Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-09-08
d. William T. Sedgwtck, Pres
.de0t of American Public
Health Association De-
cIareS Much Can Be Done,
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
ARE NEEDED BY WORLD
Sanitary Conditions Far From
What They Should Be- Wa
ter and MIX Supplies SuS-
ceptibIe of Betternent

Rochester y. v. Sept The
American Public Health association
members i'm convention here tonight
heard their president Dr. William r.
Sejgwick summarize the opportuni-
ties presented to the present-day
public health workers
After the present bloody conflicts
are over the races Of mankind Will
urn as never before to the noblcr
pursuits of life, health and happi-
ucss.' he said
In reviewing what had lately been
done towards the promotion of public
health and also in looking to the flu
lure, Dr. Sedgwick laid great stress on
sanitation
"rp TO 1866, NE said, preventative
medicine, chiefly in the form of vac
5inatiou, was the principal weapon for
the promotion Of public health, but a
long step forward was taken when
i'm that year, with a. reorganization Of
The state board of health Of Massa-
chusctts, sanitary engineering became
ri recognized and indispensable branch
of public health science
"Bacteriological laboratories for
the quick detection Of dangerous in-
'eeuouH haze now been installed a-
most everywhere, at least in ,he more
progressive American cities and
Towns We have begun the medical
aud sanitary supervision of schools
and school buildings We have in
vented and put within the reach of
am but the very poor the most com
plcte. convenient and salubrious heat
ing and ventiating appliances in the
world for houses, theaters, halls hO-
tells and workshops We have made
ice. once luxury for kings and en-
porors, "a universal solace for all
classes i'm hot weather We have per-
feetcd and extended the preservation
of foods 10y cold and by canning so
Jhat seasonal scarcity is almost an
known We have invented and
cheapened rubber clothing and espe-
Gladly rubber overshocs as a defense
against our almost tropical rains. We
have applied machinery TO the manu-
flcture of abundant and better and
cheaper shoes and clothing We have
shown by experiment with "A national
splitting nuisance, the possibility Of
modifying unsanitary habits by edu-
.'.''n ANA 'e'So'''O'e Summary ~ ''i-
'''il'e7'
Many Improvements Needed
ION the other hand, we have failed
to achieve many much needed sani-
tary conditions. our water supplies
are to great extent either in good
condition or on the way to improve
ment. but our sewage disposal sys-
TENS are still in many cases far from
satisfactory In this respect the par
allcl between the individual and the
community is close, for while many
Intelligent persons attend carefully
to the water they drink, most are neg
lieent of the disposal Of wastes which
is quite as necessary as the intake of
wholesome food and drink.
Probably the most fragrant fail
IRE in American sanitation today IS
the almost universal lack of pubic
convenience or comfort stations in
American cities and towns. Failure
like this to provide proper public IA
cilites is to fail i'm one of the very
elements of sound public health.
We have failed to reduce as We
should have done typhoid fever in
America
We have failed to reduce as we
should have done American infant
mortality Here our hot weather
works against u.s. but also does our
milk etint,lt.---4rbfch ean and must he