Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-01

zeal distribution of the various inventors
offers an interesting study. The last
annual report shows that in proportion
to population more patents were issued
for citizens of Connecticut than for those
of any other state, patents being granted
to one In every 1,15O persons.
Following the Nutmeg state. inventive
genius put in next strongest appearance
in the District of Columbia. where pat
ents were granted to one in every 1,449
of population. The location of the
patent office in Washington. it is thought,
accounts largely for the interest of peo-
pie of the National Capital in invention.
California ranks third with one patent
to every 1.434. Many inventors come
from New jersey. Massachusetts and
Illinois, three of the strongest manufac-
l,oOo in New Jersey was issued patent
last year, while in Massachusetts, there
was one to every 1,509 and In Illinois,
one to every 1889.
the population for other states. as fol-
lows: Colorado one to every LII; New
YORK, one to every 1.186; Rhode Island,
one to every 1915; Ohio one to every
Nevada. one to every 2.420 Pennsyl-
vania, one to every 1884: Oregon, one to
every 2.42o; Michigan, one to every
1855; Missouri, one to every 1853. and
of the remaining states the last annual
report shows that interest in invention
lessened until there was only one patent
issued for every $4,000 population.
in proportion to the number of in
habitants is found to be in the follow
ing states and territories: Porto Rico. one
to every 27s.5os; South Carolina. one to
1873; North Carolina. one to every
10. 1885, Alaska. one to every 1851;
Alabama. one to every 11,s13: Arkansas.
one to every 1868: Georgia. one to
%
every 1o.4o4. Figures would indicate,
then. that interest in invention is keen
est in Connecticut and the District of
Columbia. where one patent is granted
1.14s. and that the people of South
Carolina and Mississippi are least in
terested in invention, agriculture and
other industries perhaps. demanding
too much attention.
The ratio of the number of patents is
sued in proportion to the population re-
mains almost the same from year to
year. There are slight changes of course.
each year. but the rate of change is reg
ulated largely by the change in the in
dustries Of the state and by the change
in the interests of the people living in
the state
Of the patents granted to foreigners by
the United States Germany usually leads
followed by England. Canada and France
Foreign patents were granted to more
than LOO citizens of Germany last year;
Englishmen received nearly 1000. Cana
dians nearly $40. and Frenchmen more
than 80. From 100 down to twenty-five
patents were granted to citizens of each
of the following countries. named in
order of number of patents issued: Aus
tria-Hungary. Switzerland. Sweden. Scot
land, Italy. Russia. Belgium. Victoria,
New Zealand. New South Wales, Mexico
Denmark and the Transvaal
Foreigners representing almost every
civilized country in the world apply for
American patents. and one to twenty-five
patents were granted to citizens of each
in order of largest number of patents
granted: Norway. the Netherlands, Cuba
Ireland. Japan, Brazil, Queensland, Ar
gentina. Spain. India. Guatemala, West
australia. Tasmania. British West Indies.
Cape Colony. Egypt. Newfoundland Peru.
Roumania. South Australia. Venezuela.
China, Madeira Islands. Uruguay. Azores,
Barbados, Bermuda, Canary Islands,
Colombia, Dutch East Indies, Fiji Islands.
Gibraltar, Greece. Haiti. Jamaica. Per
STA. Spanish Honduras. Straits Settle
ments, Tunis and Turkey.
Pennsylvania leads all the states of
this country in appropriating money for
protection of the pub
pennsylvania S health, according to a
ry,A, MI, report made during
heath FUNDS. tho noe. uaa,, ~
Surgeon General Blue by DIR. Carroll Fox
OF the United States public health service.
To provide for the efficient administration
Of a state health department Pennsyl-
vania appropriates not only the largest
amount Of money of any state, but it
spends a larger percentage of money for
health purposes, in proportion to total
av han nth faf
DR.. Fox calls attention to Pennsyl-
vanias record because the keystone state
is the first to give for maintainence of
2 cents out of every dollar appropriated
for all purposes. This relation of a
states health department appropriation
to a states total expenditure is consid-
cred to be an ideal standard by govern
ment officers. Besides appropriating more
than S525, 600 for a state health depart
ment according to the last report re-
ceived by the United States public health
service. Pennsylvania appropriates almost
as much again this amount of money for
special health activities. such the
maintenance of tuberculosis sanitoria.
Public health officials hope that the
time will come when most of the states
of the Union give , cents out of every
dollar of each years total appropriations
for general health work and the main
tenance of a state health department.
According to the last state reports re-
ceived by the United States public health
service, California comes next to Penn
sylvana in the size of its health appro
pration in proportion to total eNpendi-
lures, and in the coast state approx
mately ] 3-1O per cent of the public
moneys expended goes for state health
department work. New Jersey and Yer
mont follow with l 2-10 cents for pub
lie health out of every dollar for all
purposes and Massachusetts is next with
slightly more than one cent out of every
dollar.
Most of the public health work in this
country must be carried on by the in
dividual states. because the Jurisdiction
of the government extends only to health
problems which are interstate In char
acter. The promotion of the health of
the people will become a more and more
important activity of every state gov
eminent, public health officers say, as
chances there are for cutting down the
death rate in preventable diseases of
adults and in reducing infant mortality.
1t is estimated that approximately
100000 deaths occur in the United
States each year from causes which are
preventable, and that of this number
100000 are infants who might be saved to
grow up into strong men and women.
Both the federal government and the
state health officials hope that by attack
ing the various health problems with all
the vigor possible during the next few
years the excessive mortality from pre-
cut down. RAYMOND w. PULLMAN.