The Detroit times., 1914-03-23
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however. increased appropriatioIe
VIII be necessary, for e - believed
that the limit OF output has now hooa
reached with the presant forc6 "a I
equipment.
The first comprehensive invest1en,
ton OF tuberculosis In relation 20 I'll
y kinds Of induatElee'
Government etudyto be undertaken
OF Tuberculosis. by the goverumSut
will soon be start
ed by the United States public health
service. SUPERINTENDENT Rupert blue
has detailed Surgeon Dana 3. Robin.
son, one Of the bureau's most expert.
enced health Officers, to take charge
OF the Investigation, which VIII be-
carried on In Cincinnati.
The Ohio city has been selected a
the field for the governments studies
because Of the diversity Of the manu-.
facturers there. The work WIN be
carried ON in cooperation with the
state board OF health OF Ohio. the
Cincinnati board OF health. the Ohio
Antt-Tuberculosis society and the
Cincinnati Anti-Ttuberculosis society.
At various times the public health
service has made an Investigation Of
tuberculosis in relation to mining
and several other industries, but the
study which IL to be undertaken in
Cincinnati will be the flrst govern.
ment investigation Of the kind OF q
scope broad enough to include al In.
dustries. 1t will require many months
to make the Investigation, and when
the work II completed the results Win
be published In volume Tor tree die.
tribution by the public health service.
Because Of the widespread interest In
the tight against tuberculosis. physi.
clans and health oficers auticjpato
that the Ohio Investigation will Lad
to similar studies In other fields.
DIR. Robinson, who has been chosen
by Surgeon General Blue % take
charge Of the Investigation, u con,
sidered by health authorities % be-
well fitted for the work which has
been assigned to him. He n Known
as one of the best investigator Of.
the public health service, and has,
had extensive experience % q public!
health ofncer. both In tho United
States and abroad. For Q number OF
years he represented the United
States government at Naples, where
he was stationed to examine emf
grants sailing to this country.
The tuberculosis Investigation to BE-
carried on In Cincinnati win cover
the conditions In the homes Of the
workers a. well as In the factories
where the men and women are en-
ployed. In the past many tnvestga-
tons OF occupational diseases have
sometimes been confined entirely to
conditions In the factory. The gov.
ernment's health oflcers believe that
II Is not fair to place all the blame
on the manufacturer when, 1t times,
the conditions in many of the homes
are primarily responsible for tubsr.
cul0sis.
II is believed that II manufacturers
are shown that better light, better
ventilation and other sanitary condi.
tons In the factories increase the
eficiency Of the workers they are n
! most cases willing to improve condl.
tons which make for better health.
On the other hand, Il IL expected
that the workers will cooperate In
the fight against tuberculosis by pay.
ing more attention to better ventila,
tion and sanitation OF their houses
and general Improvement Of home
| conditions. Only by the improve
ment Of sanitary conditions, both In
the factory and In the home, say the
health officers. can the public expect
rapid progress In the fight against
tuberculosis.
The governments study In Cincin.
natl will not be confined simply TO
the investigation of conditions, but Il
will provide for instruction OF both
workers and employers on preventive
measures and methods Of improving
health conditions, With both the
state and municipal authorities CO.
operating with DR.. Robinson, public
health officials believe that the Gin.
cinnati investigation will bring re.
suits which will be of intense Inter.
est and value to the people In every
section OF the country who are inter
ested in anti-tuberculosis campaigns.