The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-08-13
Vital Statistics and Advice From Arizona
Health Board.

The quarterly report of the Secre-
tarv of the Arizona board of health
for the first two quarters of the year,
ending June 30, is out. 1t shows that
the Arizona board of health is very
live organization, and in addition to
! furnishing the vital statistics of the
territory gives wholesome advice to
the public and practtng physicians
More death by far were recorded in
| Maricopa county during the first
quarter of the year than in any
other county of thR territory, but
this may be attributed to the deaths
| from tuberculosis. In the first quar-
ter 236 died in that county, to l4S in
Pima and ~ in Cochise. In the lat
ter county the number of deaths is
offset by 123 births. Maricopa and
Pima counties made no report for
the quarter ending Junc 30, during
which Cochise had - deaths and 10
births For the full year ending
June 30 there were reported 1859
deaths, 1857 births, 646 cases of con-
tagious diseases. OF the deaths re-
ported 53l were from tuberculosis.
Under the classification of con-
| tagious diseases which includes tuber-
culosis and typhoid fever, there were
245 deaths in the first quarter of this
year, of which 233 were from tuber-
culosis, small pox and measles claim
ing one each, typhoid fever but three
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quarter three persons were murdered
and three committe ed suicide, while
in the second quarter two were muir
dered and four committed suicide.
Thirty-ni met death by accidents.
The following advice and sugges-
tions are largely addressed to prac-
ticing physicians but the public at
large may find them of value:
"Do you consider the adobe house
sanitary? 1t is conde by a num-
Der of physicians. Kindly notice if
your patients recover as promptly in
adobe houses as those living in houses
built of other material. This will be
made d question of special inquiry
soon.
"This is the season when bowel
trouble among children is prevalent.
Treat it by preventing it. See that
the child's food is clean. Frequently
the bacteria do more harm to the
food than they do to the child. Keep
up the war of determination against
the fly.
"Children from six months to two
years of age spend much of their
time playing on the floor. Examina-
tions made by Pressich and Schultz
Of to babies showed PIP per cent.
had tubercle bacilli in the dirt of
the nails. Yet these children lived
in families having no tuberculosis.
During the time the child is teeth
ing. Frequently its fingers are in its
mouth. The remedies naturally sug-
gest themselves. Keep the floor
clean or spread something clean on
the floor for the baby to play on.
Trim the nails short. See that the
dirt is removed from beneath the
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ally whether there has been sickness
or not. The house gradually becomes
full of bacteria, being carried by
groceries, dust, flies, trailing skirts,
etc.
"It you want to prevent tuber
culoSis begin early in childhood.
Frequent disinfection of rooms oc-
cuped by tuberculosis patent may
prevent reinfection of the patient as
well as infection of others.
"-Ihe above suggestions are along
the line of teaching people how to
live: More progress has been made
in sanitation during the past ten
wears than in the previous hundred.
The doctor who is not studying saui-
tation today is getting behind the
times.
"The physician who is not teaching
his families how to live is not only
ueglecting his splendid opportunity,
but it seems to me, is failing in his
duty. Get busy. We cannot cure
all of our patients. but we can pre-
vent many people from getting sick.
Report contagious diseases promptly
without fear or favor. You owe
more to the community than to the
Individual. Quaranting, disinfection,
sanitation all paw big returns on the
money invested"
While Kennedv's Laxative Cough
Syrup is especially recommended for
children, it is, of course, just as good
for adults. Children like to take it
| he1.auSe il tastes nearlN as good a.