for the ap-
preparation of 100000 for the cree
/ too and maintenance of such a hos
pi-al, and further providing that the
care of the hospital shall be placed
with the state board of control.
New Pure Food Law.
It was decided by the bnlrd to make
no attempt to enforce a state pure
food law at the present time. The
whole matter was postponed Hntil the
next meeting of the board which
means that the legislat ure will have a
! chance to enact the new pure food law
before anything is done.
Charles D. WEIGH. attorney for the
| board of health, reported to the board
yesterday that he is at work drafting
a new pure food law which will be in
all respects possible like the new ma
tional pure food law. Only such
| cha nges wifi be made in the national
! law as to make it conform to the state
/ constitution.
n. Todd of the wholesale grocery
firm of Bittman & Todd, attended the
meeting yesterday afternoon and act
ed as spokesman for the wholesale
grocers of the state. He said that the
proposed enactment of state pure
food law to conform with the national
{ pure food law was exactly What the
! honest manufacturers and Wholesalers
want. and that the Kansas wholesalers
will cooperate with the board in every
way to bring about the passage of
such a law.
Prof E. H s. Bailey of the State
university, the chemist for the state
| board, was present at the meeting, and
! showed to the members the results of
some interesting food analyses which
he had been making. He had a collec-
| ton of about % pennants, about 20
| inches long, made from white cloth,
which he had dyed with coal tar dy es
extracted from various kinds of color
ed foods now on the market. Some of
the dyes come out of canned tomatoes,
some out of canned fruits and some
out of confectionery. He also showed
the same kind of pennant coIored
with the genuine tomatoes. fruit and
confectionery, and the difference be-
| tween the natural and artificial color
ing was decidedly startling.
VIII Give Evidence to Government.
The state board of health also de-
cided that it would turn over its evil
dence concerning excess water in Kan
sas butter to the United States govern
ment and let the internal revenue de-
partment take such action as it deemed
wise.
This was probably the result of the
QonanJ
Continental creamery people, who re-
scented the alleged interference of the
state board of health.
There have been some rumors that
the Continental creamery would bring
a suit for SANDER against the officers
of the state board Of health. because
of the publications Of analyses of
Continental creamery butter in the
board bulletins.
w. F. Jensen, the vice president of
the Continental creamery, was not pres
ent at the meeting. as he expected to
be but sent representa- tive After the
reaCfng of Dr. Crunhsne's report, IN
which all the CORES ondence between
the creamery and the board was set
forth, the representative of the Cont
mental asked permission to make a few
remarks. He said:
Il am not here to take up this fight
between Mr.. Jensen and the secretary
of your board. 1 simply want to say
that the Continental creamery is not q
breaker We expect to comply strictly
with all laws, Whatever those laws may
be-"
Many Important Matters Discussed.
There were so many important mat
tiers to come before the board that it
is likely that future meetings will have
to be given two days of time The
meeting commenced at 1:30 and it was
past o'clock before the work was fin
isha6. and even then there remained
some matters to be attended to.
J. Y. Deacon, the statfstician of the
board, presented the results of some
personal invests legations concerning the
amount of money appropriated by the
various states for their state boards OF
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bacteriologist. read a report of her work
fer the year, and urged the esta blish-
rnent Of a complete archaeological lab
oratory for the department, to be loca-
ted somewhere in the state house She
also told the results of some interest