The Brunswick news., 1913-04-19
THE PUeLIc nEALTH.

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public health, in fact It is the bed.
rock upon which the saperstrreturc
Of city building actually rests.
No city son afford to tamper with It's
hessEh department. and all cities as
they advance from the village or
town stage into the broader felds OF
the city. must look more carofrlly TO
health conditions; especially IS this
trGo ofseaports. which are naturally
exposed to a greater degree than is the
case with tho inland cities. In the
past. that is up to last year. B,7lns-
wick has been paying some $500 per
annum for a city physician. who gave
very little Of his time TO the city ana
Dracticcd medicine on his own ac-
count Oh the lost OF the doctors do.
However. through the good offices Of
the Board os Health, that plan was
abandoned, the salary was doubled
and competent bacteriologist and
physician was placed in charge OF.
the Office and he dcvotes his time
entirely 10 the cause Of public health.
Tho News has reason to believe tha;
the city council Is contemplating
return to the old methods in the pub
fic health cfficc and It wishes to
warn council against the step.
When, by modern methods danger is
placed away from as, II ia but humaa
to forget The toll that danger leyios.
Dr.. A. T. Mann, the present city phg
sician, is doing a great work and he
has brought his department up to
the standard and efficiency CT the
lcity ard We protest against any
change being made in this very i'm
lportant branch of the city govern
ment.
Probably the most important WORK
of public health nature during the
last year was the passage Of the san
tary closet law. The health officer
was Instrumental In getting this law
passed The enforcement of the law
by the health department cannot be
put into effect untjl the disposal
plant Is built. IN his report in Janu
ary the heali officer said, "Too
much cannot eald to urge the
prompt dispoA BIZ the closet wastes
and the estah iment of the new
systsn." Thr sh his instrumental
" the model registration law Of the
census bureau has been put into e.
feet Since January /, Of tLis year,
Ian births have ibeen recorded in the
health office.
He has been responsible for tho
establishment OF the Brunswick Bull
letin, a monthly leaflet, for the pur-
pose of disseminating knowledge Oh
lsaniiation and prevention Of disease
This bulletin has recently been ad
mltted TO the malls as second class
Imatter, lie has distributed through
the cooperation of one OF the lang
industrial insurance companies liter
lature Which would have cost the CITY
more than $500 to have printed, and
lin doing so he has sown seed that
Twin be instrumental in saving to the
Parents Of scholl children thousan
OF dollars, by saving the teeth CT the
children. Besides this It viii pre
serve their health.
lie has dnaagurated system OF
school inspection. which is Of greas
benefit, and in report to council
Hast MoIAlay night DR.. Mann showed
THAT sev ! hundred children have
Ibeen examined for hookworm, ptS. HI
lthe schoss This mothod is strictly
abreast OF the times and it will al
vance the children Of BurnswiclS q
la higher physical standard and
ipolnt the way of the parent to a
lremedy for existing ailments.
| Surely, the city council will pro
eeed slowly in this very matenaI
matter.