The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-07
Annually 1900 Babies Die That
Could Be Saved.
CELEBRATING FIRST BIRTHDAY
Local Club Was Organized Here
July, 1914.
List of Members of Well known
Organization.

the medical world have been in pre-
ventive medicines, is the opinion of
DR.. $. j. Cpumb ine, secretary of the
state board of health. who spoke to-
day before the memb ers of the To-
peka Rotary club at a Rotary lunch
con. To support his contention DR..
Crumbine pointed out the great de-
crease in the death rate of the coun-
try.
The secretary outlined the work
past and present-of the state board of
health. 1.-The old idea of such a board
was to prevent the spread of disease
the control of the fire after it had
started" he said. 1.-The new idea is
the prevention of disease and not to
lock the barn door after the horse has
been stolen"
Following this statement Dr. Crum-
bine gave an outline of the work done
by each division in his department.
Although the public has but a hazy
idea of the division of vital statistics,
portant in the office" DR.. Crumbine
claimed. For sanitary reasons it is
of the utmost importance that the de-
partment know the vital statistics of
the public.
"Of the division of water and sew
age, can say that Kansas is purifying
more sewage than any other state in
the Union with the possible exception
of New. Jersey. States in the eastern
part of the country are fiding that
the pollution of their streams is one of
the most serious of problems.
Begin at the Beginning.
This condition is caused by the fact
that until recently no attention was
paid to the pollution of streams. KAN
sas has avoided this trouble because it
began at the beginning.
81 do not regard the food and drug
department SO important at present as
other departments. The problem of
the present day is the prevention of
disease.
1.-The department of child hygiene
started July L will be a success. At
present, one out of every ten babies
dies before it reaches the age of 2
years. This means the death of 1000
babies annually. One-half the number
die of preventive diseases and could be
saved DR.. Crumbine pointed out
the work of the Topeka Public Health
Nursing association.
Public health" said DR.. Crumbine,
sis purchasable.8 Kansas has proven
that contention and will in future
spend money to further such proof"
In speaking of the prevention of ty-
phoid fever, DIR. Crumbine pointed out
thu fact that the, United States army
and navy is entirely Iree of the dread
disease owing to compulsory inn
munization.
Following the secretary's address.
William J. v. Deacon read a short
biography of the state health officer
as the little man who weighed a ton.
Celebrate Birthday. -
Today the Topeka Rotary club cele-
brated its first birthday with the
luncheon at U. C. T. hall. The Rotary
idea was brought to Topeka by George
Godfrey Moore more than a year ago.
The club was organized at the Nation
al hotel in July, 1914, with twenty
five charter members.
Today's meeting was the first held
under the new officers. They were
elected at a recent meeting and as
sumed the reins of affairs today. They
are: Robert stone, president; Charles
Dillon, vice president; w. A. Axtell,
secretary; Herbert West, treasurer;
E. L. Overton, sergeant at arms. Re
firing officers: George Godfrey
Moore, president; E. w. Rankin, vice
president; ]. NJ Brunt, secretary; r.
n. Lattner, treasurer; Charles H.
Matthews, sergeant at arms.
Members of Club.
Following is the roster of the club:
S. J. Crumbine, secretary state
board of health.
H D. Driscol1, traffic commission
err, New England building.
Cecil Howes,l grain dealer, New
England building.
= s :. 4 4 Pe,r6y, grain dealer New
Fred Cole bridge builder.
Roy Thompson, wholesale hard
ware, 511 Kansas avenue.
c. B. Van Horn, physician, 500
Kansas avenue.
w. F. Axtel1, Topeka Transfer and
Hinkle NJ Guy, Capital City Vitri-
fled Brick and Paving company, 1872
West Seventh.
Luther M. Jones, superintendent
telegraph, A. T. & S. F.
H. w. Bomgardner, undertaken, 621
Jackson.
Gaylord Lawrence. Peoples Ice
company.
Carol B. Merriam, mortgage and
loans, Columbian building.
Thomas Borman, editor Farm Pub
LEGATION.
Albert Patten, superintendent. To-
peka Street Railway company.
James Hayes, FLORIST, SO Kansas
avenue.
d. o. Coe. seeds, lis East Sixth.
David Bowie, flour mills, 1900
Tyler.
Paul Huycke, Thomas Lumber COM
pany.
Dr. William A. McCarter, ortho-
dentist, 709 Mills building.
Frank c. Beck, plumber, johnson &
Beck, 900 Kansas avenue.
John Sargent, cut stone contractor,
Sargent Cut Stone company.
William J. v. Deacon, statIstician,
state house.
George E. Dougherty, business COLI
lege, lis West Eighth.
Harry Pugh, manager silo depart
ment, Beatrice Creamery company.
Oliver K. Annette, salesman, Folgar
Tea and Coffee company, 426 Willow
avenue.
Bayard B. Eitelman, manager
Kresge's and 10 cent store, 619 Kan
saS avenue.
Otto Kuehne, jr., Kuehne Vinegar
and Preserving works, sos North To-
peka avenue.
Horace Whitehouse, dean school of
music, Washburn college.
Frank Snow, reporter. Topeka State
journal.
William II. Davis. wholesale grocer,
Davis Mercantile COMPANY.