Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-01

and how to avoid prcventable diseaye.
and accidenI y plainly the duty OF the
state to assume. not by piece meal or
make belief. but wholly that efficiency
may crow into effectiveness. Large APP
preparations are made and used for the
same object to be obtained In the In.
terest of domestic animals, and the cit
| tsen whose family In sick and dying OF
q preventable disease. Is being taxed to
meet these appropriations. while he and
his child In a large measure have but
little protection from some of the most
virulent diseases.
Board TO Say When to Quarantine.
believe the matter of when. and
what diseases should be quarantined.
should be left entirely in the hands OF
the state board OF health to make their
own rulings. and the legislature should
give them this authority. There should
be law requiring dwellings. and Nv
Ing rooms. where persons VINO We're
suffering from tuberculosis. had moved
out, or died. to be thoroughly disin-
fected before being occupied again.
This was a requirement OF our health
laws, but the previous legislature to
the one now In session. for some urac-
countable reason. think wholly a
commercial one. listened to a siren
song, and made this wise precaution and
rule a negative one and not required.
Tho State Nesisets . Duty.
The state up to the present time
has not assumed the responsible
ty which wholly belongs to 1t. No pro-
vision has ever been made for the care
of the advanced cases of tuberculosis
that are dependent on private and pub
Nc charitably inclined societies, that
are Of themselves depending on volun-
tary contributions for support. There
perhaps Is objection TO the cost. this
would be an item to consider. but the
loss to the state in citizenship from
the spread OF tuberculosis while re-
naming inactive. will be ten fold more.
While these advanced cases that are
unable to care for themselves should
have every care and comfort from a
humane view OF life, another and very
| important reason why they should be
cared for by the state In urged. and that
one of preventing the spread OF the
disease thru their carefessness and 'g-
norance Of its infectiousness.
! When the state authorities have In
their possession such facts concerning
preventable disease as they do have
OF tuberculosis and Its fatal effects on
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| OF the knowledge OF how this disease
can be controlled. It would seem tina
least that could be expected In the in
terest of public health would be to
place this knowledge before the pres
ent legislature with the recommends
! ton that such measures be put into
operation, the effects OF which would
) be to greatly lessen the danger from
infection as we'll as to speedily hasten
/ the control OF tuberculosis, as well as
other infectious and contagious dis
eases it would go without question
that the state board would be given the
authority to act, and ample appro-
priations to carry such measures into
effect. do not question but these mat
tiers have all been made plain, and
clearly shown to the proper committees
of the legislature by the state board II
so, it seems to have made but little i'm
preston II any at all on the legtsla-
ture.
State Board Lacks Funds.
1 While the state board has been
active in calling into service all volun-
teer activities which have made and
are now making great Roadway In re-
moving unsanitary conditions and IN
widening the knowledge of hygienic
lN 8. lHC bOdIu s'Su'iS iS'ANA
capped in this work for the lack Of suf-
ficient appropriations. Eastern cities
land states are setting us an example In
hts concern in the public welfare that
1 Is putting us to shame. Why. New York
+, City Just recently made an appropria-
ton OF 5000 to establish fifteen milk
depots to furnish pure milk for little
children. The state Of Iowa has not
even required by law the testing OF the
animal from which the milk IS taken
to ascertain whether 1t is diseased
animal or not. In these days of ,om-
mercial strife whe nthe dominant and
ruling passion is for the dollar. and ev-
cry means is brought to bear that hu-
man energy, inventive genious. or cor
porate grind can bring to accomplish
this end. and as quickly as may be
Eliminates and makes clearer facts
and conditions that bear directly on
measures that are for public health.
and explains in a measure why we are
SO slow in these matters. There Is the
matter OF the dollar which looms far
above the sick mans cry. and must
first be considered. while the cost OF
guarding the public health should be
considered, In business way. 1t
should be by the analysis of how much
1 can we accomplish duu lot ApW
an appropriation can we get along
with. There is one condition which
should 1t flash across the vision. would
make lasting Impression, and that Is
we are fast becoming race Of mound
builders, and these earthen mounds
which are being thrown up all over
our state and nation daily are mute
witnesses Of representation.
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