Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

cattle is readily transmitted to the
human being is a fact we'll establish-
ed in the mind Of the general public
throughout the state. Danger, from
milk infected with tuberculosiss has
aroused a number of cities and cam
munities to take steps which require
the tuberculin test for dairy COWS
an the clean milk supply as swall.
Waterloo is now doing this. Boafds
of education are installing sanitary
drinking fountains and removing the
public drinking cups from the schools.
Communities are beginning to care
for unfortunate persons who may be
affected with tuberculosis, establish
ing intelligent measures not only for
the comfort of the patient but to pre-
vent the spread of his disease.
Institutions of higher learning are
giving the most intimate cooperation
to the work which this department
is doing. The State University, the
State College OF Agriculture and Me-
chanic, Arts. the State Teachers col
lege are all giving much attention to
this particular social disease with the
result that the students leaving their
halls are well equipped to fight the.
battle against preventable disease.
The state department of health lis
just now insisting on the. railroads
abandoning the public drinking cup
and the proper ventilation of their
cars in transit within the state. The
desire of the department of health
is to bring these changes about with
the. least possible inconvenience to
either the railroads or the travelling
public. Time of course is required, to
effectuate change which is SO, gen
eral. The movement, however, is of
such vital Importance in the praren-
tion not only Of tuberculosis but
other infectious diseases that it will
meet the universal commendation of
the people of the state.
AO oIdCC
with its usual zeal and efficiency is
busily engaged with the health of
the animals of the state giving par.
ticular attention to the eradication
of tuberculosis among the cattle and
there appears to be general demand
upon this department for the tubercu-
lin test and many herds are being
cleaned up.
Many cities are also moving in 5th9
direction of the control and relief of
tuberculosis. Dubuque; Waterloo,
Mason City, Charles City, Fort, Dodge
IAIuscatine, Fort Madison, and a num-
her OF others have been doing some
work along this line. Sioux City
has committee now at work in a
general movement for public hos
pital. Davenport and Scott. county
exceed any other community, per-
laps. in the state in the intelligent
direction of their movement for the
control and relief of tuberculosis. The
city OF Davenport, though 1t may not
be known generally, has a large mum
Der of eleemosynary and industrial,in
stitutions, while the county supervis
ors have founded public hospital TO
treatment of medical and surgical di
seases. Just at present the city O
Davenport and the board of superyis
ors of the county are planning fol
the establishment of retreat forth
treatment and care of the tuberculou.
population of the county.
Other evidences of the genera
arousement of the people might b'
brought to view but those will suf
!. flee to show the great work whicl
is now being done throughout, tn
: state on the repression of the. grea
white plague.