The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
TO FIGHT DISEASE.
Emergency Fund of $4,000 to Combat
InfantiIe Paralysis.

That DR.. Crumb ine, secretary of the
state board of health and lieutenant
| general of the Kansas medical army
which is engaged in repelling the in
vasionS of disease, with his Heuten-
| ants will be amply provided with
funds with which to combat the cpl
| demic of infantile paralysis, which has
| caused so many deaths among the
| infants and children OF Norton ana
Decatur counties, is assured, proV1d-
| ing Governor Stubs gives his author
| ity to the appropriation of portion
of the SIS 900 emergency fund of the
state board of health for this purpose.
At the regular quarterly meeting
of the state board of health held in
DIR. Crumbine's office rate yesterday
afternoon, it was decided that the
dread infantile paralysis disease had
secured such foothold that unusual
measures were necessary to stop its
further spread and stamp it out event
ually.
To this end the board voted to place
at the disposal of DR.. Crumbine and
his forces all the funds necessary for
this purpose, all to be taken from the
emergency fund of $4,000 which is set
aside for use in cases of extreme cpl
denies. None of this fund however, is
available without the approval of the
governor. and it will now be up to
Governor Stubs, who it is expected
will act favorably in the matter.
DIR. Crumbine, however, does not
think that the dread malady will
spread further. No new cases have
been reported for several days; and
it is likely that the disease which has
claimed so many victims within the
past few weeks. will die out.
The Barber Laws.
The board of health aiso authorized
the president of the board to appoint
a committee to confer with similar
committee of BARRIERS, regarding the
oY1fn Of "a Ia w
were drafted at the last season of the
legislature. The board of health be-
Heves that the law is good one, but
in it's present form, it can be enforced
only by the BARRIERS themselves on
their own volition. The board main
tains that the only way or enforcing
the law is to inaugurate the inspector
system. Inspectors are wanted who
will visit the different shops and make
reports on the sanitation or the shops
and keep an open eye for violations
of the law in any manner DR.. Crum-
bine argues that the only way the pure
food and pure drugs faws have be-
come effective is through their en-
forcement by inspectors.
Campaign Against the Fly.
That the summer campaign against
the fly, which was inaugurated last
spring with the slogan swat the fly
has been productive of much good, de-
spite the fact that there seems to be
no IiOllCedOle ueCtedSo III t1e huulDor
of flies, is the opinion of DR.. Crumbine
1.-The day when the common house
fly will become extinct, won't come for
fifty years or more said DR.. Crumbine
this morning, land perhaps none OF
us who are alive today will ever see
a summer without seeing flies. But we
consider that we have made good
Roadway against this pest in our cam
paign. The large posters which were
gotten out by the board of health were
sent to every town in the state. Every
postmaster received two copies, and
most of these have been posted up in
places. The people have
seen them and have been more care
full. More attention has been paid to
the matter of screens on houses, and
the fly is rs numerous as
ever, his existence is confined to mar
rover limits. People are becoming
more careful, and this is just what we
wanted