Evening times-Republican., 1914-01-15
BOARD OF HEALTH OUTLINES
PROGRAM FOR SANITARY SUR.
vEY OF IOWA.
COOPERATION OF EVERY
PUBLIC INSTITUTION ASKED
Health Officials Prepared 70 Co.
operate With Board Of Education,
Control Board and Local Health Off.
esrs-Hops 70 Rsorsanixs Sewage
DisposaI-eoard Outlines Program.

all the available forces In the fight for
better health 10 to be the watchword in
Iowa henceforth on the following basis:
1.-THE Iowa state board Of health ex-
tends to the state university and its
departments, the Iowa State College
and its departments. and other state
institutions that are under the super
vision Of the board Of control; to any
and all of the private educational in
stitutions of the state; to local health
officers or other persons interested in.
or identified with, local health work,
the opportunity to cooperate in volun-
tary service with the Iowa state board
Of health in both field and laboratory
service to the extent their time and
laboratory equipment will allow"
This Is the fair basis Of cooperation
proposed in q resolution unanimously
adopted by the board OF health after
having it under consideration two days
and after consultation with persons in
terested. The record proceeds as be-
low to indicate how this is to be done:
call such cooperative work that the
above named persons or agencies may
pervision Of the Iowa state board Of
health as provided in section 1855. code
Of 1897, and chapter 2O7, Laws Of tho
Thirty fifth general assembly.
Acting under the authority given in
said section 1865 the supervision and
direction Of all such cooperative work
shall be active and constant, and that
all administrative duties expressed or
implied shall be performed solely by
the Iowa state board Of health, or its
secretary and executive officer.
All Surveys by Board.
"A1l sanitary surveys shall be under
the direction of the chemist and bac-
teriologist Of the Iowa state board of
health and in accordance with such
laboratory standards, rules and regu-
lations as may hereafter be determined
and adopted by the state board Of
health.
"The records Of the work done by
any Of the persons or agencies men
toned shall be promptly filed with the
secretary Of the state board Of health
and shall be used, so far as practical in
the administrative work of the state
board and duly accredited to the per-
sons or agencies rendering such ser.
vice."
This is the program as outlined by
the state board for tho big fight to
clean up the entire state. to guard
against epidemics and to safeguard the
health OF all the people, to undertake
reorganization Of the sewage disposal
and danger Of water pollution. and to
make it possible that Iowa shall
have low death rate. Not only will
there be. If this program Is not inter-
faPaf with he
educational institutions Of the state
and all boards and officials, and the
local health officials. but there will be
the aid Of some Of the most progressive
Of the colleges which have maintained
laboratory work. With the engage
ment Of the new state epidemiologist
1t is believed much can be done that
has hitherto been neglected.
1t Is an ambitious program and 10
entered upon with enthusiasm by the
state board and all others interested in
the welfare OF the people.
eanishment Of Roller Towel.
Banishment Of the roller towel in
Iowa was not by the legislature, which
specified the length Of bed sheets but
forgot to put the roller towel on the
blacklist, but by the state board OF
health. The new rule is:
The use OF the roller towel or any
other form of common towel is hereby
ordered discontinued in all of the lo-
tells. restaurants, public buildings, pub.
lie toilets, public wash rooms, or in any
other building or place where such
common towel is in use by the general
public thruout the state Of Iowa."
The local health boards are entoined
to adopt and enforce this rule, and the
hotel inspectors are to report on its OBJ.
servance from this date.
There was an amendment prepared
to the hotel bill which would have put
1t into the code that the roller towel
is no longer the proper thing, but
somebody took it out when the author
wasn't looking. Now It goes.