Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-04-25

following figures show very clearly
ana definitely the results OF the oi-
fefts OF the expert medical staff that
worked under tbc direction of col
lionel George Cocktails. chief engineer
of the canal
From July 0 1904. 10 Jun" o.
| zoos. ~ cases 20 yellow fever orisi-
mated on the istamus june. 1908, y
cases. In July. o.. Boo August. 20. in
september, y. 10 October. o. in So.
yembcr. 2. and loo December, only
During 1906 there VAS 0ni one case
OF The fever on the lsthmu- at Colon
aud since thai time there has not
been single case
The campaign against malaria was
conducted on equally successful lines.
The work resulted Boo reducing tne
number OF malaria cases treated boz
hospitals from G.s3 per cent of the
working force loo per month Boo 1906
10 1903 per cent of the working force
per month in l9ll and the death
from malaria among employees from
2a3 In 1906 20 90 Boz l9il. The 18TH
mss nov Is practically 'ree from the
iiscaae The maintenance of health
among the employees at work on the
canal has been secured through thc
measures taken % provide the cm
ployes with comfortable quarter
and wholesome food ana recreation.
To carry on the preventive meas
uros against the terrible scourges
which retarded the great work. al
orce OF about l.iop Is employed
More than ZOO are employed Boo The
two terminal hospitals az Colon and
/ Ancon. where $4,000 were treated
and cured during lell The total
appropriations Tor the department of
/ sanltatiok q the eight years vi its
cNis'anc, Aaeen 100000. OF
this amonN s3s0,0O0 has been spent
on The sanitation OF about a hundred
square miles OF territory with pop
ulation OF 10000, that is 20 Say.
about one cent a day per person
d is he application o: these prac-
ideally recently formulated principles
that has enabled the work 20 proceed
at such a rapid pace and a'th such
remark ole success
Consequently. the social economy
department at the pauamn-faciiic
/ Exposition, will be- one oI the most
interesting OF all Tor win b. not dis
/ plly to the world amoug other
things the means by which the canal
has been constructed without
Health and proper social equipment
the great work could never have been
completed. Special efforts are being
made .y the Exposition authorities
10 Civ, 10 the world the most compre.
.hensiya exhibit of matters pertaining
10 the new study that has been pre-
scented
As matter OF fact. no exposition
has had such an opportunity for so
comprehensive display as has the
Panama Pacific International Expo
sition. of which the object is the ceic-
bratior OF the completion of the ca
Iual-a work which could have been
reflected only under the conditions
which The department of sanitation
created
The presentation Of exhibits rela-
tiy, 90 the study OF social economy,
win O., made in one of The fourteen
main exhibit palaces now being
erected by the Exposition company az
\ uarbor View, where. on The shores
of the bay OF San Francisco, the
World Fair will be held In 1918.
The Department of social economy
has been divided into ~ groups. IN
.cludIng 81 classes. One group r. de-
voted TO agencies Tor the study, ia.
yestisatiou and betterment OF social
and economic conditions This group
win deal With public bureaus. offices,
commissions. etc. with fuil and de-
tailed Examples OF the work of so
cietics. museums. commercial oreaui-
cations social reform associations.
churches. educational congresses and
literature. surveys and special com
muuity in estigations.
other croups will present the re-
suits OF work In Economic Resources
and Organizations. Domosraphy. Eu-
genics. Hygiene. Alcohol Drugs aud
Tobacco. labor. Cooperative lnstitu-
lions Banks and rroyident lnstitu-
uous. Charities and Correction. Prep
arat.on. Enactment and Enforcement
of legislation. Nomination aud Flee
ton systems. Public Utilities and
their Regulation. Municipal Advance
mont Recreation and Town and city
Planning
The uygiene group will be given
the greatest amount OF space in the
exhibit. 10 will deal with vital sta
tistics growth and nutrition. food.
hygiene oi infancy and childhood.
communicable diseases. state and
municipal hygiene. public health