Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-20
GREAT WORK FOR BENEFIT. or
HUMANITY BEING ACCOM-.
LasHED IN SOUTH.
ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION
MEETING WITH SUCCESS
OF th. More Than 100000 Person.
Treated All Have Been Benefited
People Being Taught Value Of SAM.
tation-MiiIion Dollars For Crusade
General TeIesraphie News.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Washington, Feb. 20.-One of the
greatest works for the benefit of hui
mainly that is being carried on any
Ter sanitary commission to conquer the
hookworm disease in the southern
states. The results which the crusade
against the hookworm have accom-
plished thus far, and this in a brief
period cf little more than a year. have
been surprising. They point to import
ant changes in economic conditions in
the south, where it is undeniable that
the energy of large number Of the
Inhabitants has been Slapped by the
hookworm disease
All Permanently Benefited.
The SECOND annual report Of the
Rockefeller. commission deals in inter-
esting fashion with what has been
achieved Treatment for the hookwor
disease was administered to 14O,39s
persons in nine states in the course Of
the year 1911. says the report. This
means. according to sanitarians. that
more than 100000 persons have been
permanently benefited in health and
helped to a higher and better scale Of
living. The commission expended dur
ing the year in the work $14s.134.7o.
which was supplemented by $2e.93S.73
expended by the states concerned. The
average cost for each person treated
was s1.05 for the commission or sI.27
for the commission and the states.
Epitoms Of Work.
An epitome of the report says:
But the treating Of these 14o,3ss
persons was only an incident in the
work: the immediate object for which
the money was expended is the educa-
ton Of the people in sanitation. The
state departments Of health have en-
listed for the war against diseases
caused by insanitary conditions. The
hrst effort being made is toward estab-
fishing the work on a permanent basis.
The organization in each state is sys-
tematically enlisting the physicians In
the service so that they may be relied
upon to treat all infected persons.
These organizations are enlisting the
press and the public schools as per-
manent educational agencies to teach
twenty millions Of people to see to It
thas every infected person seeks ex-
animation and treatment. and ulti-
mately to stamp out the disease by
putting stop to soil pollution.
These organizations. have demon
strated by preliminary survey the
presence, Of hookworm infection in 71s
Of the SS4 counties in ten states. have
completed the definite infection survey
for seventy-eight counties in nine Of
eka Nd II
examined microscopically 2e.51S rural
children from to Is years old: they
have completed the definite sanitary
have Inspected 43.44s rural homes.
"The press and the people are back
ing the work. Public sentiment Is now
superintendent of health in every
medical examination OF rural school
children and the conservation Of the
life and health Of the people,"
The Rockefeller sanitary commission
was organized on Oct IS. 1909, and be-
gan work on Jan. 8. 1910. 1t was Gre
ated to administer a fund Of 81, 200, 900
given by John z. Rockefeller for the
eradica ton OF hookworm disease in the
CnIteu STATES. II was the purpose 10
use all the fund in a f1ve-year cam
paign against the disease.
An intestinal Parasite.
Hookworm disease is caused by an
intestinal parasite and is found in the
tropics sub-tropics and the warmer
parts Of the temperate countries all
around the globe. Its victims are ane-
mic and tona greater or less extent. &C
cording to the severity of the infection.
are impaired in physical and mental
strength The treatment is very sim
pie, thynoI being administered to kill
the parasites. AS Infection comes only
from polluted soil successful treat
nent usually works permanent cure
II care is taken to prevent reinfection.
The records Of improved physical
strength, increased mental vigor, aug
mented productiveness. and elevated
social efficiency following Individual
treatments are nothing short Of the
marvellous.
All work Of the Rockefeller commits
sion Is done in connection with state
and local health authorities. the sew
eral agencies cooperating without
any friction whatever.