The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-12

LIZ. COIeT udS Oe0u Drought 10 ftlCQ-
mond under the auspices of the public
health committee of the Federation Of
Women's Clubs and with the assist
ance Of DR.. J. N. Hurry, state health
officer
The energetic and enthusiastic DR..
Hurry arrived in Richmond with DR..
Cofer. Secretary Hurry hurried to
Mayor Robbins office and arranged
for a meeting late this afternoon of
city officials and local physicians,
which will be addressed by DR.. Cofer
and DR.. Hurry. This evening there
will be public reception at the high
school auditorium for DR.. Cofer and
DR.. Hurry. Both are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Dudley Foulke.
Disease Raises Taxes.
"Mr. Mayor, you know are interest
ed in having the tax rate in this city
reduced" remarked DR.. Hurry crisp
lily. We'll sir, taxes will continue to
Increase until we Indiana people rea-
lize the importance of formulating a
systematic program for the preserva-
ton of disease. This is not theoreti.
cal. 1t is we'll established fact Dis
ease Is filling our insane institutions,
our state hospitals and our state penal
Institutions and our county and city
Iails and our county infirmaries. For
onetwentieth of what it costs to main
:ain these institutions we could elimi-
nate such unnecessary diseases as ty-
phoid fever. smallpox and diphtheria
md we could reduce the spread of 9th
sr common diseases to minimum.
Disease is responsible for insanity
n eight out of ten cases, it is the prin-
:ipal cause of poverty and the big ma
ority of criminals have been ushered
nto lives Of crime by disease"
DR.. Hurry was informed that move
nent had been inaugurated in this city
or the establishment of a county in
Ititution where tuberculosis victims In
ADVANCE stages can be treated, and
lome system Of home treatment for
antilles into which tuberculosis had
pread.
Says Nurses Needed.
Excellent idea. Can be worked
ut on a practical basis, but not COM
,lete." replied DR.. Hurry. This plan to
,e successful must also provide some
comprehensive method for the cure of
chool children. You have your
chool medical examiners. Now give
hem one or more nurses who can 90
nto the homes Of children who have
developed symptoms OF tuberculosis
nd work under the direction Of these
chool physicians. At least eighty per
ent Of adults suffering from this dis
ase contracted 1t during childhood.
'revent childhood from contracting
his disease by educating their parents
ow to properly care for them and
our fight is won. In ten years time
be number Of tuberculosis cases in
his locality could be reduced seventy
I've percent.
I'm this movement just launched in
richmond it is also important to make
broad in scope. Do not center all
preventative measures on tuberculosis.
AIRY on the fight against other un-
ecessary diseases at the same time
nd watch how you will save, in the
nd, ten dollars for every dollar ex-
ended for such purposes by reducing
,e number of pauper dependents and
our criminals"
DR.. Hurry said that the disease pre-
sntion work in this state had been
eld back for years because Of the
lrprising number Of "ginks" sent to
le legislature every two years.
The state health officer in the
,urse OF his conversation with Mayor
obbins and newspaper men declared
.at cause Of most diseases in the ru-
II districts was poor cooking.
II know the good country housewife
III resent this" he said but the fact |
mains that the average woman liv-
& on the farm does not know how to
,ok and as a result the health condi-
pms in rural districts are way below
Andard"