The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-06-10
ASYL UNI FOR LEPERS
IS 10 Be ASKED FOR
Millicn Dollars is Wanted by
the North American
Health Boards.
STREAMS ARE DIRTY
Causing Numerous Gases of
Diseases is Committees
Observation.

Baby nerves the hand of the me
The flying shuttle and the revolving
lever Of the steam engine; that gui
stands behind the merchants coun
and before the preacher In the pull
calling in life, baby is the incentive
chanic to greater skill; 1t directs
wheel; 1t is the baby that is at the
WASHINGTON. d. c., June a.
AZ conference of state and pro-
rincial Boards of Health of North
America today, one of the chief mat
ters taken up was plan to have
congress appropriate one million dol
lars for great national leprosarium
where all known lepers in the coun-
try may be taken care of by the gov
ornment.
The report of the committee on
the pollution of streams was one Of
the first papers presented.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. June -
The committee on the Pollution of
Streams appointed last year. of which
Alec H. SeSnore. secretary Of the
New York State Department of
Health. is chairman, today presented
IT'S report 10 the meeting OF the State
and Provincial Boards of Hcal.r, of
North America. The other members
Of the committee are Dr. churles o.
r'rehst. secretary of the Vermont
Stale Board Of Health.
Studies Of conditions all over the
country United States and reports of
gate health depastm mis- show that
there have bcenssmany epidcmics OF
uphold fever directly due to this
practice. that on many cases public
puiaanccs have bccn caused and that
many Of the waters of the verious
states are rendered unfit for domestic
and manufacturing purposes. Fish
life has been destroyed aud the waters
rulncd 70: boating, bathing and fish
in:..
Taking up the work that has been
dome in the various states and the
conditions existing. and reviewing
them, the committee shows that the
question is one of widespread import
ance with which the various state
boards OF health of the country have
hcep deeply concerned.
chic has an excellent law. The
state board of health with the APP
rroval of the governor and the Dtor-
neN general has ordered sewage
isfosal works 10 lie installed In all
Of the large cities. Marked progress
has hcen made in Ohio in the freeing
u Their streams from pollution.
Indiana has just taken the question
mn seriously and IT is stated that
the problem Of the water supply for
the. cities of Indiana is serious one.
Mater must be taken from the
streams. as the ground water supply
IS rapidly giving out, except in the
northern part Of the state which is in
the lake region
Colorado. Minnesota and New York
report that they have been unable 10
get remedial legislation TO fully pro-
ioot their streams. The recommends
y MS 90 the report are that inasmuch
rs ANY discharge of organic matter
Into the streams used as public wa
i'r supplied ia dangerous TO the pub
10 health, 1t Is recommended that
sn9l practices be disapproved. That
= an excessive discharge of organic
mh''er into stream creates a pub
hr nuisance and restricts its normal
Use aud enjoyment. is recommended
mat the partial publication he prac-
p'ed IN such cases. that state
b"ards Of health present at every OPP
fortunity TO the people generally the
Importance Of the matters involved
and that those states not having Of
'fciiNe legislation shall endearor to
secure the same. that he control of
MS work saall he placed in In hands
= the state boards of health. and not
seperate commissions. and that the
ird"fal government be given such
control that :: may be in position
y assist the states in studying ehe
s~rlal problem that there may be
"+i'ltrty granted 10 prevent further
h',s.r@on Of Interstate streams and
si. and that The hill introduced in
1sfEress last year giving Surgeon
General Wymaa. ~ the United States
i.Noi.e Health and Marine Hospital
'NtHe'' these powers lie Endorsed.
anA thu. the question continue to he
sin'Aei and further reports secured
= The conference.