El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-25

2 ELuLU4 ny the D4DA4G AAG1lLA ana marine
hospital SERVICE with surgeon general
I Walter Wyman at the helm of its at
/ fairs. Although the service has been
| handicapped by the lack Of funds in the
| prosecution Of its research work and
! the wide publication Of the lessons
/ these researches have taught, 1t has
/ been a most conspicuous factor in the
/ work Of preventing disease and death
! in this country.
People Must Help in Fight.
The surgeon general feels that the
| sanitarian already knows enough prac-
ticalIy to Danish the great epidemic dis
/ eases from the United States. and that
the main work Of the coming decade
I will be to disseminate this information
so widely that it viii be proclaimed
from every housetop, and acted upon in
I every home in the land. He declares
that the sanitarian may go on from
victory to victory in the war against
disease, but that unless he is backed
UP by a nationwide movement to follow
UP these victories. much Of the best
fruits of the warfare viii be lost. He
believes that research and discovery are
today many laps ahead Of practical ap-
phcation, and he would like to see an
effort made to wipe out this great gap
between the advance guard that IS
Dlazng the trail to the field which
shall be the Waterloo Of epidemic dis
eases. he realizes, as do all sanitarians,
that the greatest victory OF all viii
come when the people are educated up
10 that point or cooperation Wnere the
laws of sanitary science viii be lived
in the daily lives Of 100000 900 Aneri-
can people. It Is only with their CO.
operation that full success can be at
tanned. Enough is known today prac-
tlcally TO make typhoid fever as rare
disease as yellow fever. Likewise # the
information now in hand were put into
practice by the entire population OF the
country the death rate from tubercu-
lOsis might be cut down by half
To the end that the cooperation Of
al the people may be secured, surgeon
congress to give him additional appro-
priatiOns for the more widespread |
publication Of the results OF the inTes-
legations Of the service As these in
vestigations utilize all the information
CLEANED In the field OF experimental
medicine in other countries, as well as
our own, their importance and value |
are beyond estimate. He VIII also seek I
a larger fund for the study and sEtinc- I
ton of epidemics. Another recOmmen- {
dalton he VIII make VIII be for the ap- !
preparation Of an amount OF money SUI /
fcient TO make an exhaustive study Of I
penn q Al Tie L4AAE4 EAaAHes
What Has Been Done.
One may get a good idea Of what the 4
public health and marine hospital ser
vice is doing In the field Of sanitation I
and preventive medicine from g brief {
account OF its activities during the fis-
cal year just closed. Perhaps the most
important Of Its functions is the inspec-
ton Of the aliens who come into the
United states. Approximately 100000
people land in the ports Of this country
O. ~. 1a-n
quarantine service all sorts Of danger
Gus and l0athsOme diseases would be
introduced. How carefully the service
maintains its guardianship Of the ports
Of the country from Infection and the
Of dangerous and loath-
some diseases is shown by the course
pursued by the service in its fight TO
prevent the Introduction Of cholera into
the United States
Keeping Ont Cholera.
In Nay OF last year surgeon general
Wyman was advised by representative
OF the service stationed in Russia thar
cholera had broken out there. He i'm
notified all OF the quarantine
officers Of the United States at home
and abroad He kept close track Of the
march Of the disease in Europe until Il
reached Italy, and instructed all OF the
officers Of the service to enforce RICHLY
grants from infected points have been
detained either at the port of embarka-
ton or kept at the port Of debarka-
ton for five days, under observation (
This five days dates from the time
when possible injection could have
taken place. The water and food OF all
ships are also Investigated. A careful ,
lookout IS kept for smugglers Of IN
.ected food.
In the case Of Storage passengers,
he ships surgeon is required TO Inspect
immigrants twice q day, punching each
Inspection on the immigrants inspec-
1HaHT rrN al -HrH Han
States quarantine station the lmmi-
grants are again examined, first on
loard ship and again at the station 4
ARCHAEOLOGICAL examinations OF the In
estinal and stomach contents OF every
teerage passenger from Infected terri |
0ry are made so as 10 nuke certain /
hat no cholera germs get past the !
quarantine stations. As an additional [ /
recaution, the immigration authOrit ties ]
nail cards to the state and municipal
authorities giving the names and ad-
resses OF such immigrants as are 60
lg TO those cities and states In this
gay a careful watch r. maintained even Ii
fter the immi grant has successfully ne
-otiated his way through the quaran-
Inc embargo.
Citing Measles TO Monkeys.
During the past year the officials OF 2
he service have been able successfully O
D transmit measles to monkeys These
apartments have paved the way TO the "
lscovery OF preventive serum for this \
ridespread disease. The service has -
cen engaged IN tho study Of embalm-
lg fluids. with the result that a new 4
1rmula has been prepared for the max ii
- Of an embalminE fluid which viii
9th sterilize the body and preserve il.
IS probable thst this discovery. to- o.
ether with a new method Os applying u
which has been wrought out by the
-boratOry experts viii work q revOlu-
on in the art Of 6mbalming. II
Another Investigation which has been Z OF
lrrted forward has 10. do with the
lestiCn Of the longevity of typhoid
srms on vegetables. Those investiga- el
ons indicate that Clder certain condi- T
ons the truck garden may be a fruit
u source OF typlOid injection. An In
7stiSatton Of the injection OF oyster OF
sds with typhoid baciui has also been az
rried on during the year. Is
Fighting Epidcmica.
One OF the most Interesting activities
the service is its Investigation % out le
'ealzs of epidemic diseases Of all kinds az
.henever an epidemic breaks out with "
hlch the state or municipality is not IL
lie TO cope, the public health and ma W
ne hospital service sends one of its N'
Perts TO the scene TO Investigate the
tdCmic and to ascertain what action
necessary 70 wipe it out. During the
st year Des MOines, Chicago ElfZ-
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