The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-15

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against disease.
This period he said, was ended when
| the germ theory was advanced NV
| pasteur and other eminent scientific
| inen i'll tho lato Mites. From that time
| up until few years ago was what
could be termed tho "scientiflo poriod.,
| The economic period" Is now I'm proe-
| rcss.
"Pestilence, which has been STALKING
| In tho dark" declared Professor Wins
low lis now gradually being con
quered. Many namelcss terrors have
been overcome. Immense things havo
been done BY recent discoveries. The
keynote OF this has been tho discovery
of germs"
rho speaker continued: "Tbe pub
lie has but n vague idea of tho work :
inss of municipal health department.
Many people think that the removal
of dead horses, the stopping OF a
stencil from sewer gas and other such
complaints form most of the work Of
n board OF health. ,rlIcy have no idea
OF the vast amount of detail work OF
statistclans, hascteriologists and en-
gineers necessary for the conduct of
modern health office.
Visiting Nuraes.
RULES and regulations and police
power will never bring about better,
health conditions 1t must be done
through individual education, aud with
this end In view / strongly urge and
recommend tho use of visiting nurses
Groups OF mothers in various com
munitios should form associations for
this purpose and work under the di-
rection of the Health Department..
do not mean to increase the work of
the health authorities, but merely let
them map out the work to be done.
when visiting nurse enters Il
home the individual instruction Of
mothers fathers and children begins
'Infantile mortality is probably the
tho greatest problem which confronts
the race.
ut is estimated that 100000 infants
die every year in America One-half
of this number could unqucstionably
be saved if mothers would simply
carry out simple sanitary laws. I fig
ure that 80 babies could be aavod
mothers were moro familiar with GER
tain laws. The education OF the
mother In this direction is impera-
tive. The matter of proper clothing
is a most important factor.
Factory Hygiene.
II want to say a few words about
tenement and factory sanitation, with
especial reference TO factories. If
these places were properly constructed
and ventilated the fight against tuber-
culos!s would be greatly assisted.
Consumption is a social and industrial
disease"
feature OF the lecture was tho
display of big chart showing the
decrease of typhoid fever in Rich
fnond. BY vigorous campaign of
the Health Department in. the past
six years the mortality of this dis
case has been reduced from about
seventy-five each year to twenty. n
showing which Professor Winslow
pronounced splend d.
He concluded his address BY saying
that the public is being gradually
aroused in matters of public health.
The auditorium OF the High School
was nearly filed with Interested men
and women. Governor and Mrs. Mann
were present.
other Lectures.
DR. Chandler announced that the
next lecture viii take place January
. when Dr. Levy Will speak on Pre-
ventable Diseases" tillustrated).
Other lectures this season will be
as follows:
January 1a-"Relation of Flies aud
Mosquitoes to Public Health" Olus-
trated), DR.. a. w. Freeman.
February 2-"Cause and Prevention
of Common Colds" Or. Frank NJ.
Reade.
February le-"Medical Inspection In
the Schools" dllustrated), Dir. MCGUIRE
Newton.
March a-"Hygienic Management of
Nervous Children" Dr. Beverley r.
Tucker.
Mrs f. W. Boatwright has been
chosen chairman of a committee of the
Mothers Clubs to arrange for these
events while DR.. Levy will assist.
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