The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-10-17
PRISONERS
UNDERGO
INSPECTION

,acAiesrer, Okla. oct i.-rnat
conservation Of public health re-
lsariless Of environments. recogniz-
ing that a public charge is entitled 10
the tuh benefits afforded by modern
science, is the key notte of the state
OF Oklahoma. was demons trated
here when Safe Commissioner OF
Health j. c. Mahr and stan OF able
! specialists began the inspection OF
sye,y even inmate Of the sta e peniten-
The process OF inspection. as in
auguraled by Dr. Mahr is being ac-
cepted by the medical profession as
the most advanced step yet undertake
en- by the state department Of health
kach inmate of the safe prison is be-
ING accorded mos, critical examina-
tlOn by specialists who were chosen
by the state commissioner OF health
for their ability along special lines
OF scientific work. As d result. he
prisoners are being subjected TO
more thorough inspection than be-
falls the average man.
Some highly interesting deyelop.
ments are being brought 10 light
which viii no doub. have an import
ant bearing on the subject OF crimin.
lity and diseases. 4 complete re.
port on each prisoner is being com
piled By the various specialists. and
this report will be rendered TO the
governor and the state legislature.
Warden r. " Dick who is daily in
attendance AT the Investigation is
enthusiastic over the cooperation
thai he is receiving from the state
commissioner of health
Warden Dick said today: Il deep
ly appreciate the responsibility of
caring for more than Twelve hundred
inmates of the state penientiary as
1t involves more than the, impsison-
ment of my charges. Because a man
is SO unfortunate as to be commit |
ted TO the state prison is no reason |
why the state should not feel obligat. !
ed 10 conserve the ne1lth and life |
of the individual during the term OF
service The usual means at our
command in the hospital service of
the prison can hardly be expected to
accomplish the result attained by the
specialists brought here by Commits
sioner Mahr | have seen enough to
convince me that the investigation
now in progress is being conducted
by men who know their business, and !
that our inmates are being given the
benefit OF scientific work never be-
fore attempted in state prison in
the West. ! find that the prisoners
are ela.ed and are Willingly submit
ting to the inspections and special
treatment offered
"Unuestionably the result of this
work Will stand TO the credit OF the
state and / believe viii do much TO
solve the perplexing problems in
yolved in the study Of criminality.
The process Of inspection Is Aighly
The prisoners are strip
ped and pass before the specialists
who make a critical exlmina ion for
the defects TO be found in their re-
5pectiye feds Of work
The specialists on mental and ner-
sous diseases has a difficult task as
4 number OF prisoners are clever
enough to feign insanity The eve
nose and throat is accorded a clinic
seldom found The specialist on
skin diseases is perhaps the busiest
,f the staff as he has % deal with
he most perpleying problem Of pris-
IN ailment-venereal diseases. From I
he general practitioners down TO the I
who examines sputum. d
md blood and the Bertillon special ~
ST, wno measures and photog raphs f
he subjects, the process Of designat- a
ng and classifying diseases is being h
arred on with rapidity and thor
ughness that is being freely conn
nented upon
The specialists conducting the c
work were chosen by State Commis- I
ioner of Health Mahr, VINO is per- u
onany in charge of the work. Eacn z
pecialist renders separate report II
n each subject. This report, when &
ollated, will become a state publica-
ion Il will be illustrated with nu-
lerous photographs.
The visiting party consists of the
blowing. Dr. J G. Mahr state com
Missioner of health; Dr. C. X. Day,
lklahOma City. skin diseases; DR.. A.
D. Young Oklahoma City, mental
nd nervous diseases; Dr., w X.
Wright Tulsa, geni'o urinary dis
ases. Dr. Z. f. Davis, eye, ear, nose
nd throat diseases. Dr. S. +. Mitch
H. Siigler general medicine; DR.
'laud Thompson Muskogee, geneH
/ medicine: Dr Joan W. Riley, Okla
oma City surgery DR. Grayfree FL
son, Norman. state bacteriologist;
eter Biewer, Oklahoma City Ber-
llion expert aud photographer
An acreage OF three hundred per-
0ns are being examined daily ,
From here the commission goes TO 8
ne state insane asylums, refOrmator- 6
IS and other institutions Of the I
ate.
The Experiment Station Of Maine /