Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-16
MEMBERS FAVOR LEGISLATION
TO REGULATE LOCAL WATER
PLANTS.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Or. C. T. Lesan, Former Secretary Of
Organization, Advocates Meri-
cal inspection of Schools in
Address to Convention.

the danger from disease from domestic
cess pools may be obviated in small
towns, the State Health Officers as
ISOLATION proposes to go before the
next legislature with a bill providing
that water plants installed by these
municipalities must have return
flow from all buildings.
This suggestion came from DR.. Louis
Thomas, secretary of the state board
of health, at the conference yester-
day between the state board of health
and the local boards of health in the
state. The meeting was held in the
Y. M. G. A., building. Sewerage and
sewage disposal was found to be one
Of the most serious problems that con-
front mayors and boards Of health in
cities Of the second class. Col Chas.
Francis, engineer for the state board
of health, advocated the septic sink in
each city sewerage plant. Believing
That the cities stand in danger of cpl
denies by open sewer systems, the as
sociation will take active steps to have
the conditions changed and such cities
as violated this health law made to
conform to a uniform state law en-
forcement as advocated by Secretary
Thomas in his recent official rules.
Dr.. Doollttle is President.
DR.. e. Warren Doolittle of Garden
Grove was elected president of the as
ISOLATION yesterday. DR.. w. L. Terry Of
Brighton was elected vice president
and Dr. Fred Albert Of Mason City,
secretary-treasurer. Iowa City and
Council Bluffs are active candidates
against Des Moines for the convention
next year with strong possibility that
Council Bluffs will get the meeting.
At the Joint conference yesterday
afternoon Charles w. Lyon, assistant
attorney general made the welcome
address to the visitors. He was re-
sponded to by Gov. A. B. Cummins
for the state and D. e. Warren Doc
little of Garden City for the society
Germs May go in Mail.
Tubercular, hydrophobia, typhoid
and epidemic germs may travel by
mail after this to the culture stations
for tests. Physicians VINO in the past
have had to send by express the small
sample bottles carefully done up In
| wooden boxes are relieved by the Uni
ted States postoff1ce department Of
this trouble and extra expense by a
new ruling. The samples may 60 by
mail but must be enclosed in heavy
glass tube and secure tin box. This
Will mean greater ease for local
physicians to reach the laboratory at
Iowa City and greater dispatch In re-
ceiving goods. the new ruling will
go into effect in two weeks. DR.. Henry
Albert, head of the state laboratory at
Iowa City, outlined the plan Of work
and the new postal law.
INSPECTION In Schools
DR.. Cassius T. Lesan of Mount Ayr
In his address to the conference of 10.
cal boards yesterday morning advocat-
ed medical inspection Of schools. He
said:
Inspection of public schools has been
subject discussed by this society
from its beginning. The reasons for
establishing sucn a system are we'll
known and appreciated by every men,
Der Of this society. The method by
which the public may be made to rea-
lie the need of such inspection is the
issue today
The action taken lately by the Polk
County Medical society in Offering it's
services in the inspection Of tne Des
Moines public schools will arouse pub
lie investigation and will not only con-
tribute to the good health of the pup.
lis OF the city of Des Moines, but will
also stimulate other societies to offer
their services in similar manner. AS
soon as the public appreciate the value
Of school inspection there will be found
in all the schools of Iowa either skill
ed physician or trained nurses devot-
ing their time to this life saving &C.
cupation.
Lectures given before normal insti-
tutes upon the subject. Symptoms OF
Infectious Diseases" as well as those
of the diseases Of eye, ear, nose, and
throat, SO harmful and so often not
recognized until too late, would be the
means of educating the teachers in the
need and the methods of early recogni-
ton OF those diseases and would also
enable them to notify the parents of
beginning conditions in their children
and the advisibality Of consulting a
physician. Such a campaign among
the teachers of this state would be ef-
fecttve.
School Of Instruction,
The meeting today includes a school
OF instruction by the members of the
state board of health and Prof Chas.
n. Kinney. state chemist, gave paper
this morning on water analysis The
interest of the convention centers in
the address of DR.. L. Enos Day of the