The Raymer enterprise., 1914-11-26

Rupert Blro p'i h'oh general OF the 1eryIce IA
compIigbnnr, "n's" ms research work and whose ac.
well know, - =" " "nPs OF medical endeayor are
-, ""o"H 10 the profession rboro 90 1tv as
slslaht sufEeongeneraIs Doctora r. ~ oiA 40
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s",Te' ana Trask They ora ali s,a,,anaa
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ps'', nes 10 all parts OF the country
"',eni! IN Inc medical council tbaro o,ro...,
. "s o'iei put conclusive statement Of Tho ,aanI
80 ,''Hs OF The public health service NJ tbo
United States government. "'' 'i'e u inc
'"Fe'dHhE through the health antbori,los
VI 'ne states the service collects data nnor ~
F.'"''"'' ana distribution OF disease ,ar,iria
' 'ute'S'"'e quarantine suppresses apidemico
'ohaucts research work maiptains ro,tar, -
anime, examines immigrants regulates th 80
lacture ana sale Of bologic medicinal ,rodnata a.,
interstate traffic and furnishes medical troatn,on,
" various branches of the government servico
"lncers ol ihe service may be assigned 10 dutv n
any part Of the world" -
u Is ihe intention In the present article IN tato
up and describe only one Of the works and aords
OF laooF OF The public health service The waters
" Nhesapeahe bhy and its inlets and tributaries
urn Tue hela OF an enormous industry II is
,,v'' 'n1S' waters mat are taken a large part OF
The shell fish approved as a dalectabJa food ~,
thousands and perhaps millions who neyer saw
salt water How many Americans nodJing rt,h
the approval of appetite over their oysters an tho
haIt Shell know that il has been made n mattor
OF government concern that the shell fish should
De food az safe TO the health as II ia grateful
10 the tasto7
II mas been said that the American peopIe show
great interest In dreadnaught a big shin built
Tor offensive purposes, and II II Is not putting IL
100 strongly mainly for the sinking OF other ships
and their crews along with them-a killing pur
pose Is It not to be hoped that an equal II not
greater Interest may one day be created in tho
little ships OF the government whose only work
and only purpose are saving oness
In the control Of the public health service ia a
little ship called the Bratton. 1t bears the name
OF surgeon Of the service who did commanding
work for mankind in great yellow fever epidemic
and Who laid down his life for humanity The
scene Of the Brattnns activities is on the waters
OF the great shell fish producing bay which washes
Maryland and the tributaries thereto. II is one of
the ships helping 10 guard the lives of ninety mil
lions OF people
The work Of safeguarding the shell fish beds
from pollution and thereby performing the work
of prevention at a source from which danger fire..
quenty springs, falls in the field OF direction OF
Assistant surgeonGeneral J. w Kerr, II charge
OF the division of scientific research" To give
an Idea OF the immensty OF the field OF precau.
tion, prevention and cure coming under the drec.
tion OF one man Il may be said that Doctor Kerr's
duties as set forth in the organization chart OF
the service appear as follows: Laboratories;
leprosy investigation station. Hawaii hygienlc
laboratory. Washington. d. c.; division Of chemis-
try, zoology, pharmacology. pathology and bac.
terioogy Field Investigations: Diseases affect.
ing man. pollution OF streams by sewage and In.
dustrial wastes. rural hygiene and school hygiene
The services Of the good ship Bratton are given