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and results from cooperative activity
will be appreciated by large number
of 1uall. mo xa;x,1e h..A l..s.x

turns, for example, IN Oklahoma,
there was ordered a health week.
monday was cleanup day for the
back yards, streets and alleys; Tues
day, cleaning and identifying front
yards; Wednesday, school children's
day; Thursday, public discussion of
state health rules; Friday, inspection
by city commissioners.
/ Another effective plan of the same
type-"a see-thy-self" week.-Mrs.
been tried. Following survey, pub
Tic district meetings are conducted;
speakers in simple language make
known their condition, illustrating
with slides, and present remedies Civ
ing approximate cost.
I Any audience gathered to discuss
health topics does not need to be re-
minded that the greatest difficulty is
lack of sufficient funds. The INSTALL
ing of necessary utilities which is an
essential, is expensive and often
thought beyond the community purse.
+ This, too, has been made practical
in many places through education of
the people in the economy of this
form of expenditure. If the truths of
sanitary science were understood,
there would be an adequate health
budget, even if bonds were necessary.
To enforce sewer connection in
small places often works hardship
on many wage-earners. A loan fund
system, backed by the municipality,
has been made helpful in a few cities
having large low wage-earning pop
'ulation.
Another interesting experiment in
administrative work is the employ
'ment of expert service jointly by sew
'eral communities. A trained sanitary
officer is invaluable, but such men
f"come high" Inefficient service may
be worse than none. 1t is economy to
secure the best. For supervision or
SANITARY engineering work this meth
cd could be made satisfactory for five
Or more neighboring cities.
! In European countries, where
through governmental agency, n.y.
gienic essentials have been establish
I'D for years, many social health expe-
fiments have been tried. To give &C.
tive encouragement to the special fea-
itures of cleanliness, in London, areas,
side streets, and even sections of pop
;ular thoroughfares are roped off, for
specified hours, as play places for the
ltrowded tenements. These street
areas are specially clean and the po-
lice act during the evening hours as
play supervisors. Some of the gay
est and happiest pictures of continent
tai life are social gatherings of work
ing men and women planting vines
and flower seeds for the Identification
lof vacant lots. London has in,ugu-
rated an inspection service for the
homes in some quarters of the city.
Regulations concerning open windows
and proper methods of cleaning are
enforced. Even the conservative En-
lglishman has opened "his castle" to
the health authorities of the dawning
health age.
I Any one visiting clean cities like
Havana and Berlin can not but be
impressed with the happy and whole
some life of the people as compared
with that in unclean and insanitary
Communities.
The value of these efforts lies not
in the specific work done, but in the
community spirit developed. Hygiene
in its broadest Interpretation, includes
mans welfare in it's totality. Health
promotion, because of this is a social
obligation-"fo none Of us liveth to
to himself" The physician no longer
bears the whole burden of protection
or prevention. Insanitary conditions
are due to the sins of the community
rather than the sins of the individual
yet, the individual bears RESPONSE
bility. His obligation is two-fold. The
municipality may provide pure food
and sanitary environment, but the in
dividual is responsible for personal
effort to keep himself hygienically fit
The economic value of health has
dawned co-ordinately with the idea OF
conservation of material resouces. II
lis becoming understood that nation
rich in the sources of wealth is poor
indeed if it's men lack vital force.
The utilitarian value of health, al
present, appeals to a large number
They admit that it is wise and eco
monte to invest money in an output OF
men and women equipped with health
full bodies; their productivity is great
Ter. An ever-increasing number are
becoming convinced of health values