Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-25
LEVY FAVORs GENERAL.
TYPHOID VACCINATION
Bays Preparation for War Should
Include Preventive Steps
Against Disease.
READS PAPER TO DOCTORS
one-Fourtl OF Physicians In Civil
Life May BE Called for Army, and
Those Left Behind Will Have
Their Hands Full.

~ tho regular scmi-monthly meeting
Of the Richmond Academy of Medicine
ana Surgery. held last night. FIR Il.
"a Levy, Richmond's retiring Chief
Health Officer. read paper entitled.
Few Timely Public Health Topics"
There arc always. he said. at this
''ine or the year. certain public health
matters which should receive special
attention. such as special work di-
rected against typhoid fever. infantilc
diarrhea. malarial fever and other dis
eases which arc particularly diseases
OF the hot months o! tho year.
Tho fly nuisance and menace to
health-to be fought by attention to
horse stables and disposal Of stable
waste. as we'll AS by trapping, poison
NIX and swattinE adult fies--is also
especially problem of the late spring
and summer
This year" said DIR. Levy. we have
an entirely new set OF public health
problems, occasioncd by the war To
DC moro correct We have no problems
actually new. but merely modification
and intcnsiflCation of our regular prob
icms. Disease regularly Kills an enor-
monsly greater number of people than
even the most disastrous war. Fur
thermorc. We know positively how TO
prevent a great part OF this regular
toll OF human life and disease.
SMALL PART OF WAR COST
WOULD INSURE HEALTH
"1f this country or any other coun-
try could be induced to spend in the
prevention of disease. e-hundredth
OF what is spent without question for
tho prosecution OF war. tho results
would be a strong. healthy and happy
nation.
our farmers are urged TO exert
every effort to sec that the food supply
is ample. for ourselves and our allies.
What about our human crop? Is not
the most fundamental necessity of all
TO see that our people are vigorous
our young men in order that they may
be able to stand tho Eruelins strain of
either military or civil life which they
VIII be called on TO meet and every
other person of our l00.0o0.000 men.
women and children. young and old.
In order that each may best do that
which will fall TO the portion of each.
in the universal service which is need
ed to sec this war through to a vic
torious conclusion.
The man woman who. through
his own negligence or that OF the COM
munity In which he lives contracts any
prcventablc disease during the next
fcw months lessons TO just that extent
the efficiency of the nation. not only
by reason Of being incapacitated for
greater or less period OF time from
rendering service of any kind but also
10y reason of causing needless expense
at time when economy. OF the proper
kind. is ali-imrortant.
PREDICTS SHORTAGE
OF PRACTICINt; PHYSICIANS
'FuT;heriuorc ome-fourth. or more. of
ali our doctors are going TO be taken
from civil life into tho army or navy.
Those who remain behind will have
their hands fun. At least. let us see
10 /, that they are not called on TO
treat 81 single case Of any disease
which could have been prevented.
at is the patriotic duty Of every
ono to get vaccinatcd against typhoid
fever, and TO do IL right now. The in
dividual who has thus rendered him.
self immune to this disease Is more
useful individual TO the nation than
he would be IL. when he has important
duties to discharge. he may a, any
time be taken down with typhoid
fever.
"Wc have been criminally slow In
taking advantage OF the wonderful
possibilities for better and stronger
and happier race which II has for many
years lay In the power OF sanitary
science TO make us. II this war has,
as one OF it's results. the opening OF
the eyes of all our people. especially
our legislative bodies, to this fact. so
that hereafter appropriations for
health Will be more liberal. this Will
more than offse, any losses which the
war may bring