Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-13
NATIONAL HEALTH
BUREAU URGED
BY LEAGUE
Organization Claims Billion.
and a Half Dollars is Lost
Annually by Diseases Which
Are PreventabIe,
Especial Correspondents to Morning Journal

Especial correspondence To MornluG Journal
New York, Jan. l0.-ShoWing that
over $500, 600. 900 is each year being
lost TO this country through failure to
check p~reventable disease, facts and
figures We're today made public in this
city by the American Health league,
which is urging congress- 10 carry out
President Taft's recommendation for
uniting government bureaus exercising
health function IN one "bureau Of
public health IN a statement pre-
pared by Prof irving Fisher, presi-
dent OF the league. 1t is pointed out
that this enormous economic loss in
life ANA potential earnings can only
be checked by medical investigation.
education on hygiene ana by improv-
ing the efficiency OF the municipal,
state and national health service.
within one generation the average
American lie can be heightened fif-
teen years by proper application Of
the science of preventing disease, It
Is asserted.
70 conserve their vital resources by
the establishment of q national health
bureau is the most wise and far
sighted economy for the people of This
country the American Health league
declares. since statistics show that at
all times over 5000 persons are scri-
ously IN in tht United states and fully
half Of this sickness is p~reNcntable.
or the 10000 lives that are lost each
year IN this country through tubercu-
losis. at least "a hundred thousand
could Doe saved. il is shown. as the re-
sult of proper preventive measures
and the proposed s-ystenlutizod activl-
tles by The federal government.
Though am the principal national par
ties advocated in their platforms the
establishment of "a federal health bu-
rcau in the last presidential campaign
and the American people MS a whole
have ever since supported the project.
IL is ruomerd that some opposition is
nov developing at Washington from
tho same sources hat are a~rrased
uS.inst cyery effort for tho copserNa-
tion of the nations resources
Perfect balance Of work. play anc
sleep rs required IN the Ideal copdl-
tons of health. Professor Fisher de-
clares In speaking of the conservation
al life through personal hygiene.
tisalthful environment aud nutrition
arc also urged upon every American
ass "a matter uI plinlt Importance IN
individually strengthening the vital
resources 81 the nation The deadly
effects of such drugs as cocaine, upon
which the American qealuh league has
induced congress- TO place a prohibi-
tive tariff. are mentioned. The i'm
moderate use of alcohol and nicotine
should hc guarded against. Professor
Fisher tells she public in his report
as "a member OF the National Conser-
Walton commission. 90 that body. add
ine that thc somewhat injurious eff
fleets ol coffee. toa and condiments.
though less than many other evils.
should bee Included in any iist of The
imperfections in respect go hygiene Of
existing habits oi life. That on the
European continent and In some parts
sf England coffee which has been
practicali, freed from the drug caf-
feline is being largely used and made
part of the daily diet Of such health
resorts lis Carlsbad. BAD Nauheim and
Maricnbtd. hats been called to The at-
oi These INVESTIGATION OF even
tha staples of the American breakfast
such representative bodies as 'hc