Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-24
HEALTH DAY. ITS TREMENDOUS IMPORTANCE.

There was time when the problem keeping well and pre-
venting disease simply every for himself and
the devil Happily that day OF shortsghted
shortheaedness passing and begin to discern
that this body be the state the county or the
everyone members one Of another It is one q
the truly hearteng signs OF generation that human heatn
only matter of individual con-
Germ but also ofscive responsibility
Upon this idea March the twenty has been officially
proclaimed by governor Health Day Georgia The
VIII be observed in the public schools throughout th
state 1t is emnenty fitting should be- for there no
function proper imperative system OF educa
On than that OF fostering health through the or
At the instance of State School Commissioner NJ L. Britain,
the department education mas PuOS Ha Teach
ers is much be hoped that > suggestions offered IN TINS
bulletin will adopted by all teachers and through the
brought wildly to the minds of the children and also OF parents
is especially to be desired that these lessons may find
hearing and following in small townsend rural districts Large
cities have been forced to q heed to measures OF on
~ parsey populated communities where the
Cmplest of public health still ignored is this clrc
declare the journal of the American Medical
Association that instances cities are to-day lar more
by the department Of education
the hthfal but tR Is not snS Ssss @
or @ sss 0q5 ysp Prs Se n THE out a nfe the @
a Rnowee eoneening food and cooking sanitary
on the farm or in the city however, but the little
lis the need fer sree observance Of sanitary laws most R
parent mall such ean dn dg b bad f a
school house the council would do well to meet and after
considering their peculiar local needs in this respect pass such
ordinances may resolve enforce them
Sidewalks the public square should be kept clean of trash
premises should kept clear of refuse Regulations
disposal garbage should be adopted If there is
condition agnant water other OF fever
it should promptly abolished Above ALL there should be fos
public sentiment for clean and sanitary
vironment -. #5 a
1t is gratifying that number of Georgas small
such movement has already begun due largely to the
activity of mems clubs the county medca association and the
school teachers the teacher that large measure OF
responsibility mbuing the children with and
intelligent appreciation of what health laws and particularly the
Laws o. public health, signify. ~ 49,
dwelt upon this special phase of Health Day be-
just here that there lies vital and neglected need
regardless Of locality population nook and
should pay due observance to Friday Marc
the twenty fourth tN@N .
prosperous and ontented state be built with
sey people of disease is tremendous and
how aenabe fefaeted that nearly fifty per cent of
which bea this country every year might be
vented For every person who dies in the United States two
seriously fully half might be kept we'll These
deaths illnesses the nation each year billion and
"a half dollars
through public measures and through awakening of
public tougrt that this tide of and sacrifice
must The death of Dublin, Ireland is thirty
nnetenths per thousands that of Main
thousand The difference
of public imitation in the two cities.
contrast lies truth should s4 every community
vigorous and conscientious action these
behalf of which Health Day has teen naugurated in
Georgia. ~