South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-09
Head of American Medical As
ISOLATION Predicts That Good
Health viii Become a Public
Duty.
RICH CAN'T AFFORD
TO HAVE POOR SICK
Sickness to One Means Danger
to Many, He Tells Miss To-
bin, and State Should Care
for All.
BY MARGARET ToBIN.


Some doctors are concerned chiefly
with pills and powders. others love
the gleam of the viIainous little
knives Still others. the public in
sists. take their greatest pleasure in
bills.
But Or. Victor c.. Vaughan. dean
OF the medical department of the
University Of Michigan and president
of the American Medical Associa-
tion who presided over the meeting
Of the Tri-State Medical association
in South Bend Tuesday. none Of these
things are Of first importance.
Or. Vaughan is concerned with con
structing a vision OF a re-organized
state where health and happiness viii
prevail. Health and happiness. DR.
Vaughan hopes 10 see made the ma
tion's first concern. and they are 20
be brought about largely through the
agency Of the medical profession
which is 20 be converted into a pre-
ventive science
DR. Vaughan has introduced two
courses in public health into the
medical school Of the University OF
Michigan, These present 10 the
student all the means available to a
presentation Of disease. He has had
a large share in directing the work OF
the National Medical Association in
its campaign for public health.
One of his Dreams.
THE time is coming" Dr. Vaughan n
told me Wednesday morning. when
every individual will have a thorough
medical examination every six
months. This Will be done at the
expense OF the state for IL must In
clude the poor as well as the rich.
1t Will be done each time by differ
ent physicians so that there may be
no collusion."
And the purpose Of all this pre-
caution?
We'll, it will serve two purposes"
DR.. Vaughan said. Disease will be
detected as II appears and the unfit
Will be prohibited from marrying"
DR.. Vaughan is a firm advocate OF
eugenics. Applied eugenics will pre-
vent the diseased, the criminal. and
the mentally unfit 10 reproduce their
kind. And thus. with one sweep. a
big national problem will be elimin-
ated. He thinks that a great forward
step was taken when clergvmen be
gan requesting candidates for matri-
mony 10 present health certificates
Public opinion Condemning the mar
riage OF the unfit is what is needed.
he thinEs.
Let US go back 10 the medical ex-
aminatiOns. Suppose a disease is de-
tected that is caused by the CON
ditions under which the person
works? What is Dr. Vaughan's
plan? Change the conditions OF
course. No longer viii a man be
master Of his own house. his own
shop. or his own row OF tenements.
The state will step in real quick
and put things to right
No More Doctors Bills.
What about the doctors bills IN
that new day." ] asked DR.. Vaughan.
There Will not be any" he said.
THE medical profession viii be an
adjunct OF the state and their work
Will be a part OF the public service.
IL won't cost a thing 10 keep well
because il won't pay 10 let anybody
get sick
The rich man can't afford 20
allow the poor 10 contract disease"
DR. Vaughan said And for two
reasons. The first is that the rich
man in the end must pay the price
Of the poor mans illness. And the
second. so long as the poor are dis
eased the rich are not free from
danger Of disease"
DR.. Vaughan gave me an interesting
picture Of the rich mans future. IN
teresting from my point Of view at
least. / don't know how IL viii ap-
peal 20 the rich man.