The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-10-06
CONSERVATION OF
PUBLIC HEALTH IS
NEED OF THE STATE
Club Women Hear This Important
Subject Discussed and Go on
Record as Favoring Better Su-
pervision.

and educators that one OF tn' state =
greatest needs , a. tulI time health
officer. whose work should Dee supple
m,utcl los % similar fuu,tIuuarN Ia
every county \ liberal appropriation
iYr the putpoe, ut cousctNius tn"
Iunlir health WI, urged, together
NIh a campaign OF education when
would tend 20 make the publ, more
CAREFUL iu preserving healthy and AT
tnry conditions tud IN directing tho
,hlirou ia paths that will lead to
healthy and useful maturity.
Mrs. Asplund IN behalf cf the fcdo.
ration. uf Whi,h she - the executive
officer. stated That the organization
Wuuid bee plad 10 assist ia bringing
about tn" passage " the necessary
'|'sisla,ion for the bcttcru"ut uf pub
hU health conditions.
The discussion 81 the subject Of
Iuhlc health was The principal busi
ness uf the evening session Of IN"
i,l"rttiuu at the Elks' club. Dr. Il.
f. Mcbride of silver CITY. who wau
g. haNc made the principal address
oi the 'VcninG was u~naN,Idably alb
sent. 20 "a number ul Las Vegas
Ihy si,itus were called upon 'o speak
They dui $50 in q most Illuminating
suucr. pr Margaret Cartwright OF
Albuquerque = member 90 ga. fedora
e. spoke interestingly uu thu sIo-
Jr'. urping a NOR, carful Wat,h
n..r conditions which AFFECT ia, pub
90. u'iIih.
an Frank a. Roberts. president
90 INc N'W McNi.u Nurual Inject
N. dr,jiiod that health condition.,
n'., both thc purIl tud the teacher
iIo said the child that Is poorly tea
lud Nhu doe. uoi property digest hI.
..ud, b. ant fo uc irrruri' tnd slack
TO- his -,'dirs Dr Roberts suggested
Co. PARENTS who have children ut cy
table dispositions or VII" are not
making progress IA school 10 tax,
'uym 10 the doctor and inc Dhau,,
at, .pmethius wuuld bee found to uc
urouS with the ,|uungstcr, digestive
".,rlauttua The speaker DECLARED ,ht
sam" conditions applied to ga, teacher
as W"il AZ the pupil II many a good
instructor has suilcrcu an impairment
OF efficiency because OF poor dises-
t!"u ur other ailments. pr. Eoher,-
advocated "a sanc medical supervision
Wh.yh would find defe,s OF tEis ma
tut' md correct them.
Ia tutturi :. Lus,N asserted tn,
l'AAlNA "a Nllllh = NAlf'l az So moon anu
later nj, has been ruined because
such ,.mpl, defects as adcnuids and
impaired cyesIsht had been allowed
tu run or uutI,ated Or Aoscy show
ed how . child with abnormal vision
,~ iu Hlircd iu school work. era iunllv
sols hei,iEi His comrades and event
ually quits school and takes 10 the
streets where he falls into bad com
t4... lt..I |.-.Ys.. ..ft.- oil. ...tv.t.AI
cor e ioaf.I. In Loscy suggested
some sort of supervision which Will
detect these defects aud remedy them
early. when treatment viii be- more
easy ana thu chili will not have lost
much valuable time. ~ Loscy aid
professional jealousy and ~ founded
objection from laymcn often interfere
win a successful system Of medical
inspection IN The schools.
Dr. T. IL Grail. In AN interesting
pap,g. showed hat disease Is a heavy
tax on the community. II .mpairs, OF
'tups the efficiency 81 ~yaluanl. mem
beers OF society and often throws 9th
,rwiso good e.ti1cns into the class
which has to Ice supported by charity
In 'ra4l spoke Of the almost futility
Of individuals c%ndeavoriuS to kccr
49, 70 Af.' 80 ~ H"AAN'fAA
and avoid danger or disease. whilc at
the sam, time others were VIOLATING
health mws aud causing brccdiu.
places for flies and germs.
IN ,Iail urged the creating Of ms
oific, uf stat health o|fii,or. and sug.
gcst'd that aoh county should hat,
d. an officer to perform similar func
!, ,iuns In cram aid such Officials
+, would be ever alert to dauscrs to pub.
30. health. and would tend to proven.
dIs,ts, py enforcing regulations re
gttdtut sanitation.
I IN ". r. kascr stated that no tp
preparation i.t the conservation a.
pIHip health ~ made hy sew M">icu
- ~" ,usgc~tc' "a campaign Of educa
tom % who. the tlub women of Ia,
4, state could Hu Of great assistance, D.,
winch Iunli. continent could be bull
4. ~ 60 q pu.l' where the taxpayer
Mould be- o" dy and willing To va!
sum"thing tur PUBLIC health protec
ton. In kt.ar said the state Is VII
hrs sec appropriate non boy taxation
ton The pr"',.tiun ot the health o.
domestic ANIMALS, while u allow
providence alone Ia take care Of th'
human auiWH. lie said the stat,
, should nave health officer. an,
each count, hould hay, one. Al
" health officials operating under
I road hd-t' lIH thai woulu uut prov
diftltu|t of It--agc = specific statute
Do H. sittru a. I went into too gfcu.
detail uIpht uns uut opposition
suryct Of h'.ltn conditions and
better kvvpiu- pf vital stati~tics. IN
4 kt-'r said lI' necessary, a state it1
urtturN also I- much needed
IN f. N ueNlarats stated that u
. l.alth matter education D. more ne.
o oss5ry han I,sislatiou. lie shove,
4 In his iIttn,l remarks. however tina
, bu,d Wul wula together iur niue
: good. Or u. MarHi-, Ike his ,pl
I leagues fa'.r.i a state appropriate
. ior public h,lth and rompoteut oiI
Gers to eNp,.. II ana administer tn.
, health ave
= iut"rcStiuG f'poTts OF the hiruuii
a meeting cot 3D. General Federation .
NomIu.s 81. were made 10y MI
. g. " Fr"u- Mrs. Adh 6lttuci an
Mn A~IluuH Mrs.. FIcug.r spoke %
the interest n bS the general ied'
y ration 90 WU Al matters. aud state
D. that ihs uu.i 20 OF the bcs musician