Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-19
WORK OF HEALTH COMMISSIONS

ported i'll 1911. As the result of stimu-
ius from this report Chicago sup
pressed it's redlight district. Profess
sional prostitution is without the adj
vertising facilities which existed i'm the
old redlight districts. The business
and political organization. which a
c~Cheslveness through the possibilities
offered by "a redlight district, is now
without great power. One by one the
OF business of professional
prostitution are being closed.
Superintendent T%hrasher. of the
committee of Is, estimates that the
number of houses of prostitution in
Chicago has been reduced 60 per cent
and none of the existing places are
widely advertised. There is no way
of knowing whether there has been any
decrease in venereal disease.
Health departments are planning to
take up the fight against venereal dis
eases. Their plans contemplate dis
pensary and hospital facilities, regis
tratlon OF cases. education of the pub
Tic. and the repression of mems special
list quacks. Venereal diseases are
forms OF contagion far reaching in
their harmful effects and are properly
In the domain of the contagious dis
ease divisions of health departments.
me Chicago vic commission con-
tributed considerably toward the
change in policies on vice and venercal
disease which has been evident in all
parts of the country.
The Chicago commission on ventila-
ton was not III official commission X
cept hat the Chicago health depart
ment was represented on it and much
OF its research work was don in the
laboratories or by the officials of the
department.
The commission is composed of rep
resentatives of the Society of Heating
81 and Nnrntt1ofty, INNr{r,~--. AL- "a
of Architects. board of education, and
the health department.
The commission has issued two re-
ports. The subject of ventilation is one
of the greatest Importance. The pres
ent methods have been developed by
meet hygienic requirements furnished
them. Ten years ago they began to
hear that the hygienic standards for
which they were striving were wrong.
Confusion prevails. This commission
strives to bring order out of his con-
fusion. They have accomplished some
thing and they are still at work.
They We're the forerunners of a com
mission in New York. which latter has
funds by which it can carry on expert
ments- This commission can justly
claim some of the credit for the ven
tilation features in the building code.
the Improvement in theater ventilation.
and in the ventilation of street cars.
L presume 1 was appointed a mem
Der OF the commission of milk and
ards because l was health commission
err of Chicago. Therefore. I include it
in this recital.
The standards laid down by this
commission are in force in New York
city, and are operative in Buffalo n
many other cities. Scores of cities and
states within the last few years have
adopted standards in accordance with
the Recommendation of the commission.
The fundamental idea of their report
that milk should be sol according to
grade and class is clearly on Its way
toward universal adoption.
Pasteurization of the milk consumed
by the people OF cities is now generally
regarded as Il necessary safeguard.
There is no other method of prevent
ing milk borne tuberculosis. typhoid
fever. d%iphtheria. scarlet fever, n
septic sore throat. When this COM
began work in 1911 Chicago
milk ordinance Of 1908 was the only
ordinance requiring pasteurization.
There are many such now as the COM
on milk standards has beer
one of the forces which has oug
this about.