The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-10
Pastor -Legislator's Bill Provides
For Efficient Sanitary Service
Everywhere
DIVIDES MICHIGAN
INTO 80 DISTRICTS
Each To Be Presided Over by
Competent District Health
Agent, With Broad Powers
From q stof Correspondent.


LANSING. Mich, Feb. 10.--Heaith
4 iegislat ton Intended for the benent
Y Of both the human and the amman
was the rule In both house ana sens'e
Tuesday. s,~--s : !.
Probably the most comprehensive
Z public health measure ever sugsesteu
\ for Michigan was contained In o OH
INTRODUCED by Rep. William r Je-
rome. OF Hillsdale, MISUNDERSTANDING
Rep. Jerome proposes to divide the
state into 80 public health districts,
each presided over by district health
= agent, who shall be selected on or
\ before Dec. 15. 1915. from . list pre-
pared by the state Board OF Health.
The bill provides that the choice
nhall be made by the probate judges
!. ana county school commissioners OF
fho various counties aSEaprising the
district, ana that the list prepared by
ne state board shall be made up from
thooe having the highest standinxs In
4 series Of examinations conducted by
that body. The agents shall serve for
~ period Of four years, and shall re-
oo1ve annual salaries Of $500. once
runt. clerk hire and travelling ex-
Donses all paid BY the state The
IN SPECIFICS that the candidates for
oxomination % agents must be regis
twod phynicians and, In addition, must
- sble-bodied. temperate and not ad-
y dicted to the use OF intoxicating
liquors..
The district health agents shall. un.
? der the terms OF the bill, be vested
with the same power az constabies
---A <k>u - ouxh c~3,od "a outar and
inspect private property In which any
contAgious disease exists or Is Deliev-
"a 70 exist: to close schools, churches,
fhooxers and halls. and to forbid pub
10 meetings of any kind In case the
fpread OF an epidemic 10 feared Ex-
Iating county or city public health Of
4 1cors in districts coming under the
brovisions OF the bill shall be deemed
- be deputies Of the district agent
ond are liable to iine Of from $40 to
< 116 for disobsdience TO his orders.
Administration Of the district system
and complete control over tho actions
u the district agents shall be vested
With the state Board Of Health. &C
cofding to the bill.
~ Cities with q population OF 100000
Lor more shall be exempt from the
workings Of the bill, they being DEEM
rpd IL additional districts and the pres
.ent health ofacers administering the
s I1roviSj0ns 81. the law under the direc-
ton or the state Board OF Health In
Tie same manner az other district
Rep, Jerome also introduced q bill
orovidink for the care OF INDECENT per-
mons afficted with any disease or NAL
ady which, In the opinion Of the coun-
~ physician. would yield TO proper
Treatment. IN the University Of MichI
Ean hospital until such time 40 they
nay Be cared, the expense Of such
(reatment to be borne by the state.
tAdmission 10 the hospital must be OBJ
tanned on order Of the probate court
~ the county in which the sick per
son resides. The care Of pregnaut
WoGnen In this manner is also provid-
ed Tor IN the bill.
Animal health received its consid.
eration In the upper house, Senator
fTpod Woodwork, Of Caseyille, intro
ducing 9 bill intended to check the
opread Of hog cholera, foot and mouth
disease. glanders and other animal cpl
denies. His bill 10 somewhat similar
20 that Introduced by Rep. Moore In
the house Monday night, but cares for
several matters not mentioned In that
measure. One OF its chief provisions
koe checking the spread of foot and
mouth 0fsease. according TO Senator,
! oodworth, lea In q provision allow.
Ing the representative Of the state
Eyestock sanitary commission to quar-
ontlne I'll dogs IN q district in which
the cattle plague 10 found. Dogs are
oatd q have spread the disease freely
during the recent epidemic of this
dtoease IN Michigan. s.s, =
The bill provides also that no horses
may b shipped into the state with.
out careful inspection by a state ON.
Ger, and may be denied admission 70
The state n found to be afflicted with
(. Glanders or other contagious diseases
peculiar 70 horses.
# n the interests OF public health
ALSO was the bill presented by Sena-
tor David Fftxgibbon, of Port Huron.
which confers upon the state Board
q Health power to inspect city sewer
and < water systems J, to ASCERTAIN
whether or not they are maintained
I'm such way as to minimize the
Dpfead Of disease from this source.
p BALLENGER,