The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-08
dodge REPORTSON
HEALTH MEETING
SESSIONS, HE SAYS, WERE MOST
SUCCESSFUL AND OF GREAT
VALUE TO ALL WHO
ATTENDED.

Mayor Dodge read to the council last
evening an extended and completed re-
port of the proceedings of the health
officers conference nj Ann Arbor on
Jan. 80 and 81. Or. Dodge was not Of
ficially delegated 10 represent Hancock
but he had attended on his own initia-
tive and had taken cOpiOus notes Of the
papers and discussions. These con-
ferences, he stated were most success
full ana of the greatest value TO every
municipal official imbued with a desire
TO do the best hygienic work for his
community. The time has gone, he
said. when the duty OF health officer
was considered adequately performed
when he had attended to such mat
tiers as quarantining and dlsinfectng
The modern official also looks after the
preventive side, studying sewage, gar
bage, water supply. etc, i'm order to
protect against contagion instead of
waiting until residents are taken III
and then seeking to cnre them.
Among the many interesting points
mentioned In Dr. Dodge's report was
the paper by DIR. Victor C. Vaughan
on the Ann Arbor laboratory at which
free tests OF water are made for
Michigan municipalities. DIR. Vaughan
showed that there might be germs in
water without the water being affect
cd detrmentally, there being harmless
germs as well as destructive ones. The
various methods OF water filtration,
were discussed and the dangers of con
tamination Of water sources gone into
NJ some length.
Among the notable discussions was
one i'm relation to the need of a state
tuberculosis sanltarium for advanced
sanitariums are provided only for
cases. in an incipient stage, and until
one or more sanatarlums for advanced
cases are provided 1t will be lmpos-
sible TO properly study this disease
Such q hospital should be built at Ann
Arbor, stated one of the speakers AT
the conference, so that students of the
L. of NJ. medical department might
have every chance to study a disease
which they will be so often called up
on to treat when they enter upon ac-
tual practice.
Speaking of occupational diseases,
the mayor referred to statement
made by Dr. A. s. Warthin. who re-
Gently visited the copper country, that
among the copper miners there are no
occupational diseases except con-
traction of the muscles among tram
the iron country, cases of arsenical
poisoning were noted, 10 some eXten:
and these were being made the subject
of investigation and study.
The address of ]. A. Hatch on un
sanitary hotels. and the dangers incur.
red by travelling men from tubercular
rats, cockroaches, filthy cellars, care
lessness, etc. was mentioned by DR..
Dodge as among the good things of the
convention, and the sanitary drinking |
cup on trains and public buildings, |
milk inspection by dairy commission !
ers, compulsory vaccination as a pre-
ventive of smallpox, and numerous
Utner Ventures Oh tne cohNeh'loh Ncie
presented.
DIR. Dodge was warmly applaudcd
upon the conclusion or the reading Of
his report. The mayor warmly en-
dorsed the idea OF milk inspection |
stating that since his return home he
had been approached with complaints
relative to n man who sells milk In
Hancock, whose milk is said to have o |
bad smell and to contain n sediment |
CT barnyard refuse and other iirt |
greatly detrimental to health. In
places where a standard of purity has
been established. dealers whose prod
uct complies with the requirements are
able 10 obtain several cents more
quart than those selling uninspected
milk