The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

attendant. but 1t does mean that new
ton of disease in general, and the
methods to be employed for its con-
troll and eradication. Stop and think Tor
example, what it will mean to the peo-
pie of the United States to have goiter
investigated. There are certain dis
tricts in this country where a large
percentage of the population have this
deformity, and everywhere you turn
you see asome pretty woman who is
excluded from the wearing of cool.
low necked dress because of such
swelling about her throat. 1t is fire.
lquently stated. even in the textbooks,
that this disease is pretty generally
confined to Europe, but any one who
will walk along the streets OF our big
cities and keep his eyes open Will De
surprised at the number Of men ana
wome n-nlore women than men. I'M
are disfgured in this
way"
To Develop Industrial Hygiene.
what are your plans for carrying
out the new functions imposed by this
act?"
I'VE have a good many plans which
are being taken up with Secretary
Macveagh who u.s. in reality. the Sec
rotary Of public health for the United
States. and who takes a deep interest
in this work. He wishes. and ! fully
agree with him. that q portion OF
our work shall include industrial
hygiene; that is, a study of the con-
ditions under which men and women
work Mr. MacVeagh has already done
a great deal Of work along this line.
particularly with regard to the SAM
tary Improvement Of the various build
ines under the Treasury Department
There have been four reports sub
mitted to him BY officers within the
past two years The hrst OF these
reports shows many insanitary condi-
tons. and each Of the successive re-
ports shows q progressive improve
ment. The latest report. which was
made by a commission consisting OF
three officers Of the Treasury Depart
ment, shows great changes for the
better This board has made certain
recommendations which are being
rapidly carried out, and Secretary
Macveagh hopes to be able 70 accom-
plish for the manufacturers through
out the United States what he has
brought to pass within the build ngs
of the government for which he 10 re-
sponsibls. The public health service
has already done some work along the
line Of Industrial hygiene, in co-operat-
ing with the Bureau Of Mines In the
study Of the myefcnic conditions IN
which MINERS 1--WE and work"
along what particular lines Will the
activities q. the new public health
service be Airected7- I ss-.ed-
~we VIII probably take up typhoie
and tuberculosis FIRST. because It e"e
present time they are our ensef
.courges. Typhoid 10 spread in exact
" the same way that cholera d. ana
were Il not for the fact that our ma
t,onal guarantees protect our SHORES
from ineurssors Of the latter disease
" 10 entirely probable thst would
spread quite ~ rapidly and 8enefaIS
az typhoid n now SPREADING
We suNev N~ss Fso0 ryveSeA
w. have the highest typhoid rate
In the United States % any 81 the civil
,z~d countries Of the world. For ex-
annie the number Of typhoid FEVER
deaths p-r "a. 600 in Paris n Sc. whUe
Chicago. which In about the same ste.
] has I31 Edinburgh has IL. wnue
Milwaukee has ss.7. Antwerp has ~
while Minneapolis has SIS. Al con.
sentative estimate, $1,000 people lost
their lives from typhoid IN the Omitted
states last year Most % these per-
SONS were young adults. whose deaths
mesn IN the aggregate. an enofmous
loss % the nation. 70 n Tire business
Of the United states Public Health
Service 20 assist IN the eradication OF
this disease
W-Asse py0gUe VV0O NeW NOO9e.
Everybody knows % the suffering
and sorrow and misery which tubcrcu-
| Iosis esus~s. hot dsd you ever stop 90
realize that. In the aggregate. tuber-
| eulcsis costs more money every year
than was expended on buiading the
Panama Canal, II may sound rashev
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