The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-03-31
HEALTH BOARD
/ STARTS SOCIAL
DISEASE FIGHT
Addition to Diphtheria Building
Intended for Fighting Syphilis
Says DIR. Price
HAS HESITATED TO
ANNOUNCE HIS PLANS
Feared He Nigh Jeopardize Ap-
observation-disclosures Goods
Sentiment Aids

council Tor . oocooQ StoVy " NV
diphtheria department Of the Herman
Kiefer hospital. the new part OF the
building. containing from 10 to 80
beds. VIII be devoted to the treatment
oe social d1noasee.
TIE Board Of Health has kept its
plans rsgArdtug the new section very
dark. In the tear that hroadcAst pub
lication Of IT. iptention might arouse
protests that would jeopardt1e the
appropriation. Il took DAMAGED
0oods,s played last week In the De-
troit opera house, and the speeches
and interviews Of Richard Bennett.
he'd Of the company. TO bring 70
iight the real intentions Of the health
board.
Nr. Bennett took every occasion to
point ont the danger 70 the puolic
that exists In syphilis and other %
cial diseases which the hospitals o.
the city refuse to treat He said -
much that inquiries began to come
into the once Of the Board Of Health,
g TO what the public ofncials are do
Inn 70 safeguard the uncoutaminated
poople who are often exposed. limo
Gently and ignorautly, to danger.
I'VE have given the problem . great
81 az consideration" said Health
ODcor Price, Monday. Our present
othemo Il 70 use the second door Of
- diphtheria hospital - . place for
ia treatment Of these diseases.
a. sAid Inst week. Il u almost
tfmo that the results OF our work
aGainst diphtheria bagAn to show, ana
- number Of cases showed . per
rnnnoot decrease. We shall not need,
e that event, more roo1ns for diph.
tRoelo cosea, ~ The secoad Aoor oe
u hospital nay BE- used In the treat
niont OF other disease IL 10 our In
tnatiea . provide = separate entrance
- TIL 6epArtmsnt, 20 That. IN reality,
~ upDoe Aooe win b . separate hos
r1tnl, unconnected With tAo dipheheria
koGpoHa1: and there ~ shan !. begin
cnr attack q the social Diseases.
'svoey ~ peop2e realise the I'm
portnn0o e oar un6ogtak1ng this
vosk. TIE hospltals YIN not rocsive
$50 caess; consequently tAsy are
oheoaA among ~, suh5octing the en-
t1ro public . constant danger. Our
pnrpose, n the Herman K1oter hot
Yltal, @ ! have ofton explained. II 70
ftrnf theeo cases whjcA monacs the
1880 hoa1th: Coooo & which the SUIT
eoa & In . himeel& EXPOSES many
$3.50 poppae, and disn1butos con-
4o0ioa ancag . nmnnhor e pGople,
49, wh1eh Il Il hard - quarantine.
Ut our Suocooe has boen 20 oroak,
Caar trUatmou& has ben 20 e8octive,
that ~ h0vo had reQuGDfs 70 take Z
Great many othsr pooUos. whose cases
oFo not - danGoyou0 % the coOmun'
"; anl ~ havs taken thsss people.
- ~ s1eonk q 0ur abll1ty.
Dut Gyphn1s can't b 0naramtdnsd.
IT. vicehns aee abroad sunoag ~ with
Cut or kn0w1sdge q thGm- Il II
tjxno tkat public actioa was taken to
psoeoot the public iron tbs con.
1nm1na11pa. The hospitals refuse
49, cnooo: there n no institution to
VAioh ~ victim e. % Tor proper
GnEo; and Il he y ignorant or care
~. @ - sometimes h, no n Of sx-
6gnle 1Aness 70 evsryuas with whom
- ~omQD iufoonfAct."
~ ~, I'm, thak II = tine to oct.
WA @ ~ 60 beoD, W can take pa-
t1Un1D Vho manifest the mast vifulent
and dangerous Stages Of the disease.
"a 1eGroOato thsm from the commun.
~ TT proper trea&msnt. We have
boea baCkwasd IN making the an
nouncement q our plans public, for
~ ~ not know exactly how people
woun Iook upon the mat1er. Il n my
orlnion. howsvsr, that the people d
Dotroit are rsAdy for . rational dc.
c0eslen q the subject, and viii sup
poet - h cur undertaking. A great
deal q publictty has been given to
he ma&ter q social diseases lately.
and ~ public rsalises the situation
moro thoa ever bol0rU.
II cav Damaged Goods In Buffalo.
Il y = very forceful presentation OF
IL ygoblem: perhaps 9 little sense
tional little overdrawn. but no doubt
such . presentation II necessary, from
the dramatic side.
re h not our intention TO force
anyone afflicted with . social disease
TO 60 70 the Herman Kiefsr hospital.