Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-24
GRATIFYING RESULTS.

the Morning Journal Is especially
pleased at the prompt action Of the
city physician and health authori-
ties. following the publication IN this
paper or an article showing the need
for reorganization ~ the sanitary
administration Of tho city's affairs
statements in the article are corro-
borated iii their tenor By the city
physician who states that physicians
have not lived up TO the special ordi-
nance requiring the prompt reporting
OF eases OF infectious disease.
The activity among the physicians
yesterday. In reporting numerous
eases hitherto not on the records, was
another evidence of the need Of a
better enforcement OF sanitary and
health regulations While the appii-
cation of the ordinance 10 the case Of
one physician for an alleged failure
10 report n case four or fiya months
ngo is d little tardy. probably action
Is better Iate than never. and the de-
yelopmcnts following the Inaugural
ton of crusade for better health
ana d lower drnth rate form most
hopeful sign Expressions from many
private citizens show that the move
Is most popular one and that any
action looking 10 more henithfui
city WIN receive the strongest pop
ular support.
The folly or 4 stand pat policy in
q matter SO important as the public
health is already demonstrated With
conditions as they are now. they would
undoubtedly become serious enough
in the course Of few months 10 make
their Inevitable exposure bad thing
for the clty. As things are now. All
that r. needed * common sense. IN
regulations and preparation for al
health administration on a larger, 4
more effective and more modern
scale. That the city administration
and physicians are anxious 20 co-oD-
crate has been demonstrated and
there s. reason to believe that the next
few months win see radical chang
III the citys sanitary regime. The
cooperation of the county authorities
IL imperative and there is no doubt
that they VIII give It as there are
conditions IN the outskirts Of tha city
which need In many cases heroic /
treatment
The most important thing, how
ever. Is the cooperation OF every cit
izen Of Ail,squerqua without Il no
change can b. effected. II every man
win help hy takinH the most solicltous
care OF his own premises the problem
is IN fair way 20 Doe solved Any
attempt to inject political Or personal
issues into the matter cannot be 100
strongly condemned.
AZ TO the short-slghted gentlemen
who say eIIish, It win hurt the city
We would call their attention to the
fact that the oity is In twenty-four
hours time. IN q much stronger posi-
tion 20 advertise rs health advantages.
The fact tha. the city has taken dras-
tie measures and issued a warrant for
a prominent practitioner IN the task
Of enforcing the health regulations
would indicate to the casual observer
that Albuquerque means to be a
healthfui city and intends 70 enforce
its health regulations. Moreover, tbs
people at large may know more
ahont us than we know ourselves. The
visitor. health seeker. or not who
comes and goes knows real condi-
tlons and tells them abroad. other
newspapers in New Mexico have been
exploiting Albuquerque typhoid and
scarlet fever under headlines Prob
ably conditions are no worse here
than IN these other towns; but Il be-
hooves rs 20 place ourselves above
craiclsm. The very best ADVERTISE
ment for this cay as a health center
is the fact that sanitary crusade IL
meeting with strong popular approval
and will work a much needed change
N locai conditions.