Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-23
TYPHOID FEVER
 IS BECOMING
 GREAT MENACE
Physician Calls Attention to Conditions of Wanton Neg lect and Calls Ii a Great Ma tioRal Disgrace.

WASttl<CfONs D. S-- Jan. ---- -rhere Is moro typhoid fever fin this country than in any other civilized lsnd.- said DT. H. J. Rosenau of the Harvard Medical school. Boston. Mas sschosests. in an address delivered in this city before the third annual meet ing of the Association of Life Insar- anee Presidents The annual total is 35,00o. deaths and over $50. .o0o cases This k rational disgrace and is due entirely to- lack of eeucs- ton on the subject We probably know more about typhoid and it's methods of spread and the means for disease. Yet right here in our capital city there is an excessive amount of typhoid and this sad story finds repe- tiiion in all our large cities. If the public were taught to fear typhoid as does a case of cholera there would soon be an end of it.
 fin advocating a public health min- tia in the cause of preventive medi- cine, do not mean a marching col umn of men in uniforms armed with microscopes and disinfectants. The public health militia that I have in mind calls for the enrolment of all good citizens Preventive medicine Is the watchsord of the hour and en- listment in the cause can come only through education
 There are two important factors in public health work. One is the gaining of new knowledge through scientific research: the other is the diffusion of this knovledge through education With prophetic foresight and characteristic energy. Harvard University has established a chair Of preventive medicine as an integral part of it's educational system, Not only the medical profession. but the public at large should be enlightened. The scientific and professional corps may be the regular army, but the public must be the reserve militia in any effective warfare against disease.
 When the people understand that yphoid fever is as preventable as are railroad accidents we shall have a casus belli. and the courage needed for a victorious campaign. The gov ernment now protects us from chol- era. leprosy. yellow fever and other exotic plaques: why should it not also guard us against the dangers that are present as we'll as those that are but remotely imminent? Present dangers such as tuberculosis. pneumonia. ty- phoid fever and infantile diarrheas. are infections which reap the highest toll of death among us and are foe men worthy of our best efforts.
 When this matter is better under stood. the state will be required to protect its citizens against such pre- ventable diseases and the officials sn- pointed to safeguard us will be held responsible just as the law now holds employers liable for preventable acct dents Organizations like life insur- ance companies with their legions ot doctors. armies of agents and hosts of patrons. could lend an effective and useful hand In this worthy war fare against disease. The life insur- ance officials not only as organiza. 'ons, but as individual citizens, could and should help in this campaign oi education. and ought to foster fruit ful and useful legislation of public health charactes
 Tt is the plain duty of the public health militia to see that our gov erning bodies. whether the Federal government. the state legislatures oi the municipal assemblies enact pub lie health measures of an obvious useful and tried nature and also pro vide for their enforcement