Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-25

ease unless these rooms have beer
properly fumigated.
Dispensary.
In this city the spread of infectious
disease would be beneficiaily affected
by instltuting a public dispensary rur
under the auspices OF the health de-
partment and with the help of the
County Medical Society for the treat
mcnt Of the poor,
Many cases OF scarlet fever. either
very light cases, or those, while still
infectlve, have so far recovered as "a
be up arc parading the streets and
scattering infection. Most of these
cases are amongst the poor, who
have no money 10 pay doctor fees,
and II such dspensary were estab-
lished with certain hours. such cnses
In many instances would be caught
and placed IN isolation before much
harm could be done by them.
Such an establishment should be
operated by the Medical Society OF
the county.
Public Education.
This department BY means of cir
culars, reports and lectures should
interest the general public in the mat
ter of sanitation, the infectious dis
eases, how they are contracted, how
infection passes from one TO the other
and the means in their power of pre-
venting smallpox and typhoid fever;
of the conveyance Of many diseases
by flies and the simple measures Of
extcrninating these pests; of the
dangers OF the many patent medi-
eines. particularly those for head
aches. every one of which contains
drugs which are directly poisonous To
the heart and too often cures tho
headache ut the expense Of life; or
the "sure cure for tuberculosis,
every one of which soothe the lungcr
with opium IN some form or other,
until. If he survives, his last state Is
worse than his first; or the baby
soothing syrups which every now and
then puts the baby into a last long
sleep from which 1t never awakens.
Public education Will do an i'm
mensity or good and the health de-
partment should invoke the services
OF the Medical Society of the county
to give public lectures each month.
on subjects that would be Of interest
and benefit 20 the public at large
Department OF vital Statistics.
This department il necessary for
two reasons: First, II allows OF com
parison I'm cleanliness of towns OF
tflutAl HiEfs IL EilVNn INV ~ 80 H@H
crossing this year over last In sanl-
tary way; Il tells what part or the
city Is in most need OF future work.
ii tells what school IL defective, above
others. in ventilation or sewerage; Il
tells what diseases We have particu-
arly to handle where we have TO put
forth our greatest efforts in the fight
against this disease. Second. the re- |
porting Of all eases of infectious dis
.ases promptly shows US Immediately |
where the first danger lies and al |
ows us to attend to II before much |
LANCER or damage rs done.
vital statistics show TO the world
Il large that the city Is a place Of /
iealth. that it ~ clean, wholesome,
md good place To live. Il attracts
,eople to come To the city. IL pro-
Iuces business.
The health department ct - city or
own. properly run. must require the
attention OF nt least one
medical man.
There are many reasons why ne II
hOuld not be in competition with his
rother practitioners. the chief ono
eine that IL he Is to do his public
usincss properly he must neglect
is private business; IL is not human
ature for him TO do this, therefore
he public business must be sacri- |
ced
Secondly. he must nave power and
which ought not be given