The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-08

ter and just try it.
vas only one case OF the fever on the
lsthmns at Colon. and since that time
there has not been Il single ease
The campaign against malaria was
conducted on equally successful lines.
The work resulted in reducing the
number OF malaria cases treated in
hospitals from 6.S3 per cent. Of the
working force in per month in 1906 70
la" per cent. OF the working force per
month In 1871 and the death from ma.
aria among employees from 233 In 1905
to A in 1911. The isthmus now Is
practically free from the disease. The
maintenance OF health among the EN-.
p'oycs at work on the Canal has been
secured through the measures taken l.,
provide the employees with comforya
hIe quarters and wholesale food ant.
recreation.
To carry out the preventive meas
nrcs against the terrible scourses
which retarded the great work, force
OF about 400 Is employed. More THAI
400 are employed in the Two terminal
hospitals at Colon and Ancou. where
$4,000 were treated and cured durinl
1911. The total appropriations for the
Department Of Sanitation for the eight
years OF its existence has heen $l2,.
100000. or this amount $3S0,00O has
been spent on the sanitation of about Il
hundred square miles OF territory with
n population of 10000; that is TO say
about one cent 4 day per person.
II is the application OF these practi
cally recently formulated principles
that has enabled the work to proceed
Al such rapid pace and with sucl,
remarkable success.
Consequently. the Social Economy
department at the Panama. Pacific En-
position. will be one Of the most inter.
esIins OF all. for will it not display 10
the world among other things. ,hf
means by which rhc canal, has been
constructed? Without health and prom
or social equipment the great work
could never have been completed. Spc
'ti4l Efforts are being made by The Ey.
POSITION authorities to give TO tn
world the most comprehensive exhibit,
81, matters pertaining to the new STUDY
that has been presented.
As 4 matter OF fact. no exposition
has had such an opportunity Tor Sc
comprehensive display as has the Pan
ama'Pacitic International exposition
OF which the Objcc, is the celebration
Of the completion of the eanai-a worl
which could have been effected only
Under the conditions which the De
nartment Of Sanitation created.
The presentation OF exhibits rcla
tive 10 the study OF Social i.conumy
Will be made In one Of the fourier
main exhibit palaces now being erect
ed by the exposition company at Har
For View where. on the shores OF tn
Lay OF San Francisco, the worlds tar,
will he held i'll 1913.
The department OF Social Econom
!.as been divided into IL groups. includ
ilg ~ classes. One group is devote
10 agencies for the study. invcstisati o
l"nd bet;ermcnt OF social and rconomi
conditions. This group will deal Wit
rublic bureaus. offices. commission:
ttc.. with full and detailed example
cF the work of societies. museums
commercial organizations. social rC
form associations. churches. educ.
i:onal congresses and literature, SUI
N"ys and special community investing
tons
Other groups will present the IT
l*rlrs OF work in Economic Resource
and Organizations. Demography. Eu
Eenics. Hygiene. Alcohol. Drugs an
Tobacco. Labor. Cooperative institu
tons. Banks and Provident lnstitu
Cons. Charities and Correction. Prepa
ration, Enactment and Enforcement o
Legislation, Nomination and Election
Systems. Public Utilities and thef
Regulation, Municipa! Advancement
Recreation and Town and City Plan
ming.
The Hygiene group will be given tn,
greatest amount OF space in the ex
hibit. twill deal with vital statistics:
growth and nutrition: food. hygiene o
infancy and childhood; communicate.
diseases; state and municipal hygiene
public health work and health lahore
tories: care OF the sick. nursing. cart
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