The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1910-12-08
uissouri-A Most HeaIthfuI State

the title of chapter In the 191o Neo
Rock of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,
which is deyoted to establishing the
fact that this state is one of the most
sanitary in the country and that its an
nual mortality per thousand is as low as
the lowest.
The article in question was made
public today by Labor Commissioner
&c. A. Hitler, after some careful re-
searches on the part of Supervising
statistician A. T. EdIlondston, and
will be used all over the country by
the labor bureau, to exploit this ad =
vantage Of Missouri. 1t reads:
With an average death rate of less
than fourteen per thousand, Missouri
is one of the most healthIul states in
the Union. Even in the swamp and
lowlands of southeast Missouri the
mortality is low. AS for the counties
which make up the Ozark regions, no
section of the country, be it larger
in area, or smaller, enjoys lower
death rate per thousand. 1t is esti-
mated that the mortality is 10 to each
thousand which figures arc not too low
when it is taken into consideration
that its drinking water is the best to
be found anywhere; that drainage is
perfect and the air as pure and lnvlg-
Grating as nature can make it.
The death rate of St. Louis per |
thousand in 1909 was 1873. which low
percentage makes that city more
healthiul than New York, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia. Denver, Balti-
more, Boston and many other cities.
Kansas City has even lower death
rate than St. Louis, the figures OF
1909 being only 14.4 per thousand.
As for the death rate of St. Joseph it is
lower than Kansas City, being in 1909,
1877.
Employers with the assistance of
state and city authorities, are in these
progressive days giving considerable
attention to the health and general well I
4iase of their workers, fully realizing Il
that favorable results can not be OBJ
tained unless all are in best condition t
both physically and mentally. A
sound mind and body are both abso- a
lutely necessary in many of the call
ing Of the present day, when with the
fast moving and expensive machinery
now in all factories of any size and c
consequence, the lightest slip or mis- S
take may bring serious injury, if not i
death. to the operator, or damage c
some delicate piece of machinery to d
such an extent that shut down for t
repairs becomes necessary, thereby a
Causing heavy financial losses to both
employers and employees. ?
Many Missouri factories are fitted
with modern bathrooms, plentjfully l.
supplied with both hot and cold water,
soap and towels, and have an attend f
ant in charge, whose duty it is to as
slst all employees who make use of the T
accommodations. Three or four of
theslnger establishments have gone '
as lar as to put in shower apparatus and
plunge basins, knowing that if they T
o1ng about the general use of the
Of the same their employees will i'm A
prove in health and strength, and
thereby render better service. s.
In all sections of the state the gen.
e'al welfare Of the worker is being e
Ooked alter more than ever. In large q
cues tenement houses are giving
away to modern apartment structures, Il
nted with all conveniences, and built
mat there will be plenty of light +
auo air for each tenant. Boards of
health OF the city no longer hesitate in ia
sonoemnlng as public nuisance and Il
general menace any building no long N
Mt place of habitation, and cause
VIC same to be Immediately either in W
proved or rebuilt. fl
Inc general assembly during the
ss' session made Missouri ''registra- "
10a 'tate" by enacting a law which
'upeis the registration of all births
u deatfs throughout the state as
sy Occur. TIE state board of health -