The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-30
BELT EXTENDS FROM
GARY TO WAUKEGiN
Bulletin To Be Published Apprising
Associate Departments of Every
Contagious Disease That Breaks
Out in Various Communicative
Elect Officers Dec. z.

clearing house for the boards Of
health of Chicago and nearby towns
was organized yesterday afternoon. A
meeting of physicians representing
these departments from Gary, Ind, on
the south to Waukegan on the north,
and extending to the Fox river district
on the west, was held in the office OF
DIR. w. A. Evans, commissioner of
health in Chicago. A committee on
permanent organization was appointed
and at the next meeting of the assoc
citation, which will be held on Saturday,
Dec. Z, officers will be elected and by
laws adopted.
Daily reports will be made from each
board eff health in the Chicago health
district. A case OF smallpox in Wau-
kegan will be reported the same day
to every other health department in
the association. The number of persons
who daily visit Chicago from outside
towns and cities makes it possible for
disease contracted in one section to be
carried miles away to another district.
in the same way contagion in Chicago
may be taken to a far off suburb.
No boundaries; Common Cause.
There should be no boundary line
in sanitary affairs between Chicago and
a common cause The best results can
be reached by hearty cooperation
of all departments of health in sur
rounding cities with Chicago"
DR.. Evans was the first to undertake
the work Of bringing together the
various departments A letter was
mailed to the head of each bureau sew
eral days ago. Fourteen physicians
10 call
Several suggestions were made at
the meeting. 1t was proposed that the
entire district should have hospital
where all smallpox patients could be
treated 1t was also agreed that as the
cost of maintaining laboratories was
so heavy that it was hardly possible
for smaller towns and cities to sup
port them, all departments of health
in the association should have the OPP
portunity of using the Chicago labora-
tory, each bearing the expense of its
individual cases.
Can Buy Vaccine I'm Common.
THE matter of economy can be con-
sidered also In the buying of vaccine
and anti-toxin." said DR.. Evans. we
can purchase this at wholesale rates
and the members of the association can
have the benefit of these prices.
There is the matter too. of keeping
one another advised regarding the gen
eral health conditions. We publish a
health bulletin each week. which goes
to every school teacher, minister and
newspaper in the city. 1t occurs to me
that a part of this bulletin can be de-
voted to matters of especial interest
to the departments outside Of the city
limits, and in this way each depart
ment will know what is being done in
every other department.
The health departments are repre-
scented as follows:
DR.. H l. Walsh. Gary, Ind,
DR. c. w. Parrman, Oak Park.
DR. c. w. Guyer Aurora.
DIT. \. J. Lauer, Whiting, Ind.
DR. N j. La Rose, Zion City.
Dr. w A Evans, Chicago.
DR. H S Drake. Chicago.
DIR. Albert Starke. oak Park.
DIR. G. L. Schneider, Chicago Heights
DIR. A. G. Schlieker East Chicago, Ind
DIT. NJ b. Craven. Evanston.
DR. s. G. McCracken, Wtnnetka.
DR. Herman Spalding, Chicago.
DIR. Godfrey koehler, Chicago.
Committee Is Appointed.
A committee on organization was ap-
pointed, consisting of Or. McCracken
Or. Lauer and Or. Guyer. This com.
mittee will report al the next meeting
The subject for discussion at that
meeting will be typhoid fever. Th'
large number Of cases that have beer